Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
StoryArk
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
May 2017
End Date
October 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Washington
Washington
Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

Project Boom Site.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher, performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair at El Arco Iris; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; 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; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support, Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer, Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Carol Sirrine: Artistic, education, youth programming; Levi Weinhagen: Artistic, audience development/marketing, youth programming; Yumi Inomata: General management/administration, volunteerism, education; Pete Driessen: Artistic, education, community education; Barry Kleider: Artistic, education; Bob Olsen: General management/administration, organizational development/planning, fundraising; Dana LeMoine: Artistic, youth programming, community education; Carol Barnett: Artistic, education; Cross Cross: Education, youth programming, community education; Lann Briel: Artistic, audience development/marketing, general administration.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
Yes
Conflict of Interest Contact

Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Greg Nielsen (651) 645-0402

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
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$2,500
Direct expenses
$12,500
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Working with authors and mentors, students will develop a youth literary journal, write and publish a writer's manual, participate in a two week writing intensive, read their work aloud on a radio show and develop content for an online resource page on creative writing. In addition, through surveys, we will assess whether students feel like they've become a part of a creative team and feel a sense of belonging and of accomplishment. We will survey all participants - writing instructors, authors, students, parents - to assess the depth of instruction and the quality of the experience. In addition, we will assess the quality of and response to our material published either electronically or in hard copy, including: a writer's manual, The Boom Site youth literary magazine, an online resource page, and youth readings on radio/podcast episodes of Voices in the Valley.

Measurable Outcome(s)

24 youth attended a writing intensive led by 18 artists. 1/2 of those students then joined one of our creative teams. 30 students submitted poetry, prose or visual arts to the magazine. 8 middle schoolers wrote a writer's manual. Student shared work with 55,000+ older listeners on KLBB. 12 instructional videos reside on our new resource page. All involved rated the experience a 4 or 5 (out of 5).

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Tracy Maurer, Renee Cvekykus, Steve Forseth, Michael Smith, Brenda Hudson, Chris Kohtz, Jim Link, Julie Finch, Beverly Petrie
Project Manager
First Name
Stephani
Last Name
Atkins
Organization Name
StoryArk
Street Address
640 Main St N Ste 34
City
Stillwater
State
MN
Zip Code
55082
Phone
(651) 351-0804
Email
steph@theshireonline.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
Email the Agency
Location

PO Box 14106
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 

Phone
Project Manager: Kathy Mouacheupao
651-645-0402
Email the Agency