Arts Learning

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$98,874

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

City of Maplewood

Recipient Type

Local/Regional Government

Status

Completed

Start Date

September 2015

End Date

August 2016

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Ramsey

Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

The City of Maplewood will work with Z Puppets Rosenschnoz to launch Kid City, creative task forces of ten- to twelve-year-olds that will learn how to use clowning, puppetry, and improvisation to bring diverse cultural communities together.

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

Alyssa Baguss: Arts programming coordinator, Three Rivers Park District/Silverwood Park; visual artist; Scott Bean: Retired elementary art teacher; practicing artist; David Beard: Associate professor of rhetoric, writing studies department, University of Minnesota, Duluth; Jeffrey Bleam: Chair, department of theatre and film studies, Saint Cloud State University; Joan Eisenreich: Retired director, Mankato Public Schools Community Education and Recreation program; Robert Ouren, Dr.: Retired music educator

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

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

$98,874

Other Funds Leveraged

$15,083

Direct expenses

$113,957

Administration costs

$12,960

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The city facilitates cross-cultural collaboration and arts participation through multidisciplinary youth programming. Quantitative measurements of participant demographics of Laughter Lab and Kid Council workshops and culminating events. 2: Participants learn socially relevant applications of theater skills using the power of playfulness. In surveys and in interviews, participants demonstrate understanding of the connection between arts activities and social/cultural issues.

Measurable Outcome(s)

KID CITY multidisciplinary arts programs involved cross-cultural collaboration and participants reflected Maplewood's culturally diverse population. Wilder Foundation used multiple methods to evaluate KID CITY programs, including: written surveys at events and embedded into the Laughter Museums, two focus groups: teen video team and artists, city staff and community advisors. Direct observation of Kid Council, using the Youth Quality Assessment tool. Additionally, Z Puppets artist team did a program-end reflection, and the Fairview Alternative High School teacher lead a discussion with his students to elicit their feedback. 2: Participants created, performed and responded to puppetry, physical comedy and improvisation to explore cross cultural collaboration in Maplewood. Wilder Foundation used multiple methods to evaluate KID CITY programs, including: written surveys at events and embedded into the Laughter Museums, two focus groups: teen video team and artists, city staff and community advisors. Direct observation of Kid Council, using the Youth Quality Assessment tool. Additionally, Z Puppets artist team did a program-end reflection, and the Fairview Alternative High School teacher lead a discussion with his students to elicit their feedback.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Mayor Nora Slawik, Kathleen Juenemann, Marylee Abrams, Bob Cardinal, Marv Koppen, Tou Xiong, Bryan Smith

Project Manager

DuWayne

Konewko

City of Maplewood

1830 County Rd B E

Maplewood

55109

(651) 249-2000