Arts Learning
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$25,949
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Free Arts Minnesota
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2016
End Date
August 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview
Arts Learning
Project Details
Free Arts Minnesota will partner with Rogue Citizen and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts on Markings: High Art, Low Tech, a sustainable and accessible arts learning program for 100 at-risk Twin Cities youth.
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. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Akosua Addo, Dr.: Associate professor of music, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities; Alison Good: Former commercial artist, educator and administrator; active community volunteer; Robert Gurrola: Attorney; digital media producer and music composer; music educator; Diana Joseph: Author; associate professor of English at Minnesota State University Mankato; Peter Spooner: Former curator, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth; Yang Yang: Visual artist; program assistant, Saint Paul Public Schools
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2016 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Education
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$25,949
Other Funds Leveraged
$5,802
Direct expenses
$31,751
Administration costs
$3,814
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Youth will gain access to professional artists, tools, and techniques and learn to continue artistic practice with free and local resources. Surveys of youth, staff, mentors and artists measure program efficacy, participants’ increased resiliency and positive youth development. The results will guide future programs.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Through the project funded by this grant, Free Arts provided arts learning programming to 132 underserved youth from the Twin Cities. We used surveys of volunteers, Rogue Citizen, facility staff, and youth to evaluate the programs efficacy. We also gathered testimonials and had Free Arts staff perform site visits. We were very successful in achieving our outcome through this project.
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Jane Hopkins Gould, Keith Kozerski, Eric Britt, Paul Braun, Pat Courtemanche, Peter Ekberg, Erinn Farrell, Rhonda Hansford, Mary Ann Heine, Marcia Lockman, Lynn Maaske, Jeff Putnam, Carol Smith
Project Manager
First Name
Jonathan
Last Name
Bellefeuille
Organization Name
Free Arts Minnesota
Street Address
400 1st Ave N Ste 518
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55401
Phone
(612) 824-2787
Email
jon@freeartsminnesota.org
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