Community Arts

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Musikgarten of Anoka
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
December 2014
End Date
June 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Anoka
Project Overview
Community Arts
Project Details
Funding for the 2015 Winter/Spring semester and a summer session of early childhood music classes in the northwestern suburbs for children birth to six-years-old and their families.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Minnesota Public Radio Development Officer; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
GJ Clayburn: Organizational development, administration, artistic; Wendy Traxler: Fundraising, administration, volunteerism; Kim Petersen: Administration, organizational development, artistic; Scott Swanson: Administration, artistic, finance; Joyce Nelson Shellhart: Education, disabilities specialist, volunteerism; Hannah Rosholt: Artistic; Anastasia Shartin: Artistic, administration, community service; Marisol Chiclana: Artistic, youth programming, administration.
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$11,980
Direct expenses
$16,980
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

We expect 80 children, ages birth to 5 years old to attend classes with their parents, grandparents, or caregivers and approximately 75% of the registered families to attend our Family Music Night in the spring. We expect that 90% or more of the families enrolled will experience increased singing and dancing in the home as a result of class activities. Parents, grandparents, and caregivers will be asked to fill out a questionnaire asking for observations of their child's growth and learning as a result of class activities as well as their own musical behaviors in the home. Our board of directors will meet to discuss questionnaire results as well as class enrollment numbers, geographical distribution of enrolled families, and number of families using scholarships and sibling discounts.

Measurable Outcome(s)

About 33% of registered families, including parents, grandparents and siblings, attended Family Music Night and participated in singing, dancing, and instrument playing with accompanying music provided by the five musicians in Rum River Brass, a brass quintet. Approximately 90% of families registered indicated that they were bringing music into their homes more often because of the classes.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Ginny Jacobson, Barb Carlson, Nancy Benz, June Anderson, Kris Bakkum, Laurie MacKechnie, Jessica Nichols
Project Manager
First Name
Ginny
Last Name
Jacobson
Organization Name
Musikgarten of Anoka
Street Address
1923 3rd Ave S
City
Anoka
State
MN
Phone
(763) 576-6649
Email
musikgartenanoka@aol.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

PO Box 14106
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 

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