Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
The Semilla Center for Healing and the Arts
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2017
End Date
August 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Freeborn
Hennepin
Mower
Ramsey
Anoka
Freeborn
Hennepin
Mower
Ramsey
Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

The Semilla Center for Healing and the Arts will help 100 people develop skills in mosaic arts where learners will create public mosaics that express their community's hopes.

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

Kjellgren Alkire: Artist and researcher; faculty member, Saint Mary's University Winona; Erica Mauter: Executive director, Twin Cities Women’s Choir and Twin Cities Girls’ Choir.; Lori Messick: Arts educator, Fertile Beltrami Public Schools; Linda Nelson-Mayson: Director, Goldstein Museum of Design; Sherine Onukwuwe: Owner of Souleyefilms; Robert Peskin: Executive director, Minnesota Chorale; William Wiktor: Retired engineer and software developer; Rochester community arts and non-profit volunteer; Sydney Willcox: Teacher at Como Park Senior High School

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
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$12,617
Direct expenses
$17,617
Administration costs
$500
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

100 people, youth and adults, will develop skills in mosaics. Attendance data collected from each session, pre and post-surveys of knowledge of process completed by learners, teaching artist evaluation of skills, group discussions or focus groups. 2: Each of three target groups (high school youth, adults with degenerative diseases, and Phillips community) will create mosaics reflecting their hopes. Peer review of each installation: 1) by artists from Lake Street Arts, and 2) staff and leadership of the community served; group discussions or focus groups.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Lizete Vega, Veronica Cruz, Virginia Salgado, Sara Barnaby, Sandy Spieler, George Dahlman, Mike Hansel, Bruce Piltz
Project Manager
First Name
Patrick
Last Name
Hansel
Organization Name
The Semilla Center for Healing and the Arts
Street Address
2742 15th Ave S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55407
Phone
(612) 296-2231
Email
semillacenter@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
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