Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$41,840
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Artaria String Quartet
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2018
End Date
August 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Blue Earth
Itasca
Lac qui Parle
Olmsted
St. Louis
Blue Earth
Itasca
Lac qui Parle
Olmsted
St. Louis
Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

Artaria String Quartet will energize chamber music in eight greater Minnesota communities by engaging residents of all ages in experiential music.

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
$41,840
Other Funds Leveraged
$8,302
Direct expenses
$50,142
Administration costs
$1,000
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

2,000 Residents of Grand Rapids, Duluth, Dawson-Boyd, Blue Earth, Coleraine, and Cohassett will develop skills in or knowledge of chamber music. Artaria and the collaborators will critique performances and use surveys, discussions and other tools to assess what new skills and/or knowledge participants gained from the chamber music residency. 2: Minnesotans of different ages and musical abilities will enhance their skills and self-expression by participating in creative chamber music activities. Evaluations will track the demographics and assess the musical abilities of participants and will determine how the project enhanced their artistic skills and/or creativity and self-expression.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Residents in five Minnesota Counties gained knowledge and skills in chamber music performance. Students gave public concerts using skills they learned from the artists. These performances were evaluated at each event by the directors and artists. Students were also interviewed about what they learned about chamber music. 2: Minnesotans developed skills and habits related to creativity and self-expression through chamber music coaching and performances. Students gave public concerts using skills they learned from the artists. These performances were evaluated at each event by the directors and artists. Students were also interviewed about what they learned about chamber music.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
James Sophocleus, Karen Casanova, Dave Knapp, David Grandstrand, Shira Burton, Tom Peterson
Project Manager
First Name
Lynne
Last Name
Beck
Organization Name
Artaria String Quartet
Street Address
980 Bellows St
City
West St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55118
Phone
(651) 587-7595
Email
beckgrant@comcast.net
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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