Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$69,546
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts AKA Interact
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
End Date
November 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview
Arts Learning
Project Details
Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts will bring ten teaching artists and seven coteaching artists with disabilities to work with Mississippi Creative Arts School in the creation of poetry, music, puppets, and theater through the One Heart/Ma
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
Micahel Burgraff: Executive director, A Center for the Arts, Fergus Falls; Nathaniel Dickey: Associate Professor of Music; low brass, band; Kelli Foster Warder: Education manager, Hennepin Theatre Trust; Andrea Gates: Exhibits coordinator at Crossings at Carnegie; ceramist; Barry Kleider: Photographer, visual artist and teaching artist; Jessica Rau: Manager of individual giving, Minnesota Orchestra; Anat Shinar: Director of outreach and dance instructor, Young Dance; independent project manager, Walker Art Center
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
$69,546
Other Funds Leveraged
$12,938
Direct expenses
$82,484
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Create: Arts learners acquire skills, work in collaboration, and create a cohesive work based on stories that emerge as part of learning process. Interact and classroom teachers meet weekly and at project-end to evaluate satisfaction with the work, understanding of new skills, progress on generating ideas and material for final performance. 2: Perform: Students, Artist Teachers and Classroom Teachers collaborate to create a play that will be presented to entire school and general public. Interact, classroom teachers, school leadership meet to evaluate impact of the play to determine if students use learning and enjoy the experience, if families attend and find value, and if community attended.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Students gained skills in visual and theater arts, worked collaboratively, and created a final theater production. Teaching artists talked with classroom teachers throughout. We collected and documented evaluations from students using a shout out method. We collected anecdotal evaluation from parents and community members during post-performance feast. 2: We created a performance and an arts exhibition that invited the entire student body, families, and community members. Much of our learning about this performance goal came through anecdotal conversations among audience members after the show. We evaluated students' satisfaction through a raised-hands method (usually with lots of cheers) in our wrap-up session.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Robert Spikings, Mary Kay Kennedy, Maaja Kern, Jeanne Calvit, Jeanie Watson, Lori Leavitt, Patricia Bachmeier, Ann Leming, Kate Iverson, Jennifer Gostivic
Project Manager
First Name
Jeanne
Last Name
Calvit
Organization Name
Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts AKA Interact
Street Address
1860 Minnehaha Ave W
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55104
Phone
(651) 209-3575
Email
jeanne@interactcenter.com
Administered By
Administered by
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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