Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$58,528
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Annette S. Lee
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
End Date
November 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Blue Earth
Carlton
Carver
Cass
Clearwater
Crow Wing
Dakota
Fillmore
Goodhue
Hennepin
Itasca
Kanabec
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Nicollet
Pine
Ramsey
Rice
Sherburne
Stearns
St. Louis
Washington
Wright
Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Blue Earth
Carlton
Carver
Cass
Clearwater
Crow Wing
Dakota
Fillmore
Goodhue
Hennepin
Itasca
Kanabec
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Nicollet
Pine
Ramsey
Rice
Sherburne
Stearns
St. Louis
Washington
Wright
Project Overview
Arts Learning
Project Details
Native Skywatchers - Earth Sky Connections project weaves together art, culture, and science in a way that will inspire learners to create art in relation to the earth, sky, and cosmos; participatory art workshops will be offered at community centers and
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
Oscar Del Sébastien: Artist and educator; teacher of elementary art at Paul and Sheila Wellstone Elementary; Amy Giddings: Music specialist, North Shore Community School, Duluth; Jane Gudmundson: Former education director, Plains Art Museum in Fargo; Danette Olsen: Self-employed strategy consultant and teaching artist; Richard Robbins: Professor of English and director of the creative writing program, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Joanne Toft: Private educational arts consultant
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
$58,528
Other Funds Leveraged
$7,340
Direct expenses
$65,868
Administration costs
$7,022
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Offer twenty non-cumulative interdisciplinary workshops at school and community venues in diverse locations in Minnesota to native and non-native participants. Assessment surveys addressing increased artistic skills and artistic confidence, on-going and follow-up discussions with participants, and Feedback from collaborators; suggestions and changes. 2: Our goal is to engage art learners from under-served populations of native and non-native people by eliminating various cultural and monetary barriers. Demographic information on surveys. Assessment surveys addressing increased empathy towards other cultures, science, and new ideas. Participation of at least 50% native participants.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Offer twenty non-cumulative interdisciplinary workshops at school and community venues in diverse locations in Minnesota to native and non-native participants. -Assessment surveys addressing increased artistic skills and artistic confidence.-On-going and follow-up discussions with participants.-Feedback from collaborators; suggestions and changes. 2: Our goal is to engage art learners from under-served populations of native and non-native people by eliminating various cultural and monetary barriers. Demographic information on surveys. Assessment surveys addressing increased empathy towards other cultures, science, and new ideas. Participation of at least 50% native participants.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Annette
Last Name
Lee
Organization Name
Annette S. Lee
State
MN
Phone
(320) 294-4072
Email
aslee@stcloudstate.edu
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
Email the Agency