Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$68,467
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
November 2014
End Date
October 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Sibley
Stearns
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Sibley
Stearns
Project Overview
Arts Learning
Project Details
COMPAS will infuse the literary arts—creative writing, spoken word, and poetry—into the lives of 1,850 students in eight schools throughout Minnesota, who will be guided in in-depth residencies to tell their stories authentically.
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. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Bradley Althoff: Managing producer, national classical music programs, American Public Media - Minnesota Public Radio; Jeffrey Bleam: Chair; department of theatre and film studies, Saint Cloud State University; Diana Joseph: Associate Professor of English at Minnesota State University - Mankato; Leisa Luis-Grill: Actress, designer and visual artist; Robert Ouren, Dr.: Retired music educator; Gretchen Pick: Artistic director, Young Dance. Adjunct faculty, University of Minnesota Department of Dance.; Thomasin Ringler: Associate professor of sculpture, Saint Catherine University; professional artist
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

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$68,467
Other Funds Leveraged
$7,607
Direct expenses
$76,075
Administration costs
$10,693
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Students will acquire the skills and confidence to create original poetry, stories or spoken word pieces using techniques specific to that genre. Participants will create original writing that will be shared via reading or performance. Classroom teachers and teaching artist will evaluate individual pieces, looking for specific traits. 2: Metro and non-metro students who have not experienced learning from and being inspired by a professional artist will get that opportunity. 25% students from greater Minnesota. 70% students new to working with an artist at school. Student inspiration indicated by an increase in amount or quality of writing or in willingness to share their work.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Students learned writing techniques specific to poetry, stories, and spoken word, using them to create art. They also gained the courage to express themselves in writing and in front of others. Post residency COMPAS surveyed classroom teachers and teaching artists through online evaluations asking about student learning and art creation. Surveys of students varied depending on their age. Older students wrote a paragraph-or-so response to a question at the end of the residency. Younger students did pre- and post- tests either verbally as a group (grades k-1) or in writing (grades 2 and up). 2: 38% of schools (three) had not worked with an artist in the last five years. 26% of students from greater Minnesota. Greater than 70% of students hadn’t worked with a TA at school. We used our own historical records and asked our school contacts for this information before and/or after a residency. We did not get complete information from all the schools, so we do not have a specific number for percent of students who hadn’t previously worked with a teaching artist at school. Of the teachers who responded to that question, many more than 70% of students hadn’t worked with a teaching artist.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Cheryl Bock, Mimi Stake, Diane Johnson, Susan Rotilie, Irene Suddard, Michelle Silverman, Roderic Hernub Southall, Yvette Trotman, Keven Ambrus, Stephanie Benson, Marta Chou, Robert Erickson, Tamera A. Irwin, Christina Koppang, Hristina Markova, Samantha Massaglia, Celena Plesha, Louis Porter II
Project Manager
First Name
Joan
Last Name
Linck
Organization Name
COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS
Street Address
75 5th St W Ste 304
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55102
Phone
(651) 292-3203
Email
joan@compas.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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