Arts Learning

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Minnesota Youth Media

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

In Progress

Start Date

January 2016

End Date

June 2016

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Ramsey

Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

Funding for a Screenwriting and Media Production Workshop for the 8th grade students at Linwood Monroe Arts Plus School in Saint Paul. The workshop will begin in the spring of 2016, and will allow the students to present their work in the first annual Linwood Monroe Arts Plus Film Festival.

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

Rachel Daly: Artistic, administration, organizational development; Carol Veldman Rudie: Volunteerism, education, organizational development; Louis Porter II: Artistic, organizational development, education; Shelley Quiala: Education; Nadine Sehnert: Youth programming, administration, artistic; Jehra Patrick: Administration; Ashleigh Penrod: Artistic, administration, marketing; Tria Vang: Administration, community education; Molly Baeverstad: Fundraising, artistic, youth programming.

Project Details: 2015 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$10,375

Direct expenses

$20,375

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The workshop is designed to serve the 120, 8th grade students at Linwood Monroe Arts Plus. The three week media production workshop is followed with a film festival where students will present their films. In a previous screenwriting workshop - only ~5% of students had made a movie (with phone) - 80% showed interest in making a short film. The Screenwriting and Media Production Workshop curriculum will be evaluated by students, educators and will be reviewed by the Advisory Board. During the workshop, pre and post workshop surveys will be distributed to students to collect feedback from the workshop. Artistic and academic outcomes will be evaluated on finished projects, quality and production value of the project. The students will also show their finished projects to an audience, receiving valuable feedback from their peers and the general audience.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Becky McCammon, Elisa Rasheed, Reilly Tillman, Jim Tittle, Greg Winter

Project Manager

Chris

Macgowan

Minnesota Youth Media

952 Linwood Ave

St Paul

(612) 401-2342