Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$68,070
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 2016
End Date
April 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Ramsey
Project Overview
Arts Learning
Project Details
One Heart/Many Voices will engage students at Mississippi Creative Arts Elementary in the creation of poetry, music, puppets, and theater. The project is led by eight Interact teaching artists and seven coteaching artists with disabilities, over three wee
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
Yes
Conflict of Interest Contact
Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600
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
$68,070
Other Funds Leveraged
$11,304
Direct expenses
$79,374
Administration costs
$0
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 and classroom teachers meet weekly and at project-end to evaluate students overall involvement, satisfaction with the work, understanding of new skills, and progress on generating ideas and material for the final performance. 2: Perform: Students, Artist Teachers and Classroom Teachers collaborate to create a play that will be presented to entire school and general public. Interact, classroom teachers, school leadership and other stakeholders meet to evaluate impact of the play - did students use their learning and enjoy the experience? Did families attend and find value? Did community participate?

Measurable Outcome(s)

Students gained skills in visual and theater arts, worked collaboratively, and created a final theater production. Interact teaching artists met with classroom teachers before, during, and after the project to discuss findings. We collected anecdotal evaluation from parents and community members during the post-performance feast. 2: We created a performance that invited the entire student body, families, and community members. Much of our learning about this performance goal came through anecdotal conversations among audience members after the show. We evaluated students’ satisfaction through a raised-hands method (usually with lots of cheers) in our wrap-up session.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Robert Spikings, Karin Schurrer-Erickson, Maaja Kern, Sally Hebson, Jeanie Watson, Jeanne Calvit, Lori Leavitt, Patricia Bachmeier, Ann Leming
Project Manager
First Name
Jeanne
Last Name
Calvit
Organization Name
Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts AKA Interact
Street Address
1860 Minnehaha Ave W
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55104
Phone
(651) 209-3575
Email
sandydotmoore@gmail.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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