Arts Learning

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Obsidian Arts

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

June 2013

End Date

August 2014

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Hennepin

Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

Funding for Black Art=Who, Why, When, and Where, an arts adventure project that engages participants in learning about Black art movements through workshops, studio visits, and site visits to public artworks starting in October 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

Beverly Cottman: education, artistic, volunteerism; Jo Ann Hendricks: administration, education, finance; Mike Newman: education, organizational planning; Stacey Dahlstrom: community education, youth programming, administration; Andrea Tonsfeldt: artistic, audience development; Courtney Kupsch: fundraising, administration; Anne Jin Soo Preston: organizational planning, fundraising, artistic; Paul Coate: artistic, education, youth programming.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Yes

Conflict of Interest Contact

Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Jeff Prauer (651) 645-0402

Project Details: 2013 Fiscal Year

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

$10,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$6,975

Direct expenses

$16,975

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Participants will engage with the creative and historical concepts of Black Artists through a combination of history workshops, artist studio visits, and public art site visits. This project seeks to engage community members’ knowledge and appreciation of the history of Black visual art, its diversity, the artists who created it, and the places it is publicly shared.Participants will complete pre and post surveys, and participate in a community quiz event which will measure both participants and audiences’ learning and levels of engagement.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Approximately 50 of 70 participants reported increased appreciation of African American art and artists, and that they felt more comfortable asking about art information from artists and other art professionals.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Pat Phillips, Suzanne Roberts, Shirley Hasan, Richard Amos, Roderic Southall

Project Manager

Roderic

Southall

Obsidian Arts

3501 Chicago Ave S

Minneapolis

55407