Arts Learning

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

WAMSO-Minnesota Orchestra Volunteer Association AKA Friends of the Minnesota Orchestra

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

October 2015

End Date

May 2016

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Hennepin

Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

Funding for Kinder Konzerts on the Road at three Minneapolis Public Schools for students in grades pre-K through first grade during the 2015-2016 school year. The program includes classroom workshops and a concert at each site.

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

Regina Lickteig Neville: Administration, organizational development, education, community development; Rolf Erdahl: Artistic, education, community education; Kay Augustine: Education, youth programming, community education; David Stevens: Education; Dudley Voigt: Education, artistic, youth programming; Nancy Fushan: Organizational development, administration, finance; Justin Christy: Education, administration; Sarah Gerdes: Youth programming, community education, 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

$3,610

Direct expenses

$13,610

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Kinder Konzerts on the Road in three Minneapolis public schools (Buthune, Sheridan and Fowell) for all pre-K, Kindergarten and first grades (about 750 students). Will include a professional development workshop for teachers at each site, 2 classroom workshops for each classroom and a Kinder Konzert at each site. All activities focusing on interdisciplinary connections between music and literacy. Goals will be set for each school. Measure against these goals with post/during project reflection/assessment evaluations using, e.g. information from teachers, teaching artists, arts educator, Friends volunteers, students. Anecdotal examples will also be collected.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Kinder Konzerts provided 533 mainly African American and Hispanic children with music education experiences while providing 28 educators with professional development training in arts learning and integration.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Robert Spikings, Lisa Roehl, Melissa Musliner, Sandie Berger, Olivia Berget, Mary Ella Pratte, Joanna Cortright, Irene Suddard, Leslie Davis Niemoeller, Valeska Bachauer, Mimi Pizzi, Nicole Thuftedal, Nicole Kaufman, Sallisha Armour, Heidi Holley, Jerry R

Project Manager

Andrew

Christensen

WAMSO-Minnesota Orchestra Volunteer Association AKA Friends of the Minnesota Orchestra

1111 Nicollet Mall

Minneapolis

55403

(612) 371-5654

achristensen@mnorch.org

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