Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$40,050
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
November 2013
End Date
June 2014
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

In the Heart of the Beast Theatre will create an arts integration partnership with Seward Montessori School, pairing teaching artists with classroom teachers and students to develop and deliver curricula rooted in the arts for grades 4 through 6.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Bradley Althoff: Managing producer, national classical music programs, American Public Media - Minnesota Public Radio; David Beard: Associate professor of rhetoric, writing studies department, University of Minnesota, Duluth; Lawrence Burnett: Professor of music and choral director, Carleton College; Kathryn Gainey: Professor of art, Saint Cloud State University; Jill Michaelree: Community development and outreach manager, Mixed Blood Theatre; Danette Olsen: Self-employed strategy consultant and teaching artist; Robert Ouren, Dr.: Retired music educator; William Wiktor: Retired engineer and software developer; Rochester community arts and non-profit volunteer

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Education

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$40,050
Other Funds Leveraged
$9,000
Direct expenses
$49,050
Administration costs
$9,800
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

180 students will participate in twenty-one hours (each) of hands-on arts creation within the school's basic five great lessons curriculum. Evaluation is by observation of learning and project completion with the teaching artists and classroom teachers meeting weekly to measure progress and set additional benchmarks for the arts learning experience. 2: The 4th and 5th grade students have an extended experience of artistic creation within the school curriculum. Evaluation is also observation of learning and project completion with the teaching artists and classroom teachers to measure progress and set benchmarks for the arts learning experience.

Measurable Outcome(s)

180 students participated in over 50 hours (each) of hands-on arts activities within the school's basic Great Lessons curriculum with HOBT artists and Seward Montessori classroom teachers. 2: Seward Montessori E-2 (grades 4 and 5) students participated in an extended experience of artistic creation within the school curriculum using puppetry arts with HOBT artists consistently throughout most of the school year, November-May.

Source of Additional Funds

Other

Recipient Board Members
Nancy Cerkvenik, Canidia Gonzales, Alex Hacker, Dan Herber, Catherine Jordan, Scott Moriarty, Joe Musich, Dan Newman, Sandy Spieler, Anne Ulseth, Allison Welch, Kirsten Weigmann
Source of Additional Funds

local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Loren
Last Name
Niemi
Organization Name
In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre AKA Heart of the Beast Theatre
Street Address
1500 E Lake St
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55407-1720
Phone
(612) 721-2535
Email
lniemi@hobt.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
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