Arts Learning

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

ArtStart

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

February 2015

End Date

July 2015

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Ramsey

Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

Funding for “River EcoJourneys,” a series of residencies to illuminate environmental issues through the lens of art and culture at four schools with high Latino populations in April and May of 2015.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Minnesota Public Radio Development Officer; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Lynne Beck: Fundraising, marketing; Melanie DeLuca: Community education, organizational development, youth programming; Victoria Lauing: Administration; Levi Weinhagen: Artistic, marketing, youth programming; Michael Hiatt: Education, general management, community education; Yumi Inomata: Administration, volunteerism, education; Paul Verrette: Fundraising, finance, organizational planning; Patrick Stauffer: Artistic, community education, education; Lynda Monick-Isenberg: Artistic, education.

Project Details: 2015 Fiscal Year

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

$10,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$7,700

Direct expenses

$17,700

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

300 youth and 12 educators will gain increased skills in the visual arts as they learn about environmental challenges migratory insects and birds face. Youth will gain confidence in their ability to express themselves creatively and present their art work in a public forum. The project will be evaluated through participant count, participant surveys, and a post-presentation feedback meeting with teachers and artists.

Measurable Outcome(s)

360 elementary students at 4 schools created quality art work that demonstrated artistic skill, environmental knowledge, and/or cultural understanding, and 13 classroom teachers expanded instructional strategies for linking art, ecology, and culture through resources and experiences provided by artists and a naturalist.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Barb Fleig, Janice Hamilton, Deb Holtz, Sabrina Sutliff-Gross, Elisabeth Wright

Project Manager

Carol

Sirrine

ArtStart

1459 St Clair Ave

St Paul

(651) 698-2787