Arts in the Schools

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$806
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
New Century Academy
Recipient Type
K-12 Education
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2018
End Date
August 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
McLeod
Meeker
Sibley
McLeod
Meeker
Sibley
Project Overview

Arts in the Schools

Project Details

Chainsaw Carver/Subtractive Sculpture Residency.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor, director, teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art educator, visual artist, Tyler Arts Council, Lincoln County Art Fair, Southwest Minnesota Weaver's Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Emily Petersen: visual artist, art teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Director of Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Deb Ahmann: literature, theatre, education; Mary Kay Frisvold: music; Denise Hepola: music, education; Jan Loft: education; Janet Olney: visual art, SMAC Board; Emily Petersen: visual art, education, SMAC Board; John White: visual art, writing, SMAC Board.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Education

2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$806
Other Funds Leveraged
$3,194
Direct expenses
$4,000
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Our goal is to make the arts accessible to learners of all ages. We have a deep love and respect for the arts and would like to increase the focus on the arts in our school as well as in our community. We'd also like to make our arts festival an annual event, strengthening both our school's quality in arts education as well as Hutchinson's reputation as an artistic center in rural Minnesota. For this e-term, we would like our students to be able to plan and execute their own subtractive sculpture. For the festival, our goal is to reach as many community members as possible. We would like to have at least three hundred attendees as well as make five new significant connections in the community. We will have surveys with the following questions available at the festival: Will you come to our festival again next year? What kind of art would you like to see demonstrated? Has your awareness of New Century Academy and/or Hutchinson Center for the Arts changed? Has your perception of art changed as a result of this festival? Would you like to be involved with New Century and/or Hutchinson Center for the Arts? What kind of expertise could you share with our students and our community?

Measurable Outcome(s)

Unfortunately, due to the rain, the survey was not utilized successfully. I did, however, speak directly with every person who attended and there is a good amount of interest for next year as well as a discussion for greater community projects going forward.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
Achieved most of the proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Kathy Prellwitz, Kelsey Dolge, Traci Schutz, Dawn Villanueva, Josh Hartelt, Steve Rahkola, Brittany Ruxcel, Jason Becker
Project Manager
First Name
Marci
Last Name
Collette
Organization Name
New Century Academy
Street Address
950 School Rd SW
City
Hutchinson
State
MN
Zip Code
55350
Phone
(320) 583-2874
Email
marci.collette@newcenturyacademy.com
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
Email the Agency