Partners in Arts Participation

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$24,542
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Northwest Community Action, Inc.
Recipient Type
K-12 Education
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2014
End Date
May 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Kittson
Lake of the Woods
Marshall
Roseau
Kittson
Lake of the Woods
Marshall
Roseau
Project Overview
Partners in Arts Participation
Project Details
Northwest Community Action will partner with CLIMB to bring theater classes to the constituents of eight Head Start sites. Students will participate in seven theater classes each. Teachers will attend two trainings and each site hosts a parent night.
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
$24,542
Other Funds Leveraged
$3,000
Direct expenses
$27,542
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

We have three barriers: 1) Students are federally identified as low-income/at-risk, 2) Most families don’t attend theatre, and 3) Our area lacks access to theatre. Through this project we’ll overcome these barriers because 1) Low-income students won’t have to pay for theatre, 2) Kids access art despite familial priorities, and 3) CLIMB’s professional actors come to us. 2: 1) As students engage in activities that use/teach theatre they develop social-emotional skills. 2) Train teachers to use theatre in the classroom. 1) We will survey teachers at the end of the residency to measure students’ social/emotional progress 2) Missy Okeson will assess teachers’ use of theatre in the classroom following CLIMB’s lessons.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Each barrier was overcome due to SAB funding. Low income children were able to observe and participate in a theater production that was free. 2: 180+and 11 teachers saw and were a part of 7 plays that dealt with developing SE skills. Teachers attended 2 trainings building teacher skills on using theater in their classrooms.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Jerry Levasseur, Loren Lusignan, Orvis Haugen, Leon Olson, Mark Foldesi, Ed Arneson, James Johnson, Colleen Lorenson, Kathy Bernstrom, Pam Lovejoy
Project Manager
First Name
Mark
Last Name
Carlson
Organization Name
Northwest Community Action, Inc.
Street Address
312 N Main St
City
Badger
State
MN
Zip Code
56714
Phone
(218) 528-3226
Email
mcarlson@nwcaa.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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