Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$3,500

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Green Isle Community School

Recipient Type

K-12 Education

Status

Completed

Start Date

April 2013

End Date

May 2013

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Sibley

Le Sueur

Scott

McLeod

Project Overview

Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project

Project Details

They will sponsor an Artist in Residency where students interview elders from the community and work with local artists to create plays and music based on the elder’s lives. Public performance of the plays will be May 17, 2013.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with Springfield Community Theater; Mary Jane Glawe: visual artist; Nancy Goettl: adjunct faculty at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Sara Krassin: arts administration for the Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota; Joe McCabe: St James City Manager, volunteer with the Saint James Community Theater; Lill Robinson: retired Language Arts teacher, volunteer with Blue Earth Community Theater; Paula Scheffler: substitute teacher in LeSueur; Melanie Schmidt: high school speech coach, Program Director for Mankato Community Education; Bonnie Taplin: volunteer with Interlaken Heritage Days Festival in Fairmont; Elizabeth Traxler: teacher, director and playwright; Gina Wenger: professor at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Greg Wilkins: Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University, Mankato.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with Springfield Community Theater; Mary Jane Glawe: visual artist; Nancy Goettl: adjunct faculty at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Sara Krassin: arts administration for the ChildrenÆs Museum of Southern Minnesota; Joe McCabe: St James City Manager, volunteer with the Saint James Community Theater; Craig Nelson: business management and information technology; Lill Robinson: retired Language Arts teacher, volunteer with Blue Earth Community Theater; Melanie Schmidt: high school speech coach and Program Director for Mankato Community Education; Bonnie Taplin: volunteer with Interlaken Heritage Days Festival in Fairmont; Elizabeth Traxler: teacher, director, playwright; Gina Wenger: professor at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Greg Wilkins: Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University, Mankato.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2013 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

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

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Education

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$3,500

Other Funds Leveraged

$1,990

Direct expenses

$5,490

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The number of Minnesotans who are engaged in arts education and learning opportunities increases. The quality and types of arts education and learning opportunities in our region, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases.We will evaluate its Elder’s Celebration Program by video/audio recordings; surveys from elders, students, artists, community, and staff; data collected; staff and artist discussions. Staff will create the surveys, distribute them, and tabulate the results. The surveys will be created and changed from year to year according to the results from staff and artist discussions.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The number of Minnesotans who are engaged in arts education and learning opportunities increased. The quality and types of arts education and learning opportunities in our region, and the organizations or venues that offer them increased.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Sharon Ehrich, Dan Brown, Jenn Wartman, Nick Pollack, Kristine Schwartz, Kristen Strauss, Terry Kroehler

Project Manager

Terry

Kroehler

Green Isle Community School

190 McGrann St PO Box 277

Green Isle

55338-0277