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2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$49,400
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Nathan H. Fisher
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
End Date
August 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Hennepin
Ramsey
Anoka
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview
Arts Learning
Project Details
Refugee Voices is a filmmaking workshop where Twin Cities-based refugees learn to direct short, human-rights-themed documentaries. Adult learners write documentary treatments and then produce short films based on the treatments.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Ellen Copperud: Community volunteer and arts advocate; former board member, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council; Phyllis Doyle: Retired arts administrator; award-winning poet and fiction writer; Ann DuHamel: Assistant professor of music and head of keyboard studies, University of Minnesota Morris; Kathleen Dupre: Artist and illustrator; art and writing teacher; Katie Marshall: Executive director, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids; Theresa Remick: Managing director, performance center at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Christi Schmitt: Program coordinator, Saint Paul Public Schools office of multilingual learning
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Education

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$49,400
Other Funds Leveraged
$5,598
Direct expenses
$54,998
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Adult arts learners learn film-directing skills that enable creativity and self-expression. An independent arts evaluator will observe the workshop process, conduct interviews and assess completed films to determine the extent that participants learned new skills that enabled self-expression. 2: Adult arts learners will increase their understanding of the role that documentary film plays in cultural conversation. Post-project interviews with learners will include questions on how the workshop process changed their understanding of documentary’s efficacy, and how they plan to use their films to engage the world.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Adult arts learners learned film-directing skills that enable creativity and self-expression. An independent arts evaluator observed the workshop process, conducted interviews and assessed the completed films to determine that participants learned new skills and enabled self-expression. 2: Adult arts learners increased their understanding of the role that documentary film plays in cultural conversation. Post-project interviews with learners included questions on how the workshop process changed their understanding of documentaries and how they plan to use their films for engagement.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Nathan
Last Name
Fisher
Organization Name
Nathan H. Fisher
State
MN
Phone
(510) 967-0377
Email
nate.fisher@gmail.com
Administered By
Administered by

Minnesota State Arts Board

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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Email the Agency
msab@arts.state.mn.us
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