Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
StoryArk
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
May 2020
End Date
October 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Washington
Washington
Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

Summer Creative Writing Intensive for Youth

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Craig Dunn: Arts Accessibility Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Professional; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Coordinator of Community Programs; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Alexandra Nicome: Education, Youth Programming, Artistic; Chavonn Williams Shen: Artistic, Youth Programming, Education; Christie Owens: Education, Disabilities/Accessibility Specialist, Youth Programming; Flordelino Lagundino: Artistic, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Marketing/Audience Development; Houa Lor: Artistic, Audience Development / Marketing, Computer Systems / Web Design; Teresa Perez: Computer Systems / Web Design, Artistic, Organizational Development; Vivia Alfifuson: Artistic, Marketing/Audience Development, Program Development.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Education

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$2,500
Direct expenses
$12,500
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

90% of students will develop their own writing projects, and 75% of students will seek to have their work published in the Boom Site Magazine and/or the StoryArk Network podcast. In addition, 100% of students will indicate that they feel included as a part of a community of writers. We will use two survey methods: 1) Fist-to-five to ask participants to rank each meeting experience from fist (bad) to five fingers (best) and adjust accordingly based on the feedback; 2) Formative and summative student surveys to assess student writing knowledge and determine what worked best, what could be stronger, and the three main lessons learned. In addition, we will consider attendance trajectory and the amount of content produced for the StoryArk Network podcast and Boom Site Literary Magazine.

Measurable Outcome(s)

100% of students stated they had more skills to create a story through their chosen literary medium now than they did at the beginning of the Creative Writing Intensive. Students stated they learned how to come up with ideas, the value of deadlines, how to collaborate with others, the ability to write in different genres and more. 100% also felt a part of a community of writers.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Beverly Petrie, Michael Smith, Jim Link, Renee Cveykus, Steve Forseth, Julie Finch
Project Manager
First Name
Stephani
Last Name
Atkins
Organization Name
StoryArk
Street Address
640 Main St N Ste 34
City
Stillwater
State
MN
Zip Code
55082
Phone
(651) 351-0804
Email
steph@storyark.org
Administered By
Administered by
Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
Email the Agency
Location

PO Box 14106
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 

Phone
Project Manager: Kathy Mouacheupao
651-645-0402
Email the Agency