Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,769
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
FamilyMeans
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
December 2017
End Date
March 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Washington
Washington
Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

Collaborative Youth Theater Project.

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

Lynne Beck: Fundraising, audience development, marketing; Kristi Gaudette: Education, artistic, disabilities specialist, community education; Kathleen Spehar: Artistic, general management, administration; Josh Wise: General management, administration; Hilary Smith: Fundraising, artistic, volunteerism; Justin Christy: Education, general management, administration; Al Onkka: Organizational development, education, audience development, marketing; Kevin Yang: Youth programming, community service, development, artistic; Sai Chang: Volunteerism, fundraising, general administration, youth programming; Caroline Taiwo: Artistic, audience development, marketing, organizational development.

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
$8,769
Other Funds Leveraged
$2,923
Direct expenses
$11,692
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Seventy-five percent of participants will state they creatively contributed to this project, have increased personal confidence in a theater-related ability, acknowledge a positive value in cooperative effort, state increased personal pride from participating in this production, and are likely be involved in another theater production. Staff will utilize surveys and/or reflection sessions to collect evaluation data from youth participants.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Forty-three youth from two mobile home communities contributed to the performance. Of these, twenty-six participated in all, or a substantial part of the process. Seventy-five percent of surveyed participants stated that teamwork was an important part of making the performance happen. Sixty-five percent of surveyed participants believed they made creative contributions to the project.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Johan Nielsen, Rebecca Cummins, Bill Etter, Kelly Davis, Kristin Kroll, Charles Bransford, MD, Elizabeth McGinley, Lynn Ogburn, Jess Peterson, Donald Schuld, Mark Stannard, MD, Cary Stewart, Susannah Torseth, Linda Skoglund
Project Manager
First Name
Arba-Della
Last Name
Beck
Organization Name
FamilyMeans
Street Address
1875 Northwestern Ave S
City
Stillwater
State
MN
Zip Code
55082
Phone
(651) 439-4840
Email
bnoble@familymeans.org
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