Community Arts

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
YouthCARE
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2012
End Date
April 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview
Camp CAMERA
Project Details
Funding for Camp CAMERA, an eight-week photography program pairing high school-aged youth with Macalester College photography students. The program will culminate in an exhibition of student work in Spring 2012.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Carin Bratlie: Producer, Theatre Pro Rata; Shauna Dee: Arts administrator, FORECAST Public Art; Meaghan Disciorio: Director, Swandive Theatre; Craig Dunn: Executive Director, VSA Minnesota; Robin Gillette: Executive Director of Minnesota Fringe Festival; Mary Elizabeth Lee: Managing Director, Cantus vocal ensemble; Louis Porter II: Literary artist and college instructor; Jeanne Souldern: Administrator and communications coordinator, Women's Art Resources of Minnesota; Maryam Yusefzadeh: Musician.
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
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
$1,637
Direct expenses
$6,637
Administration costs
$5,000
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

At-risk high school youth will participate in photography workshops and build positive connections with college students.College and high school students will submit written evaluation and participate in group discussion; advisory board will assess individual responses.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Successfully developed students' photography skills; fostered positive connections between at-risk youth and college students; brought people with diverse backgrounds together under the common interest of photography.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Justin Anderson, John Bachhuber, Justin Botham, Ryan Burggraff, Gary Bystedt Felisa Calaway, Chris Crutchfield, Jayshree Desai, Gabrielle Duccini, Tom Hubler, Rachel Hughey, Eric Kalenze, Linda Vang Kim, Mary Martinez, Jayna Paquin, Lica Tomizuka Sanborn,
Project Manager
First Name
Allison
Last Name
Kappeyne
Organization Name
YouthCARE
Street Address
2701 University Ave SE Ste 205
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55414-3236
Phone
(612) 338-1233x 19
Email
akappeyne@Youthcaremn.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

PO Box 14106
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 

Phone
Project Manager: Kathy Mouacheupao
651-645-0402
Email the Agency