Arts Learning

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Plymouth Christian Youth Center

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

September 2013

End Date

June 2014

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Hennepin

Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

Funding for ArtHeals, classes in digital media and hip-hop literacy during the 2013-2014 school year at the PYC Arts and Tech High School in Minneapolis.

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

Christian Novak: community development; Linda Hansen: education; Adam Napoli-Rangel: artistic, youth programming, community education; Danette Olsen: organizational development, education, artistic; Cathy McCord Larsen: artistic, education; Betsy Byers: artistic, education, youth programming; Keitha Lucas Hamann: education, artistic.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

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

$13,432

Direct expenses

$23,432

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

This program will provide students with the opportunity to pursue a subject in depth under the mentorship of professional artists, deepening their artistic awareness of the art form, growing confidence and competence in their artistic abilities, and furthering their academic progress.Measures used to determine program effectiveness include: 1. Total numbers of students participating. 2. Number of credits earned towards graduation for participation. 3. Rubric assessing student completion of Minnesota graduation standards. 4. Focus groups assessing personal, program, and academic growth.

Measurable Outcome(s)

All participants indicated that their technology skills improved, and that arts learning helped them to create more complex responses to situations in their lives as young adults, and to develop teamwork skills.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Janet Anderson, Shelby Andress, Julie Carver, Bernadette Christiansen, Luther Dale, Rosemary Hansen, Mark Hegman, Kelly Hoffman, Staci Horwitz, Lashonna Martin, Carl Mohn, Harb Morgenthaler, Dan Mueller, James Pierce, Karen Polzin, David Sanderson, James Scott, Christopher Williams

Project Manager

Plymouth Christian Youth Center

Capri Cultural Arts Program 2210 Oliver Ave N

Minneapolis

55411

(612) 643-2049

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