Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$150,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
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

The Guthrie Theater will establish a network of schools that will support collaboration between educators and teaching artists to encourage deeper engagement in theater, using the creative process to boost their academic and personal growth.

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

Lawrence Benson: Independent scholar, artist and publisher; Michael Carlson: Art teacher, art club advisor, and track and field coach at Foley High School; John Ginocchio: Director of bands and professor of music at Southwest Minnesota State University; Theresa Remick: Managing director, performance center at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Frederick Rogers: Founder, Minnesota Folklore Theater; Five Wings Arts Council chair; costume designer, director; Suchitra Sairam: Dancer, choreographer, and founder of Kala Vandanam Dance Company; Daniel Stark: Associate Professor, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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
$150,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$91,362
Direct expenses
$241,362
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
1.87
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Students' engagement with theater performance and theater education will increase interest in the arts, academic achievement and community engagement. Outcomes will be evaluated through surveys, interviews and data collection to determine progress in key areas, e.g. mastery of knowledge, attendance, participation, self-assessment of personal growth. 2: Educators will learn to integrate theater into classroom design, lesson structure and curriculum delivery to strengthen the quality of instruction. Educators will be interviewed and surveyed to assess the impact of professional development, working with artists and networking with other teachers on the quality and effectiveness of instruction.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Students' engagement with theater performance and education increased their interest in the arts, academic achievement and community engagement. Outcomes were evaluated through surveys, interviews and data collection to determine progress in key areas, e.g. mastery of knowledge, attendance, participation, self-assessment of personal growth. 2: Educators learned to integrate theater into classroom design, lesson structure and curriculum delivery to strengthen the quality of instruction. Educators were interviewed and surveyed to assess the impact of professional development, working with artists and networking with other teachers on the quality and effectiveness of instruction.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Peggy Steif Abram, Susan Allen, Martha Goldman Aronson, Y. Marc Belton, Jennifer Reedstrom Bishop, Stacy Bogart, Peter Brew, Priscilla Brewster, James L. Chosy, Terry Clark, Jane Confer, David Dines, Rick Gomez, Joseph Haj, Diane Hofstede, Garry W. Jenkins, Lisa Johnson, John Junek, Paul Keel, Patrick Kennedy, Jay Kiedrowski, John Knapp, Suzanne Kubach, Brad Lerman, Audrewy Manacek, Jennifer Melin Miller, Antone Melton-Meaux, Helen Meyer, David Moore, Karin Nelsen, Wendy Nelson, Anne Pappe, Lisa Saul Paylor, Brian Pietsch, Ron Schutz, Tim Scott, Lee Skold, Michael Solberg, Kenneth F. Spence III, Jim Stephenson, Steve Thompson, Steve Webster, Heidi Wilson, Jamie Wilson, Charles A. Zelle, Wayne Zink, Martha Atwater, Karen Bachman, David C. Cox, Bill George, Pierson Grieve, Polly Grose, Steve Sanger, Douglas M. Steenland, Mary W. Vaughan, Irving Weiser, Margaret Wurtele
Project Manager
First Name
Kathleen
Last Name
Kukielka
Organization Name
Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater
Street Address
818 2nd St S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55415-1252
Phone
(612) 225-6000
Email
kathyk@guthrietheater.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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