Community Arts Learning Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,767
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
North Shore Music Association
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
October 2018
End Date
December 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Cook
Cook
Project Overview

Community Arts Learning Grant

Project Details

Robert Jones and Matt Watroba: Musical duo teaches about cultural and racial diversity and tolerance.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Richard Hansen: Executive Director, Duluth Superior Film Festival; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Karissa Isaacs: curator of Tweed Museum at the University of Minnesota Duluth.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,767
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,768
Direct expenses
$6,535
Administration costs
$690
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Our goal for this project is that, through the vehicle of music, young learners and adults gain a greater understanding of why tolerance for racial and cultural diversity is not only possible, but vitally important, while being moved and inspired by excellent musicians and the rich wealth of history and stories they have to share. Our long-term measurable outcome is to contribute to our community's awareness of connection to the national and global community, including the creative and artistic ways we can all participate in moving towards greater cultural healing and harmony. NSMA will use workshop and concert surveys to assess the project's success, as well as assessment of concert ticket sales, post-event student and audience verbal feedback, comments on our Facebook page, email, and letters. The NSMA Director will collect numbers and feedback and will present it to the NSMA Board at a monthly meeting for evaluation and discussion. The Director and Board will use this information to design future programming that effectively meets the expectations and needs of our learners and audiences.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Outcomes achieved with this project are that young and adult learners gained a greater understanding of the way music from a wide array of cultures in our nation's history are connected, how they have influenced each other and been woven together to create the great American musical tapestry. In the process of learning this, workshop participants and audience members also gained insight into the role of music in American movements for social progress over the centuries, with songs from one movement being slightly changed and carried to the next. In this way, learners reported, they gained an awareness of how the march towards human rights progress has relied on music to carry it forward.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
Achieved proposed outcomes.
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Chel Anderson, Wayne Russ, Jane Alexander, Greg Tofte, Cheryl Larsen, Philis Anderson, Carl Solander, Tracey Cullen, Will Moore
Project Manager
First Name
Kate
Last Name
Fitzgerald
Organization Name
North Shore Music Association
Street Address
PO Box 1376
City
Grand Marais
State
MN
Zip Code
55604-1376
Phone
(218) 387-1272
Email
music@boreal.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

424 West Superior Street, Suite 104
Duluth, MN 55802

Phone
Project Manager: Rebecca Graves
218-722-0952
Email the Agency