Arts Activities Support
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Minnesota Literacy Council
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2014
End Date
June 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Project Overview
Arts Activities Support
Project Details
Funding to establish a creative writing workshop and mentorship program for adult basic education learner-authors to accompany the annual publication of Journeys: An Anthology of Adult Student Writing. The project will pair authors with qualified mentors, host workshops and training, and publish their work in feature pieces within Journeys. Activities will take place between September 2014 and May 2015.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Julie Andersen: Executive Director, Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director, Roseville Parks and Recreation; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor and Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: Consultant and Grant Writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: Vocal Performer; Dameun Strange: Composer and Performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Clea Galhano: Artistic; Scott Pakudaitis: Artistic, Organizational Development, Marketing; Bill Venne: Fundraising; Bob Shoemake: Artistic, Administration, Organizational Planning; Kathryn Tjaden: Administration, Fundraising, Organizational Planning; Stanton Wood: Fundraising, Administration, Artistic; Kelli Tatum: Fundraising, Administration.
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
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$15,856
Direct expenses
$25,856
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
We intend to enroll between 10 and 15 adult learners and a corresponding 1:1 number of volunteer mentors to participate in the workshop and mentorship project, with each author producing at least two written pieces of work. We anticipate that at least 75% authors will be published for the first time and at least 75% indicate that their confidence in writing will have increased.We will survey both mentors and authors at the conclusion of the project to gauge the success of the program based on increase in confidence and skills. We will count attendance of community members at public readings. We will count attendance of authors at all mentorship and workshop events.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Rudy Brynolfson, Laura Cohen, Brian Cooper, Eunice CotΘ, Carla Engstrom, AC Flynn, Jewelie Grape, Melissa Held, Verneita Madden, Robert J Milis, Dina Simon, Tracy E Tracy, Sean Sweat
Project Manager
First Name
Daniel
Last Name
Backman
Organization Name
Minnesota Literacy Council
Street Address
700 Raymond Ave Ste 180
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55114
Phone
(651) 251-9100
Email
dbackman@mnliteracy.org
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