Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$31,955
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
East Side Freedom Library
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2018
End Date
August 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Ramsey
Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

East Side Freedom Library and master drummer Babatunde Lea will provide a 34 week clinic in African drumming techniques for East Side Saint Paul students in grades 5-12. Clinics meet for two hours twice weekly from September 2018-June 2019, culminating in four public performances.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, 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. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; 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

Susan Berdahl: Marketing and grant writing contractor; Karen Charles: Founder, artistic/executive director, Threads Dance Project; Nolita Christensen: Community and nonprofit management consultant; woodworker; Alexander Legeros: Development officer, Museum of Russian Art; bassoonist; Kathleen Ray: Published playwright and founder of Playing On Purpose Productions; Therese Vogel: Community education director, Ulen-Hitterdal Public Schools; executive director, Top Hat Theatre; Sydney Willcox: Painting and ceramics teacher, 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

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$31,955
Other Funds Leveraged
$12,490
Direct expenses
$44,445
Administration costs
$7,200
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.75
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

East Side youth from diverse communities learn to express themselves through African drumming. Master drummer Babatunde Lea and three teaching artists will provide students with direct feedback on their progress. Students will present four public programs, whose audiences will participate in structured evaluation. 2: Students learn context for their artistic work, from origins of African drumming to the roles of music in community expression today. Master drummer Babatunde Lea and ESFL Director Peter Rachleff will assess students' knowledge of drumming's place in the African diaspora and the roles of music in cultural expression in East Side communities.

Measurable Outcome(s)

East Side and other youth of color learn to express themselves through African drumming. Master drummer Babatunde Lea and other artists provided students of communities on the East Side of Saint Paul and other Saint Paul neighborhoods with direct feedback on their progress. 2: Students learn context for their artistic work, from origins of African drumming to the roles of music in community expression today. Master drummer Babatunde Lea and ESFL Director Peter Rachleff join to provide historical context and the evolution of music in the African Diaspora.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved some of the proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Thomas O?Connell, Chairperson of the Board, Andy Steiner, Board Member and Secretary, Vicki Beebe, Rafael Espinosa, Gus Froemke, Marlin Heise, Rick MacPherson, Yuichiro Onishi, Denise Rodriguez, Mary Wingerd, Todd Lawrence
Project Manager
First Name
Peter
Last Name
Rachleff
Organization Name
East Side Freedom Library
Street Address
1105 Greenbrier St
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55106
Phone
(651) 774-8687
Email
info@eastsidefreedomlibrary.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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