Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,950
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Caponi Art Park AKA Caponi Art Park and Learning Center
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
February 2013
End Date
August 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Dakota
Dakota
Project Overview
Arts Learning
Project Details
Funding for the 2013 Family Fun Tuesdays program of 13 weekly interactive performances and workshops for intergenerational audiences during summer 2013.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Julie Andersen: Executive Director of Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director at Roseville Parks and Recreation; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Libraries Director; Bethany Brunsell: music teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Erika Eklund: HGA Architects; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: consultant, grant writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: vocal performer; Dameun Strange: composer, performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Rachel Flentje: artist, administration, organizational development; Marlina Gonzalez: administration, artist, education; Kathleen Spehar: artist, administration; Dixie Rairamo: youth programming, administration, artist; Alecia Leonard: youth programming, community education, volunteerism; Dudley Voigt: education, artist, youth programming; Karen Gundlach: artist, education, youth programming; Orin Rutchick: education, community education, youth programming; Kaitlin Frick: administration, organizational development, finance.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Education

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,950
Other Funds Leveraged
$7,425
Direct expenses
$17,375
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Participants will learn basic concepts of music, movement, and performance. Participants will develop skills to express themselves through singing, dancing, and telling stories. Participants will experience the joy of participating in the arts, both individually and in a group. Participants will become aware of other cultures and traditions through the arts.Attendance figures, audience surveys, artist evaluations, participant feedback.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Two-thousand and one-hundred and fifty-four attendees developed skills and experienced the continuity of artistic expression in various arts mediums and learned to recognize familiar elements from various cultures.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Ruth Balbach, Suzanne Costello, Joey Kantor, Paul Neary, Stuart Pimsler, Andrew Voegtline, Roxi Wen
Project Manager
First Name
Elspeth
Last Name
Carlstrom
Organization Name
Caponi Art Park AKA Caponi Art Park and Learning Center
Street Address
1205 Diffley Rd
City
Eagan
State
MN
Zip Code
55123-1415
Phone
(651) 454-9412
Email
elspeth@caponiartpark.org
Administered By
Administered by
Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
Email the Agency
Location

PO Box 14106
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 

Phone
Project Manager: Kathy Mouacheupao
651-645-0402
Email the Agency