Montevideo Public Schools' project, "Out the Door, Round the Block: The Art and Science of the Neighborhood," learners of all ages will work with five professional artists to create original works of art to be shared with the community.
In its 32nd season, Music in the Park Series will present an 8-concert chamber music series and 3-concert family series, and educational activities in the St. Anthony Park neighborhood of St. Paul and the greater metropolitan area.
Elementary students of the Dawson-Boyd School District will experience multicurricular learning by creating with five roster artists in the areas of music, storytelling, theater, poetry, mosaics, and interdisciplinary art through school residencies and community activities.
Only 6.7 percent of schools with 55-100 percent of students getting free/reduced fee lunches access CLIMB although 716 of 716 Title 1 teachers surveyed want us. This proposal provides free performances of three plays we'll revise to meet Title 1 school needs.
Mixed Precipitation will present fourteen free site-specific performances, in a new forms picnic operettas a hybrid opera accompanied by a five-course menu, created for outdoor performance in community garden spaces in Minneapolis and St. Paul.
To increase and diversify participation by new immigrant and communities of color in the outreach programs of Speaking of Home-St. Paul, a major public art project in the skyways of downtown St. Paul.
The Minnesota Music Coalition will produce and promote a statewide tour of performances and workshops featuring established and emerging musicians and bands working in fine arts presenting venues.
"Stories from Yesterday and Today: Continuing the Circle of Life" - A Center for the Arts, Kaddatz Galleries, and Otter Tail County Historical Society bring storytelling into senior centers while gathering stories from seniors to share with community and family.
The Commonweal Theatre Company requests support for a 2011 Minnesota tour of Henrik Ibsen's timeless play, An Enemy of the People, to share our affinity and knowledge of "the father of modern drama" with underserved audiences.
The Edge Center plans to host Stages Theatre Company. Stages will bring professional actors, musicians, and technical directors to enrich audiences and provide embedded staff development to local artists and technicians. Stages will provide guidance for further development of our theatre.
A Center for the Arts is putting forth a proposal that suggests we are both a host for professional companies (some with and some without touring experience) as well as the tour manager to take these professional opportunities (in music, theater and dance) into other communities within a 70 mile radius of Fergus Falls.
The Circle of Life is a two-year project involving all facets of the community in lifelong learning through music, theater, movement, and puppetry - working with Ghaian dancer/drummer Francis Kofi, and artists Esther Ouray and Julie Kastigar.
Illusion Theater will launch a 3-week summer intensive arts education program bringing in high school students from across the state, working together to create a play that they will perform several times for youth and the community.
Bounxou Chanthraphpone, experienced Lao weaver, brings hands-on classes to seniors and youth. Teaching the technical aspects of weaving, the artistry of design and the cultural context of Lao weaves and designs. Exhibits/demonstrations will share this learning with hundreds of Minnesotans.
Per Minnesota Law, the Minnesota Humanities Center administers programs for the Minnesota Council on Disability. The Humanities Center uses a portion of the funds to provide grants administration, including overseeing the proposal process, agreement drafting, financial and program monitoring, and reporting.
