Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Deborah Elias Danza Espanola
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
September 2017
End Date
April 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Ramsey
Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

Sharing Flamenco Dance, Music, and Culture through Artist Residencies.

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

Marlina Gonzalez: General management, administration, artistic, education; Kathryn Ross: Fundraising, general administration, organizational development; Shelley Quiala: Education; Linda Dorn: Organizational development, planning, volunteerism, education; Betsy Gaasedelen: Artistic, education; Melinda Ludwiczak: Community education, education, general administration; Nekessa Julia Opoti: Artistic, community service, development, youth programming; Akiem Scott: Artistic, computer systems, web design, education; Sherine Onukwuwe: Artistic.

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
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$3,261
Direct expenses
$13,261
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Quantitative: 615 K-8 students (the core group) will have an extended arts learning experience with flamenco dance, music, and culture. 1,292 PK-8 students will experience flamenco dance, music, and culture as audience members in the community celebrations. 460 adults will attend community celebrations. Qualitative: Core group students build their understanding and appreciation of and skill in flamenco; Core group students create and present work that is artistically inspiring to them and their community audience; Core group students have a positive arts experience as defined by a sense of enjoyment, accomplishment, and success; Core group students are more open to diverse arts experiences and cultures in the future. Evaluation and reflection will include arts learner discussion with teachers (using a guide developed by the teaching artist); site leader questionnaires; a one-hour evaluation meeting of each project team; and attendance numbers at community celebrations. The arts learners will engage in further evaluation and reflection in various ways. At Adams, students will answer before and after questionnaires, and reflect on a video of their performance. Arts Learners at Capitol Hill will use their iPads to complete an arts learner questionnaire on Google Forms; 2nd graders at Wellstone will complete a similar age-appropriate questionnaire in writing. 1st and 2nd graders at Linwood and Riverview will use their iPads to interview each other about their experience.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Deborah
Last Name
Elias
Organization Name
Deborah Elias Danza Espanola
Street Address
117 Mackubin St Ste 5
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55102
Phone
(651) 802-1078
Email
dedanza@gmail.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