Partners in Arts Participation

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$24,600
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Urban Strategies, Inc.
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2017
End Date
February 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Partners in Arts Participation

Project Details

Urban Strategies' youth and teen groups in Heritage Park will engage in an artistic entrepreneurship experience through designing and casting metal candy molds and jewelry.

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

William Adams: Public policy consultant; community leader of Kaddatz Galleries creation; Lydia Four Horns: General manager of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community Cultural Center; Annie Henderson: Owner, Citywide Appraisals, Forager Brewery, and Kutzky Market; cofounder C4: Concerned Citizens for a Creative Community; Jennifer Lang: Violinist; music teacher at Saint Paul Conservatory of Music and the French American School of Minneapolis; Rebecca Timm: Executive director, Nokomis East Neighborhood Association; Lori Williams: Corporate and foundation relations gift officer, Hamline University

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 Access

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$24,600
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$24,600
Administration costs
$4,000
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Youth will use their creativity to enhance their current entrepreneurial activities in food sales through a six month artistic development experience. Casting design molds will be physically evaluated for leakage, and youth will repair any defects. In discussion, we will discuss the pros and cons of unique vs. consistent shapes for sale. 2: New youth/parents and ongoing teens will work with artist Gita Ghei utilizing the kiln made in a 2016 collaboration for a new functional form of art. Artist and staff will take outset, mid and final evaluations together, to review their connection and to discuss the youth journals based on three chosen criteria: curiosity, content, work potential.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Youth will use their creativity to enhance their current entrepreneurial activities in food sales through a six month artistic development experience. Casting design molds will be physically evaluated for leakage, and youth will repair any defects. In discussion, we will discuss the pros and cons of unique vs. consistent shapes for sale. 2: New youth/parents and ongoing teens will work with artist Gita Ghei utilizing the kiln made in a 2016 collaboration for a new functional form of art. Artist and staff will take outset, mid and final evaluations together, to review their connection and to discuss the youth journals based on three chosen criteria: curiosity, content, work potential.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Richard Baron, Hillary Zimmerman, Paul C. Brophy, Carl Lang, Karla McLucas, Michael Sherraden, Carrie Van Syckel
Project Manager
First Name
Elana
Last Name
Dahlberg
Organization Name
Urban Strategies, Inc.
Street Address
1000 Olson Memorial Hwy
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55411
Phone
(612) 767-1055
Email
elana.dahlberg@urbanstrategiesinc.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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