Arts in the Schools

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,960
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Russell-Tyler-Ruthton Public Schools
Recipient Type
K-12 Education
Status
Completed
Start Date
December 2020
End Date
March 2021
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Lincoln
Lincoln
Project Overview

Arts in the Schools

Project Details

Virtual Music Residency 2021

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Carisa Clarke: graphic design/web development, arts volunteer, board member DAC of Murray County; Greg Jodzio: photography/design, Hutchinson Center for the Arts board, Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Louella Voigt: music, fiber art; Blue Mound Area Theatre board; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Justin Condelli, music, education; Cindy Demers, visual art, education; Mary Kay Frisvold, music, theater; Brett Lehman, music, SMAC Board; Joyce Meyer, visual art, education; Michele Knife Sterner, theater, SMAC Board; Sheila Tabaka, theater, education

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

2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,960
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Outcome #1: "Regional residents experience increased access to the arts via a reduction in geographic, cultural and/or physical barriers." Students in Grades PreK - five will all experience and perform music regardless of economic, cultural, physical, intellectual, or geographic barriers and will share with their teacher and classmates a new way that they can be musical. Outcome #5: "Regional artists connect to new audiences and/or build relationships that provide artistic growth." Students will identify their exposure to music performers/performances before and after the residency and communicate something new that they learned about music. Outcome #9: "Regional residents gain awareness and appreciation for a variety of artistic disciplines and mediums." Students will be less intimidated by music and see it as a relevant art form and mode of self-expression. The following survey questions will be asked of the Grade 2-5 students before and after the residency: How often do you create music? Do you create music with other people? Would you like to learn more about how to create music with different things in your house? Do you think music is fun for you? Success will be indicated by a more positive attitude toward music in the survey answers after the residency. Students in grades PreK - Grade one will draw pictures depicting their individual experience with Music before and after the residency.

Measurable Outcome(s)

All of our PreK - Grade 1 students reported having more positive thoughts about music after the residency. Our survey findings indicated that all of our 2nd - 5th graders showed huge increases in the frequency of which they create music individually and with other, post residency. In each of these grades, the students indicated that they had hoped to learn more about how to create Music using different items around their homes. Our 2nd and 3rd graders reported feeling that music is more fun for them, post residency. For our 4th and 5th graders, their sentiments about music being more fun didn't change. That could just be the age category.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
Achieved most of the proposed outcomes
Recipient Board Members
Jeff Hansen, Craig Hess, Peggy Dunblazier, Tami Nelson, Tony Dybdahl, Troy Chandler, John Bloom
Project Manager
First Name
Patricia
Last Name
Lindeman
Organization Name
Russell-Tyler-Ruthton Public Schools
Street Address
100 Strong St
City
Tyler
State
MN
Zip Code
56178
Phone
(507) 247-5913
Email
patricia.lindeman@rtrschools.org
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

509 W Main St, PO Box 55
Marshall, Minnesota 56258 

Phone
Phone Manager: Nicole DeBoer
(507) 537-1471
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