Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$13,999
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Intermediate District 287
Recipient Type
K-12 Education
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2017
End Date
August 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

Teaching artist Sara Hanson will engage special education and alternative school students in an eight-week cast metal sculpture residency. Students will create both personal sculptures and a collaborative public art installation at their school.

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

Jeffrey Bleam: Chair, department of theater and film studies, Saint Cloud State University; Heather Casper: Curator of education, Minnesota Marine Art Museum; David DeGennaro: Managing and creative director, West Bank School of Music; Prachee Mukherjee: Director of assessment, research and evaluation for St. Louis Park Public Schools; Adrienne Sweeney: Associate artistic director and director of external communications, Commonweal Theatre Company

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
$13,999
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,700
Direct expenses
$15,699
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Students with disabilities and/or school challenges improve ability of positive self-expression in the arts. Teacher pre/ midpoint/post-survey on student engagement in arts programming. 2: Students with disabilities and/or school challenges improve connections to students in other programs as a result of arts learning. Teacher pre/ midpoint/post-survey on student integration across programs.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Students with disabilities and/or school challenges improve the ability of positive self-expression in the arts. Distribution of surveys to the teachers and soliciting the artist's impressions of the progress of the work as the beginning, midpoint, and end of the project. 2: Students with disabilities and/or school challenges improve connections to students in other programs as a result of arts learning. Teachers completed a survey to ascertain student integration across programs. Additionally, daily informal debriefing sessions between the teaching artist and the coordinating teachers will guide the program.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Paul
Last Name
Sterlacci
Organization Name
Intermediate School District 287
Street Address
1820 Xenium Ln N
City
Plymouth
State
MN
Zip Code
55441
Phone
(763) 550-7380
Email
PSterlacci@District287.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
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