Partners in Arts Participation

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$24,920
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Northland Area Family Service Center
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2014
End Date
September 2014
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Cass
Cass
Project Overview
Partners in Arts Participation
Project Details
Northland Area Family Service Center will partner with Screen Porch Productions to create and implement an expanded Visual Arts Day Camp for children ages 8-18, paired with older adult artist mentors involving six rural area communities in July and August 2014.
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. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Michele Anderson: Rural program director, Springboard for the Arts, Fergus Falls; Sheila Asato: Visual arts coordinator, Penny George Institute; faculty member, Minnesota Center for Book Arts; Jill Aubin: Museum educator and curatorial assistant, Minnesota Discovery Center, Chisholm; self-taught artist with an emphasis in photography; Sue Awes: Director, Help Our Neighbors, Chatfield; Alice De Yonge: Program director, Project G.E.M.; David Grant: A Twin Cities-based writer; core alumnus member of The Playwrights' Center; Patrick Hollister: Active living planner, PartnerSHIP 4 Health; Ange Hwang: Executive director of Asian Media Access; Thomas Maakestad: A private entrepreneur and landscape artist|Bree Sieplinga, Associate director, Upstream Arts
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$24,920
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$24,920
Administration costs
$760
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Addressing barriers of poverty (no cost) and distance (provide transportation) will increase participation in project by 30% in 2014. We will track daily participation of youth and older adults, their geographic locations and numbers requesting transportation to be compiled and compared with 2013 program data. 2: Providing arts immersion program paired with older adult mentors will expand quality of Northland Area Family Service Center’s services for education and mentoring in 2014. Utilize final evaluation forms, daily individual/group reflection and Community Arts Connection survey to track individual level of new arts learning and impact of mentoring on program quality.

Measurable Outcome(s)

We enrolled 82 students in camp over the two weeks. The average attendance rate for both weeks was 92%. We had 10 mentors for these two weeks. We had 96% attendance for our mentors. 2: Through the grant NAFSC was able to reach out to 20 new families in the area that have not accessed family center programming in the past.

Description of Funds
Recipient Board Members
Barb Anderson, Bev Gaines, Tim Mayclin, Russ Link, Carol Charpentier, Kit Arnquist, Leah Monroe
Project Manager
First Name
Stacey
Last Name
McKinney
Organization Name
Northland Area Family Service Center
Street Address
PO Box 304
City
Remer
State
MN
Zip Code
56672
Phone
(218) 566-3636
Email
smckinney@northlandfamilycenter.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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