Arts Activites Support

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

ArtStart

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

October 2014

End Date

July 2015

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Ramsey

Project Overview

Arts Activites Support

Project Details

Funding to expand its 2014-2015 ScrapMobile Community Workshops, a portable artful reuse program, to serve adults with developmental disabilities collaborating with 3 organizations in Ramsey and Dakota counties. Activities will take place between October 2014 and May 2015.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Anthony Galloway: Actor, Storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre Artist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Colleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Dameun Strange: Composer and Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Mary Grace Flannery: Organizational Development, Administration, Community Development; Teresa Mock: Artistic, Audience Development, Organizational Development; Joan Vorderbruggen: Administration; Alex Legeros: Administration, Artistic; Carrie Christensen: Community Development, Education, Artistic; Toni Wilcox: Education, Administration; Christine Karki: Youth Programming, Education, Artistic; Paul Humiston: Administration; Deneane Richburg: Artistic, Community Education, Marketing.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2015 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$10,750

Direct expenses

$20,750

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Quantitatively, participants create at least 5 new works of art, both 2-D and 3-D, using traditional and reuse materials. Qualitatively, participants gain increased confidence in their ability to make art using a variety of art materials.Evaluation includes survey of participants, survey and interviews with site coordinators, and a photo documentation of each participant's portfolio of work.

Measurable Outcome(s)

105 participants gained new or expanded opportunities for personal expression and skills in using art materials/tools. Each created five 2 and 3-D artworks which they exhibited/celebrated. 85% of adults increased their capacity to express ideas and feelings openly. 92% of participants gained increased appreciation of reuse. 4 of 5 project artists individualized instruction in new ways.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Barb Fleig, Lois Eliason, Janice Hamilton, Elisabeth Wright, Deb Holtz, Armando Gutierrez, Julie Boada, Gustavo Boad, Christopher Yaeger, Douglas Ewart

Project Manager

Carol

Sirrine

ArtStart

1459 St Clair Ave

St Paul

55105-2338

(651) 698-2787

carol@artstart.org

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