Arts Legacy Grant: School Residency

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,100
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Kittson Central School District
Recipient Type
K-12 Education
Status
Completed
Start Date
August 2020
End Date
August 2021
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Kittson
Kittson
Project Overview

Arts Legacy Grant: School Residency

Project Details

Sponsor Kittson Central Community Education to provide a week-long Prairie Fire Children's Theatre residency

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Elwyn Ruud: school residency coordinator; Briana Ingraham: musician, social policy manager; Janet Johnson: visual artist; Katya Zepeda: administrator, potter; Chris Lane: graphic artist, photographer; Charles Erickson: retired librarian, arts advocate; Therese Jacobson: visual artist, retired teacher; Emily Kuzel: arts advocate, teacher; Kate Mulvey: artist, teacher; Jaimie Snowdon: Indian studies teacher; Scott Valdes: sculptor; Paul Burnett, conductor.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Elwyn Ruud: school residency coordinator; Briana Ingraham: musician, social policy manager; Janet Johnson: visual artist; Katya Zepeda: administrator, potter; Charles Erickson: retired librarian, arts advocate; Emily Kuzel: arts advocate, teacher; Kate Mulvey: artist, teacher; Jaimie Snowdon: Indian studies teacher.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
Yes
Conflict of Interest Contact

Northwest Minnesota Arts Council, Mara Hanel (218) 745-8886

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
$2,100
Other Funds Leveraged
$200
Direct expenses
$2,300
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

As a result of this project, school aged children will feel excited and self-esteem enhanced by performing with one another, learning new skills and showing their success to an audience and will hopefully participate in future arts programs Evaluation will occur through a follow-up meeting with organizers and directors, counting actual audience members, and a youth participant questionnaire given on the last day of the workshop that asks about their development of theater skills and knowledg

Measurable Outcome(s)

Prairie Fire Theater continued to not do children's theater so we needed to repurpose funds towards arts activity that is streamed and the equipment needed to live stream.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved none of the proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Teal Plaine, Mark Johnson, Matt Kuznia, Eric Ristad, Amanda Pinnock, Crisa Mortenson, Mike Olsonawski
Project Manager
First Name
Judy
Last Name
Shuck
Organization Name
Kittson Central School District
Street Address
444 Ash St
City
Hallock
State
MN
Zip Code
56728
Phone
(218) 843-3682
Email
jshuck@kittson.k12.mn.us
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

109 Minnesota Street South
Warren, MN 56762-1428  

Phone
Project Manager: Mara Hanel
218-745-8886
Email the Agency