Arts Learning Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,230
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Prove Collective AKA Prove Gallery
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2019
End Date
December 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
St. Louis
St. Louis
Project Overview

Arts Learning Grant

Project Details

Making Art; Making Community: Artist-led Community Workshop Series.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Amy Varsek: Education Director, Duluth Art Institute; Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; David Marty: former director of the Reif Performing Arts Center, Grand Rapids.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
Yes
Conflict of Interest Contact

Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952

Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,230
Other Funds Leveraged
$300
Direct expenses
$4,530
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Prove Gallery is seeking funds to start an on-going series of educational workshops, led by Duluth-based artists and art instructors in order to better fulfill the organization's primary mission of "fostering a greater appreciation of the contemporary arts, to bridge cultures, create and expand community, and provide cultural exchange, networking opportunities and educational outreach through regular interaction with the contemporary arts." We will begin in January 2019 by offering bi-monthly workshops that introduce members of our community to a specific art medium or process with the objectives of providing regular, accessible, and meaningful engagement with contemporary art and artists. We have developed this program in consultation with our members, who have expressed the desire for hands-on art-making experiences at Prove. In order to evaluate the program so that it consistently and effectively meets the needs of our community audience, we will create an efficient online system for registration, community feedback, and workshop proposals for future programming. We will measure our outcomes based on anticipated growing attendance at workshops, as well as the diversity of attendees and participating artists as we hope to reach new community members with each successive workshop. The board will meet with participating artists and instructors beforehand to ensure quality.

Measurable Outcome(s)

To start an on-going series of educational workshops, led by artists and art instructors in order to better fulfill the organization's primary mission. We will begin in January 2019 by offering bi-monthly workshops that introduce members of our community to a specific art medium or process with the objectives of providing regular, accessible, and meaningful engagement with contemporary art and artists.We have developed this program in consultation with our members, who have expressed the desire for hands-on art-making experiences at Prove. In order to evaluate, we will create an efficient online system for registration, community feedback, and workshop proposals for future programming. We will measure our outcomes based on anticipated growing attendance at workshops, as well as the diversity of attendees and participating artists as we hope to reach new community members with each successive workshop. We will meet with participating artists and instructors beforehand to ensure quality.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Taylor Kline, Flo Matamoros, Jamie Ratliff, Emma Spooner
Project Manager
First Name
Jamie
Last Name
Ratliff
Organization Name
Prøve Collective
Street Address
21 N Lake Ave
City
Duluth
State
MN
Zip Code
55802
Phone
(401) 474-8627
Email
jamie@provegallery.com
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
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