Community Arts Education Support

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$20,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Eden Prairie Art Center

Recipient Type

Local/Regional Government

Status

Completed

Start Date

April 2016

End Date

December 2016

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Hennepin

Project Overview

Community Arts Education Support

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Gabrielle Bliss: Arts coordinator at Folwell School, Performing Arts Magnet; Vicki Chepulis: Cofounder and former executive director, Trollwood Performing Arts School, Fargo-Moorhead; board member, New York Mills Regional Cultural Center; executive committee member, Rural Arts and Culture Summit; Candida Gonzalez: Arts coordinator, Roosevelt High School; Roxanne Heaton: Executive director, Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Andre-Louis Heywood: Choral conductor; doctoral candidate in choral conducting; Jennifer Nicklay: Education and outreach coordinator, Weavers Guild of Minnesota; Stephen Pelkey: Former artistic director of the Southeastern Minnesota Youth Orchestras; Dawne White: Executive director, COMPAS

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Yes

Conflict of Interest Contact

Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600

Project Details: 2016 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Education

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$20,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$206,792

Direct expenses

$226,792

Administration costs

$2,261

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Participants will be able to create a variety of 2- and 3-dimensional artwork. Participants will be evaluated based on: 1. Ability to identify the elements of visual art, and 2. Ability to identify the tools, materials and techniques from a variety of media. 2: Participants will be able to demonstrate theater skills such as improvising and creating characters. Participants will be evaluated on: Create images or express ideas through the use of elements of theater; Interpret and perform a variety of characters using voice, movement and props.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Participants created a variety of 2 and 3 dimensional artwork based on lesson plans created by licensed elementary art instructors. At the end of each week, Children were able to identify visual art elements. Instructors evaluated each child by asking them to present and critique their work after creating it. 2: Students were able to gain skills in improvising, creating characters, and performing for each other. Students were evaluated at the end of each week with a theater performance and reviewing the performance.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager

Lindsey

Danhauser

Eden Prairie Art Center

7650 Equitable Dr

Eden Prairie

55344

(952) 949-8304

ldanhauser@edenprairie.org