Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$60,750
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Lyndale Neighborhood Association
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2015
End Date
August 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview
Arts Learning
Project Details
Lyndale neighborhood community will come together to design and create a large outdoor mural on the playground wall of Lyndale Community School under the artistic direction of muralist Greta McLain.
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
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
$60,750
Other Funds Leveraged
$7,030
Direct expenses
$67,780
Administration costs
$6,000
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Lyndale students will demonstrate increased confidence in their artistic abilities. Project events will draw participation of a diverse slice of Lyndale School families and neighbors. We will know we accomplished our goal if students are able to teach and demonstrate a high quality art creation process. Project organizers will keep attendance at events, tracking both numbers and diversity.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The project created a 2,300 square foot mural for the Lyndale Community School; over 500 students and 400+ community members helped design and fabricate. Numbers were kept at community design and paint party events. Students were verbally surveyed: Pre: asked what a mural was, asked if they had ever worked on a mural before, and asked if they had seen murals in their community. Post: the same questions with huge positive response: Yes to understanding what a mural is, yes to greater awareness of murals and public art in their neighborhood/city/community, and yes to having painted a mural! 2: Lyndale students learned mural techniques and participated in the design and fabrication of a professional grade mural for their school. Numbers and over all demographic participation were kept for each event. Students were asked to help teach and guide mural painting at community paint parties. As they stepped up as teachers of their new mural skills, they showed not only their increased art ability but also pride/authority in that knowledge. This demonstrated their increased confidence in their artistic abilities.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Robert Dahlstrom, Frank Alarcon, Amy Michielle Freeman, Devin Hogan, Jen Chilstrom, John Berrigan, Ed Janezich, Yasmin Banishoraka, Danda Haji, Douglas Herkenhoff, Maria Perez
Project Manager
First Name
Aryca
Last Name
Myers
Organization Name
Lyndale Neighborhood Association
Street Address
3537 Nicollet Ave S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Phone
(612) 824-9402
Email
aryca@lyndale.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
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