Community Arts
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
FamilyMeans
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2012
End Date
November 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Washington
Project Overview
Arts Exploration Workshop
Project Details
Funding for the Arts Exploration Workshop, free weekly art experiences in visual arts for youth ages 5 to 18 in the mobile home community of Landfall. Art experiences will take place at the Teen Center from January through November 2012.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Emily Clary: Director, Dakota County Sheriff's Department; Bob Graff: Theatre designer and arts administrator, Dakota Fine Arts Consortium; Yumi Inomata: Arts Midwest staff; Mary Beth King: Board member, Dakota Fine Arts Consortium; Mary Jo Lewis: Executive Director, Harmonic Relief; Lorrie Link: Executive Director, Maple Grove Arts Center; Connie Martin: Minneapolis Pops Orchestra; Kathy Mattson: Arts administrator, Jordan Arts Festival; Naomi Russell: Arts administrator, Barn Quilts of Carver County.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Jill Anfang: City of Roseville assistant parks and recreation director; Heather Beal: free-lance architectural writer; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Library system director; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits director of operations and human resources; Paul Creager: Gordon Parks High School teacher and administrator, Square Lake Film Festival director; Erika Eklund: Playwrights'Center director of external relations; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Community Theatre Managing Director; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake-Savage school district program specialist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy executive director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation Project Manager; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Childrens Theatre Company director of institutional giving; Margaret Rog: free-lance grant writer and organizational development consultant; Beth Starbuck: retired consultant; Dameun Strange: free-lance musician and composer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law assistant director of Career and Professional Development.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2012 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Access
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$2,719
Direct expenses
$7,719
Administration costs
$5,000
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Youth view the arts as enjoyable, learn new skills, produce satisfying products, and have a caring and supportive environment.Survey of workshop participants yielding at least 75% satisfaction in meeting project's goals.
Measurable Outcome(s)
73% of participating children reported that they learned something new through the art classes; 80% of participating children reported that they had improved their artistic skills; 93% of all participants considered the creation of art enjoyable.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Susie Gilbert, Michael Clark, Douglas E Johnson, Jennifer Gillespie, Rebecca Cummins, Melissa Uppgren, Jason Bradshaw, Scott Faust, Karen Hansen, Rachel Klancher, Don Schuld, Ann Wasescha, Jenna Weiss
Project Manager
First Name
Tom
Last Name
Yuska
Organization Name
FamilyMeans
Street Address
1875 Northwestern Ave S
City
Stillwater
State
MN
Zip Code
55082-7534
Phone
(651) 439-4840
Email
tyuska@familymeans.org
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