Arts Learning

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$6,304

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Mounds View Community Education

Recipient Type

K-12 Education

Status

Completed

Start Date

August 2013

End Date

June 2014

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Ramsey

Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

Funding for the African Music Ensemble to expand offerings to middle school students and provide a year-long residency with Master Ghanaian Drummer Sowah Mensah.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Executive Director of Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director at Roseville Parks and Recreation; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Libraries Director; Bethany Brunsell: music teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Erika Eklund: HGA Architects; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: consultant, grant writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: vocal performer; Dameun Strange: composer, performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Michelle Woster: administration, audience development; Shelley Quiala: education; Becka Rahn: education, administration; Josh Wise: administration; Barry Kleider: artistic, education; Leah Ritz: youth programming, education, community education; Scott Artley: community service, organizational development, disabilities specialist; Rachel Davies: artistic, audience development, administration.

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

$6,304

Other Funds Leveraged

$1,972

Direct expenses

$8,276

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Expand access to a music program by making it available to all middle school students in Mounds View in line with school district priorities to extend arts offerings. Through experiential learning, students will learn an ethnically specific art form, thereby broadening and deepening their context for diversity as well as gaining musical skills.Impact surveys to participants, audiences, and key program personnel twice quarterly. Tracking enrollment numbers, attendance, and performance requests.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Thirty-seven middle school students received instruction and performance experience in African drumming that was connected to their STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) curriculum. Specific impact on student achievement could not be determined by the end of the project.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Karl Brown, Bev Tri, Greg Herder, Jill Arendt, Dan Hoverman

Project Manager

Greg

Herder

Mounds View Community Education

Pike Lake Education Center 2101 NW 14th St

New Brighton

55112