Partners in Arts Participation

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,845
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Keystone Community Services
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2020
End Date
February 2021
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Ramsey
Project Overview

Partners in Arts Participation

Project Details

Keystone Community Services will provide opportunities for 80 low-income youth in Saint Paul to engage with teaching artists to build skills in a variety of art forms including music, slam poetry, break dancing, ceramic sculpture, and Ethiopian and Eritre

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.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. 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.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Amy Cousin: Jewelry artist; Emily Derke: Basketry artist and teaching artist; Maude Dornfeld: Executive director, Life House; Nathan Fisher: Filmmaker; creative director of Once Were and Again We Are; Scott Reynolds: Director, producer, writer, and performer; artistic director of Mixed Precipitation; Samantha Smingler: Inclusion coordinator, Great Lakes Aquarium; Stephanie Thull: Gallery shop coordinator, Arts Center of Saint Peter

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,845
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$9,845
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

80% of youth will demonstrate increased engagement in learning, in part due to new arts experiences. Keystone will measure student engagement in learning using the SAYO Survey of Afterschool Outcomes, a researched and validated tool developed at the National Institute for Out of School Time.

Measurable Outcome(s)

84% of students reported they usually have a choice of activities they like doing. 90% reported the activities here helped them in their schoolwork. We measured engagement in learning using two survey items from the Minnesota Afterschool Accreditation Program Youth Survey: Do you usually have a choice of activities here that you like to do?, and Do the activities you do here help you in your schoolwor

Recipient Board Members
Diane Gerth, Robert Jenkins, Linda Kappel, Tiffany Kong, Tracey Lee, Paul McKim, Lisa Needels, Julie Novak, Bianca Rhodes, Adero Riser Cobb, Steve Thiel, Mark Traynor, John Wagner, Darren Wolfson
Project Manager
First Name
Mary
Last Name
McKeown
Organization Name
Keystone Community Services
Street Address
2000 St Anthony Ave
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55104
Phone
(651) 645-0349
Email
mmckeown@keystoneservices.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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