Arts Learning Grant
Arts Learning Grant
Stained Glass and Scholarships Scholarships for stained glass class students.
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.
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.
ACHF Arts Education
We hope to fill the proposed classes with five scholarship students and three paying students. While some students may discover stained glass is not a medium they like working with, one of the purposes of an introductory class, we would hope that many students will wish to take advantage of the opportunity to take the second level of classes. We hope to have a mix of ages and backgrounds to build new connections within the community. We aim at having 100% participation in the student shows open to the public with many, if not all, of the students participating in demonstrations of the art. We will encourage students to participate in creating publicity for the student shows. We aim to have some of the participants become regular members of the Folk School community, volunteering and attending social events. We will evaluate the project with student and instructor evaluations and ask for written feedback from members of the public that attend the events. We will track the attendance of all the students and their interest in participating in the second series of classes. We will consider the project a success if we fill the classes and students choose to participate in the second series of classes building on their skills. Participation in the student shows, displaying their work and demonstrating stained glass techniques indicates success. A willingness to continue their connection with the Folk School, attending events and/or volunteering will also be considered a measure of success.
A goal was to provide more learning opportunities for young people and adults with fewer financial resources. We partnered with the Northern Lights Clubhouse which serves adults recovering from and living with mental illness, working with participants to reduce isolation and improve overall health and wellbeing. They helped connect us with folks who were looking for opportunities to overcome struggles with depression, anxiety, and other health ailment. We also looked to increase the practice of stained glass in the community! The Ely Public Library recently installed 8 stained glass windows done by local artists, so interest was piqued. Our new stained glass department was able to demystify the art form to a wider array of folk. It continues to strengthen and supplement novices, amateurs, professionals, and businesses in stained glass. With stained glass students coming to weekly ?Makers Mornings?, other creatives attending got to do small demonstrations in glass cutting or grinding.
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