Rural and Community Art Project Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,108
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Cloquet Middle School
Recipient Type
K-12 Education
Status
Completed
Start Date
April 2019
End Date
May 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Carlton
Carlton
Project Overview

Rural and Community Art Project Grant

Project Details

Converging Culture and Design.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate; Johnnie Hyde: choreographer and dance teacher, publisher; Rena Hartman: executive director, Mesabi Community Orchestra.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,108
Other Funds Leveraged
$892
Direct expenses
$5,000
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

6th graders at Cloquet Middle School explore traditional and contemporary Ojibwe design with local artist, Sarah Agaton Howes. Students will develop digital floral designs to be integrated into collaborative, laser engraved birch bilingual signage for our school. 220 6th graders will examine Ojibwe art, history and culture with Agaton Howes. 220 6th graders will explore, identify and translate words for cross cultural signage. 220 6th graders will investigate, and research plants based on personal connections. 220 6th graders will create original plant-based graphic designs. 22 Student designed collaborative signs will be installed at Cloquet Middle School. An art unveiling will be held for 850 students at Cloquet Middle School and the greater Cloquet community. 220 6th graders will examine Ojibwe art, history and culture with Agaton Howes. 220 6th graders will explore, identify and translate words for cross cultural signage. 220 6th graders will investigate, and research plants based on personal connections. 220 6th graders will create original plant-based graphic designs. 22 Student designed collaborative signs will be installed at Cloquet Middle School. An art unveiling will be held for 850 students at Cloquet Middle School and the greater Cloquet community.

Measurable Outcome(s)

220 6th graders examined Ojibwe art, history and culture with Agaton Howes. 220 6th graders explored, identified and translated words for cross cultural signage. 220 6th graders investigated and researched plants based on personal connections. 220 6th graders created original plant-based graphic designs. 26 Student designed collaborative signs were installed at Cloquet Middle School. An art unveiling was held at Cloquet Middle School for students and the greater Cloquet community.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Duane Buytaert, Dan Danielson, Ted Lammi, David Battaglia, James Crowley, Nate Sandman
Project Manager
First Name
Andrea
Last Name
Cacek
Organization Name
Cloquet Middle School
Street Address
302 14th St
City
Cloquet
State
MN
Zip Code
55720
Phone
(218) 879-3328
Email
Acacek@isd94.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
Email the Agency
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