Arts Learning Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,750
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
The College of Saint Scholastica
Recipient Type
Private College/University
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2020
End Date
May 2021
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
St. Louis
St. Louis
Project Overview

Arts Learning Grant

Project Details

Wing Young Huie Residency. Huie will conduct a masterclass/exhibition at Saint Scholastica.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; 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.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Patricia Canelake: visual artist; Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; Serenity Schoonover: writer.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Education

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,750
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$3,750
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Our overall goal is to provide a unique, powerful artistic offering for students and community members. The project would consist of two main activities to help us meet this goal: 1. Guest photographer Wing Young Huie will conduct the ?Chalk Talk? masterclass in the fall of 2020 for 20-25 Art and Photography students from local colleges. This activity is partially funded by the DSACF. 2. About 200 community members?including students, community members, and other engaged individuals?will attend an exhibit at the completion of Huie's residency consisting of his work alongside student work produced during the masterclass. In the long term, this residency will continue increasing access to, and interest in, making art to a wider range of our community as a means of enriching and empowering individuals' experiences and honoring their stories. The project will be evaluated based on attendance and response to the residency. Success will be measured in part by participant numbers. Artistic success will be based on the responses of attendees at the exhibition and the quality of work produced by the students. We will provide an evaluative survey at both the masterclass and exhibition to monitor participant feedback more formally. Results of evaluations will determine the feasibility of undertaking future projects of a similar nature.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The project consisted of two main activities to help us meet our goal. 1. Guest photographer Wing Young Huie conducted a ?Chalk Talk? masterclass in October of 2021. Twenty-five Art and Photography students from local colleges (St. Scholastica, UMD, and UWS) attended. 2. About 200 community members?including students, community members, and other engaged individuals? attended an exhibit at the completion of Huie's residency consisting of his work alongside student work produced during the masterclass. Huie spent time talking with students and community members at an opening reception, and the work remained installed until the end of October.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
Achieved Proposed Outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Deb Amberg, Steve Burgess, Elena Bissonette, Ed Crawford, Mary Susan Dewitt, Christopher Dolan, Merissa Edwards, David Herman, Gretchen Johnston, Susan Koering, Mark Lambert, Fred Lewis, Marianne Mesich Allen, Barbara McDonald, Beverly Raway, Connie Renda
Project Manager
First Name
Amanda
Last Name
Abrahamson Roseth
Organization Name
The College of Saint Scholastica
Street Address
1200 Kenwood Ave
City
Duluth
State
MN
Zip Code
55811-4199
Phone
(218) 723-6734
Email
aabrahamson@css.edu
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