Afterschool Adventures
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,616
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
Completed
Start Date
February 2015
End Date
February 2015
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Watonwan
Project Overview
In the month of February, the Watonwan County Library collaborated with 4H, and Community Education to offer four workshops about the arts to kids in elementary school. These workshops were offered in the communities of St. James, Madelia, and Butterfield.
Workshop 1: Bookmakers from the Minnesota Center for the Book Arts showed the kids how to make a pamphlet-stitch sketchbook.
Workshop 2: Author and illustrator Derek Anderson visited the Madelia Elementary School and talked about his art to the Madelia Afterschool Adventures group. Kids in Butterfield created junk hot rod sculptures based on Hot Rod Hamster, a children's picture book illustrated by Derek Anderson.
Workshop 3: Kids created marble printings called suminagashi. Suminagashi or "floating ink" is the process of marbling plain paper with water and ink to transform it into something vibrant and colorful. It originated in Japan as early as the 12th century.
Workshop 4: Anjee Mai Emerson of Claymate Creations instructed the kids on how to make characters from clay.
Project Details
145
Competitive Grant Making Body
Project Details: 2015 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota for 2013 Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,616
Other Funds Leveraged
$2,002
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Participants will experience different art media.
Participants will create works of art.
Participants will become familiar with the work of Minnesota author and illustrator Derek Anderson.
Measurable Outcome(s)
The children experienced different art media from sculpture to bookmaking to decorating paper. They created their own works of art: books, sculptures, and decorated papers. They also read some of Derek Anderson's stories and the children in Madelia were able to meet Derek Anderson.
Source of Additional Funds
St James Library, Madelia Library, Butterfield Library, Community Education and 4H provided snacks as well as helped coordinate the events and provided workshop assistants. Local schools promoted the events.
Project Manager
First Name
Dayle
Last Name
Zelenka
Organization Name
Traverse des Sioux Library Cooperative
Street Address
1400 Madison Avenue, Suite 622
City
Mankato
State
MN
Zip Code
56002-5488
Phone
507-625-6169
Email
dzelen@tds.lib.mn.us
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