Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$84,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Upstream Arts, Inc.
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
November 2014
End Date
June 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview
Arts Learning
Project Details
Upstream Arts will carry out residency programs in the special education classrooms of twenty Minneapolis Public Schools in the 2014-15 school year. This program will bring theater, music, dance, visual arts, and poetry to 300 students with disabilities.
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
Lawrence Benson: Independent scholar, artist and publisher; Kelly Dupre: Artist and instructor, in printmaking and mosaics; former classroom coordinator, North House Folks School, Grand Marais; Peter Morales: Sculptor of large-scale outdoor pieces; former visiting artist, University of Minnesota, and Jerome Fellow; Louis Porter, II: Teaching artist, COMPAS and Artful Aging initiative, and Givens Foundation; Bethany Whitehead: Executive director, Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts
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
$84,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$21,839
Direct expenses
$105,839
Administration costs
$3,541
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

More Minneapolis Public School students with disabilities, a historically underserved group, will have access to high quality arts learning experiences. Student numbers, contact hours and student evaluations will show increase in arts exposure. Teacher evaluations will show their increased use of arts based teaching methods with their students. 2: 300 students, regardless of their disability, will actively participate in arts learning, and grow their understanding and connection to the arts. Pre/ post student and teacher evaluations will track student participation, show that programs were inclusive, and that students of varying abilities learned in the arts, while improving social skills.

Measurable Outcome(s)

More Minneapolis Public Schools students with disabilities, a historically underserved group, had access to high quality arts learning experiences. Upstream Arts carried out a pre and post program evaluation on every student participant and post program teacher evaluations. Lead teaching artists wrote reports after every program session. Pre and post program meetings were held with teachers at each school site to set goals and assess outcomes. Upstream Arts collected and documented student art products including poetry, visual arts and original songs, dance and theatre works. 2: Barriers to arts participation were mitigated so that 300 children and youth with disabilities had access to and actively participated in arts learning. Upstream Arts carried out a pre and post program evaluation on every student participant and post program teacher evaluations. Teacher evaluations tracked and recorded student numbers, demographics and participation. Pre and post program meetings were held with teachers at each school site to set goals and assess outcomes. Upstream Arts collected and documented student art products including poetry, visual arts and original songs, dance and theatre works.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Adrian Freeman, Margaret Quinlan, Alyssa Klein, Mary McEathron, Janice Downing, Michelle Dickerson, Kim Adams, Calvin Keasling, Julie Guidry
Project Manager
First Name
Bree
Last Name
Sieplinga
Organization Name
Upstream Arts, Inc.
Street Address
3501 Chicago Ave S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55407
Phone
(612) 331-4584
Email
bree@upstreamarts.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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