Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$19,152
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
FilmNorth
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

FilmNorth will collaborate with a local teaching artist to provide an eight-week documentary filmmaking intensive for up to twelve students ranging in age from 19 to 24. It will culminate in a screening of the films produced during the intensive.

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

Bradley Althoff: Managing producer and senior project manager, Classical MPR; Roberta Gray: Director of Saint Francis Music Center, Little Falls; Jane Gudmundson: Former education director, Plains Art Museum in Fargo; Kao Ly Ilean Her: Chief executive officer, Hmong Elders Center; former executive director, State of Minnesota Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans; Paul LaJeunesse: Assistant professor of art, College of St Scholastica; Andrew Nordin: Painter; Arts Board grantee; Molly Sheeley Melton: Educator, school for Environmenta Studies in Apple Valley

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
$19,152
Other Funds Leveraged
$4,696
Direct expenses
$23,848
Administration costs
$1,500
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Participants will develop new skills in seven aspects of filmmaking. Pre and post-surveys, weekly circle discussion with participants, written assessments from participants, audience discussion at the screening, and audience surveys. 2: Participants will feel confident in utilizing film as a means of expression. Pre and post-surveys, weekly circle discussions with participants, and written assessments from participants.

Measurable Outcome(s)

98% of participants reported that they developed new skills in seven aspects of filmmaking. Pre and post-surveys; weekly circle discussions and check-ins; written assessments; audience discussion at screening; audience surveys. 2: 98% of participants reported that FilmNorth Academy helped them to express their thoughts and ideas. Pre and post-surveys; weekly circle discussions and check-ins; written assessments from participants.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Aaron Young, Bethany Whitehead, Allison Moen Wagstrom, Jeremy Wilker, Mary Ahmann, Chris Barry, Tim Grady, Deirdre Haj, Warren Harmon, Patty Radford Henderson, Laura Ivey, Laura Hotvet, Ra'eesa Motala, Lisa Nebenzahl, Jeffery Perkey, Kristin Schaack
Project Manager
First Name
Andrew
Last Name
Peterson
Organization Name
IFP Minnesota AKA FilmNorth
Street Address
550 Vandalia St Ste 120
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55114
Phone
(651) 644-1912x 110
Email
apeterson@myfilmnorth.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
Email the Agency