Community Arts Education Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$20,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
City of Eden Prairie AKA Eden Prairie Art Center
Recipient Type
Local/Regional Government
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2017
End Date
December 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Community Arts Education Support

Project Details

The mission of the Eden Prairie Art Center is to enhance the quality of life and foster creativity in our community by providing access to the arts for people of all ages and abilities.?

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Education

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$20,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$20,000
Administration costs
$4,800
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Participants will be able to create a variety of two and three dimensional artwork. Ability to identify and create elements of visual art, and ability to identify and use tools, materials and techniques from a variety of media. Participants will be able to demonstrate theater skills such as improvising and creating characters. Create images or express ideas through use of elements of theater, and interpret and perform a variety of characters using voice, movement and props.

Measurable Outcome(s)

1. Ability to identify and create elements of visual art. 2. Ability to identify and use tools, materials and techniques from a variety of media. Regular meetings with the teaching staff and student evaluation; successfully hired PTE development director who has carried out work plan to meet funding needs of organization; class fees kept low; and executive director successfully shifted focus from d 2: 1. Create images or express ideas through use of elements of theater. 2. Interpret and perform a variety of characters using voice, movement and prop Regular meetings with theater teacher. Evaluation of students and outcome reports.

Recipient Board Members
Nancy Tyra-Lukens, Brad Aho, Ron Case, Sherry Butcher Wickstrom, Kathy Nelson
Project Manager
First Name
Lindsey
Last Name
Danhauser
Organization Name
Eden Prairie Art Center
Street Address
7650 Equitable Dr
City
Eden Prairie
State
MN
Zip Code
55344
Phone
(952) 949-8304
Email
ldanhauser@edenprairie.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
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