Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$57,500
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
In Progress
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
November 2014
End Date
October 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Ramsey
Project Overview
Arts Learning
Project Details
NEXUS is dedicated to increasing the professional expertise and viability of emerging media artists from underserved communities. The program includes skill training, mentorship, critique, presentation and networking.
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
$57,500
Other Funds Leveraged
$7,522
Direct expenses
$65,022
Administration costs
$7,500
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.44
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Artists that lack opportunity due to income, class and cultural barriers will attain skills that raise their visibility as arts professionals. 1. Pre and post professional assessment of participant portfolios, 2. Participant debriefings and exit interviews, 3. Pre and post skill assessments, 4. Teaching artist exit interviews. 2: NEXUS will provide a model for professional arts learning opportunities in the digital arts field. 1. Program quality assessment (rubric). 2. Pre-post surveys of teaching artists and participants. 3. Count of number of opportunities specifically related to digital arts learning, creation and cultural criticism.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Twenty artists that lacked opportunity due to income, class and cultural barriers attained skills that raised their visibility as arts professionals. Evaluation was collected in the following manner: pre- survey, post-survey, goal planning assessment, and exit interviews. Goal planning assessment also allowed participants to identify additional individual barriers to success that included economic, cultural, family and time barriers. These barriers were then addressed individually during mentorship sessions. Exit interviews identified the level of progress made on addressing individual professional goals. 2: NEXUS provided a model for professional arts learning opportunities in the digital arts field by providing high quality professional mentorship, coaching and critique. Evaluation for this outcome was collected in the following manner: formal observation by project mentors, and director; portfolio assessment completed by project mentors; and exit interviews, and video-taped interviews.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Juanita Espinosa, Denise Mayotte, Bee Vue, Sai Thao, DeAnna Drift, Martin Case, Karen Starr, Victoria Abrigo Ramirez, Bryan Vue, Bienvenida Matias, Anna Swan Sherwood
Project Manager
First Name
Kristine
Last Name
Sorensen
Organization Name
In Progress
Street Address
213 Front Ave
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55117
Phone
(612) 805-0514
Email
ythmedia@aol.com
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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