Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$64,195
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts AKA Interact
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2014
End Date
March 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Carver
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Scott
Washington
Anoka
Carver
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Scott
Washington
Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

One Heart/Many Voices promotes inclusion for people with disabilities and celebrates diversity. Seven teaching artists and ten coteachers with disabilities will create theater with ninety 3rd graders and special ed students for three weeks, providing skill-building workshops and a public performance.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Melinda Breva: Development manager, Franconia Sculpture Park; Robert Cline: Adjunct faculty member, architectural technologies and AutoCAD, Rochester Community and Technical College; architect and community volunteer; Abraham Hunter: Collaborative pianist, founder of Loon Opera Company; Brian Jose: Executive director, fine arts programming, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John’s University; Peter Morales: Sculptor of large-scale outdoor pieces; former visiting artist, University of Minnesota, and Jerome Fellow; Susan Potvin: Middle school band director, Salk Middle School; percussionist; Pat Samples: Lifelong learning coordinator, Ebenezer; cofounder and former director of ARTSAGE; Loretta Simonet: Musician with award-winning folk music duo, Curtis and Loretta; John Thew: Managing director, Theater Latte Da|Robert Thomas, Associate director of development, Great River Shakespeare Festival

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Education

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$64,195
Other Funds Leveraged
$28,200
Direct expenses
$92,395
Administration costs
$8,496
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Create: Arts learners acquire skills, work in collaboration, and create a cohesive work based on stories that emerge as part of learning process. Interact teachers and classroom teachers will meet weekly and at the end of the project to evaluate students overall involvement, satisfaction with the work, evidence they understand how to use new skills, and that they are making progress on generating ideas and material for the final performance. 2: Perform: Students and Teachers will collaborate in creating a play that will be presented to school and general public. Interact teachers will meet with classroom teachers, school leadership and other invited stakeholders to evaluate impact of the play - did students use their learning, did they enjoy the experience. Interact will provide a written survey for the public audience and will collate results, providing report to the school.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Over 90 third-grade students acquired skills in theater, in working in collaboration, and in creating a cohesive storyline and performance. 2: Together, we created a play that was presented for students, school staff, families and community members.

Source of Additional Funds

Other

Recipient Board Members
Jeanne Calvit, Sally Hebson, Linda Myers-Shelton, Jeanie Watson, Robert Spikings, Karin Schurrer-Erickson
Source of Additional Funds

local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Jeanne
Last Name
Calvit
Organization Name
Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts AKA Interact
Street Address
212 3rd Ave N Ste 140
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55401-1434
Phone
(612) 339-5145x 12
Email
jeanne@interactcenter.com
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
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