Arts Learning Grant
Arts Learning Grant
North Shore Community Pour.
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.
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.
ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage
Learning goals and outcomes for arts learners: Goal 1: Understand and demystify how metal art objects are created Goal 2: Become aware of art's scientific and industrial components Goal 3: Engage in a hands-on direct learning that results in a sculptural relief object Outcome one Participants will create a sand mold image, cast their mold in metal and leave the activity with their own unique metal art sculpture v 2. Participants will observe the pouring process to understand the process Outcome 3. Participants will create a tangible work of sculptural art. 1. We will record the number of participants who created their own sculpture through a post-activity inventory of the sand molds 2. Conduct qualitative survey to determine learning outcomes. 2. We will ask new students in the 2019 sculpture classes at GMAC if the Cast Metal event inspired them to take a workshop to further their education.
OUTCOME 1. Participants will engage in conversation with the Instructor(s) about the process..YES healthy dialogue occured in the carving mold tent as well as the pouring area OUTCOME 2. Participants will observe the pouring process to as the 2nd part of the objective..YES a viewing area was designated and was consistently full both days OUTCOME 3: Participants will create a learn -by -doing sand mold image and have it cast in metal..YES 70 particpants walked awy with a personal sculpture 1. We will record the number of participants through the sand mold inventory and use this as a guide for future initiatives...YES....70 molds 2. We will ask new students in the 2019 sculpture classes at GMAC if the Cast Metal event inspired them to take a workshop to further their education...YES we referred several to the Workshop catalog 3. Visitors who walk away from the Casting event with an art object of their own design would be considered a success..YES..70 molds
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