Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$60,317
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Century College
Recipient Type
State Government
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2017
End Date
August 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

Century College will provide a program for 60 youth from East African immigrant communities with inspiring learning experiences in photographic expression and enriching exposure to postsecondary education in the visual arts.

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. Chair, 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. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; 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. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Maria Argueta: English language learner teacher, Crookston Public Schools; Susan Berdahl: Former associate director of community relations, St. David's Center; Melissa Cuff: Grant writer for Saint Paul College and the Friends of Saint Paul College Foundation; Amy Giddings: Music specialist, North Shore Community School, Duluth; Rebecca Katz Harwood: Dance instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; Kathleen Ray: Published playwright and founder of Playing On Purpose Productions

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Education

2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$60,317
Other Funds Leveraged
$32,702
Direct expenses
$93,019
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Sixty East African youth gain enhanced skills in artistic expression via photography. Data about participants' demographics; and pre- and post-assessments of participants' learning and perspectives about art, postsecondary education, their own artwork, and themselves as artists. 2: Sixty East African youth gain a stronger self-assurance of belonging in the arts community and postsecondary education. Data about participants' demographics; and pre- and post-assessments of participants' learning and perspectives about art, postsecondary education, their own artwork, and themselves as artists.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Fifty-two East African youth gained enhanced skills in artistic expressions via photography. Surveys, class discussions/critiques, instructor observation and evaluation of the students' created work. 2: Fifty-two East African youth gained stronger self-assurance of belonging in the arts community and post-secondary education. Instructor observation of student participation in the planning, installation and programming of art exhibitions.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Abdulrahmane Abdul-Aziz, Ashlyn Anderson, Alex Cirillo, Jay Cowles, Dawn Erlandson, Robert Hoffman, Jerry Janezich, Roger Moe, April Nishimura, Rudy Rodriguez, George Soule, Louise Sundin, Cheryl Tefer, Michael Vekich Samson Williams
Project Manager
First Name
Donald
Last Name
Long
Organization Name
Century College
Street Address
3300 Century Ave N
City
White Bear Lake
State
MN
Zip Code
55110
Phone
(651) 748-2626
Email
donald.long@century.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
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