Arts Learning

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$5,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Twin Cities Housing Development Corporation

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

April 2015

End Date

September 2015

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Ramsey

Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

Funding for a ten-day arts camp for children in kindergarten through 5th grade at Calibre Ridge housing community in Roseville in June 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

Kristi Gaudette: Education, artistic, disabilities specialist, Community education; Kathleen Spehar: Artistic, administration; Christian Novak: Fundraising, marketing; Dixie Rairamo: Youth programming, administration, artistic; Stephanie Vagle: Organizational planning, administration, volunteerism; Danielle Robinson-Prater: Administration; Ian Vaver: Administration; Chao Lynn Yang: Administration; Melinda Ludwiczak: Administration.

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

$5,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$7,700

Direct expenses

$12,700

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Camp enrollment that meets or exceeds our target enrollment number of 30 and an overall attendance rate of 75% of sessions attended by all enrollees is a key indicator that the camp has met the expectations of participants and parents/caregivers. Children will be able to identify at least two activities in which patterns played a role in their creative work. We will maintain and analyze attendance records to determine number who attended and attendance rate. A brief survey will ask children to identify two activities in which patterns played a role in their creative work, and children and parents/caregivers to rate the overall camp experience.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Low-income children living at Calibre Ridge used a variety of arts media and techniques to produce a high quality shadow puppet adaptation of the Ramayana, a classic Indonesian tale to the accompaniment of Gamelan instruments played by the students. Skills learned included drawing; painting; cutting puppet forms; wood construction that required measuring, sawing, drilling, and joining.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Judy Karon, Harry Melander, Janet Rudie, Lauren Boulware, Michael Connelly, Charles Gardner, Ranell Hamm, Laura Hansen, Bill Mahlum

Project Manager

David

Browne

Twin Cities Housing Development Corporation

400 Selby Ave Ste C

St Paul

55102