Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$28,500
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
MacRostie Art Center
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2018
End Date
August 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Itasca
Itasca
Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

MacRostie Art Center will partner with Independent School District 318 to deliver an artist residency program to fourth graders in Grand Rapids. Students will connect with the active visual arts community in northern Minnesota and present a public exhibition of their work.

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

Maria Argueta: English language learner teacher, Crookston Public Schools; Michael Carlson: Art teacher, art club advisor, and track and field coach at Foley High School; Anastasia Faunce: Program director, University of Minnesota College of Continuing Education and Professional Studies; editor, Open to Interpretation series.; Joelle Fernandez: Competitive dancer and teacher; Arts Board grantee; Molly Gamble: Artist; former arts event planner at Maryland Institute College of Art; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. Former Arts Board member, past executive director of the Minnesota Project; Lauren Hildebrand: Arts and education consultant; cofounder of Trollwood Performing Arts 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
$28,500
Other Funds Leveraged
$7,346
Direct expenses
$35,846
Administration costs
$1,800
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

ISD #318 fourth grade students and teachers will develop skills in creating, presenting, and responding to works in new visual arts mediums. Evaluated by pre/post self-assessments of teachers, teacher assessments of students, verbal feedback recorded by teaching artists, and the variety of student works included in the public exhibition. 2: ISD 318 fourth grade students will feel more connected to the broader arts community in northern Minnesota. Pre/post oral surveys of students will assess student knowledge of the local arts community before the project and upon completion. Assessment during field trips will provide further qualitative data.

Measurable Outcome(s)

ISD #318 K-4 students and teachers developed skills in creating, presenting, and responding to works in new visual art mediums. Teachers assessed student learning and reported to teaching artists their own learning. The exhibits of the two major projects displayed a variety of skills including weaving, drawing, and sculpture. 2: ISD #318 K-4 students felt more connected to the broader arts community in northern Minnesota. Through classroom and field trip conversations teaching artists assessed students' knowledge of the local arts community and their understanding of their own work in that context.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Bruce Bartos, Susan Clandon, Kathy Gebhart, Stacy Holl, Mikki Kromy, Angela Ledding, John O'Leary, Aaron Olson-Reiners, Aaron Squadroni, Katie Tierney, Drew Winegar
Project Manager
First Name
Katie
Last Name
Marshall
Organization Name
MacRostie Art Center
Street Address
405 1st Ave NW
City
Grand Rapids
State
MN
Zip Code
55744-2617
Phone
(218) 326-2697
Email
katie@macrostieartcenter.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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