Small Grant
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,390
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
CHOICE, Unlimited
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
April 2014
End Date
February 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
St. Louis
Carlton
Lake
Project Overview
Small Grant
Project Details
Music Class Support
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2014 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,390
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,630
Direct expenses
$5,020
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Increase the number of adults with disabilities that are involved in quality, professionally taught fine arts education in Duluth and surrounding areas, increase the number of community members that are introduced to the talents of these individuals.Private surveys distributed to arts learners prior to and following each class session, numbers of participants that are in the classes as well as the number of community members that attend musical public performances.
Measurable Outcome(s)
The number of participants exceeded our expectations and successfully completed the course and introduced their pieces to a community audience.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Shawn Stanich, Tom Houghtaling, Steven Thorne, Wanda Grew-Jasken, Adam Lang, Jackie Sathers, Ralph Johnson, Peter Barnett, Tom Torgerson, Adele Hartwick
Project Manager
First Name
Annie
Last Name
Roseen
Organization Name
CHOICE, Unlimited
Street Address
1829 E Superior St
City
Duluth
State
MN
Zip Code
55812
Phone
(218) 724-5869
Email
aroseen@choiceunlimited.org
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