Project Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$735
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Friends of the Bryant Library
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2016
End Date
January 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Stearns
Stearns
Project Overview

Project Grant

Project Details

Danielle Daniel, Storyteller Visit to Sauk Centre Schools. Storyteller and artist educator Danielle Daniel encourages self-discovery, social interaction and free expression. She works to promote cultural diversity. Her presentation will be to two elementary schools (five groups of children) in Sauk Centre.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Janice Courtney: Arts Adviser/Assistant Director of the St Cloud State University Program Board, arts advocate; Linda Brobeck: visual artist, owner of Crow River North, LLC, has served on a number of non-profit boards; Al Hams: Founder of Al's Music, author, served on a number of Boards of Directors; Leslie Hanlon: Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of St Benedict/St John's University Fine Arts Series; Doug Lien: watercolorist, member of the Central Minnesota Watercolorists, Community Education Art Class instructor; Ken Barry: blues musician, Victorian photographer, Nuclear Engineer; Mark Nelson: public school music teacher, choral director, community theatre director, voice lessons instructor, American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota Board Member; Justin Lewandowski: music advocate, promoter and booking agent, writer, actor, volunteer for a number of organizations.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Justin Lewandowski: music advocate, promoter and booking agent, writer, actor, volunteer for a number of organizations; Lee Ann Goerss: Central Minnesota Arts Board Teaching Artist in visual and literary arts; Shane Mahon: Visual Arts Minnesota board member, multi-media artist; Jeffrey Bleam: Associate Professor of Theatre and Director/Designer at St Cloud State University, costume designer, graphic designer, film/video producer; Frank Haynes: Executive Director for Helping Hands Outreach, organizer, past president of Bismarck-Mandan (North Dakota) Arts Council.

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 Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$735
Other Funds Leveraged
$315
Direct expenses
$1,050
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Students will be exposed to a storyteller who is an African American woman, accompanied by a guitar player to show how music enhances the story. The children will be inspired to tell their own stories or create new ones. They will gain a great understanding of African American history and culture, as well as the creativity of stories accompanied by music. Surveys filled out by teachers and/or students.

Measurable Outcome(s)

All elementary students in Sauk Centre experienced our presentation by Danielle Daniel and enjoyed it very much. They were engaged by Ms. Daniel and Elliot Roche and participated in the story. She concluded each one with a "moral," emphasizing how the children could incorporate it into their own actions. We distributed surveys to the teachers and students to get their reaction.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Lori Mynczwor, Elaine Walter, Barbara Carlson, Amy Trisko
Project Manager
First Name
Barbara
Last Name
Carlson
Organization Name
Friends of the Bryant Library
Street Address
430 Main St S
City
Sauk Centre
State
MN
Zip Code
56378-1509
Phone
(320) 224-5749
Email
menzy@mainstreetcom.com
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

P.O. Box 458
220 4th Ave North 
Foley, MN 56329

Phone
Project Manager: Leslie LeCuyer
320-968-4290x 3