Community Arts
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 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 2013
End Date
December 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Washington
Project Overview
Community Arts
Project Details
Funding for the Arts Exploration Workshop, free weekly art experiences in visual arts and hip hop dance 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 June 2013.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Julie Andersen: Executive Director of Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director at Roseville Parks and Recreation; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Libraries Director; Bethany Brunsell: music teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Erika Eklund: HGA Architects; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: consultant, grant writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: vocal performer; Dameun Strange: composer, performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Byron Richard: community development, education; Roxanne Heaton: administration, fundraising, finance; Stanley H. Rothrock, II: artistic, education, community education; Maija Brown: education, artistic, community education; Steve Busa: artistic, education, organizational development; Levi Weinhagen: artistic, audience development, youth programming; Merilee Klemp: artistic, education, youth programming; Johanna Winters: artistic, education, youth programming.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2013 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
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,370
Direct expenses
$6,370
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
To help school-aged youth in the mobile home city of Landfall learn, thrive and connect; youth view the arts as an enjoyable, attractive activity; youth learn new skills; youth produce satisfying products; youth believe they had a caring supportive environment to work.Periodic surveys; survey at the end of the project.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Seventy-three youth participated in arts activities; 86 percent of surveyed youth participants said they "learned something new about art or being an artist"; 68% felt "Happy" and/or "Creative"; 61% felt "proud"; the grant enabled FamilyMeans to better fulfill their youth development mission of equipping youth to learn, thrive, connect and contribute.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Craig Allen, Donna Hogenson, Kim Heit, Bill Martinson, Ruth Ann McGlynn, Ann Mobley, Hope Grover
Project Manager
First Name
Tom
Last Name
Yuska
Organization Name
FamilyMeans
Street Address
1976 Northwestern Ave S
City
Stillwater
State
MN
Zip Code
55082
Phone
(651) 439-4840
Email
aaronson@familymeans.org
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