Arts in the Schools

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$900

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Adrian High School

Recipient Type

K-12 Education

Status

Completed

Start Date

December 2011

End Date

May 2012

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Nobles

Project Overview

Field Trip to Mankato Art Galleries

Project Details

Field Trip to Mankato Art Galleries.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Roberta Trooien: musician, author, professor of composition and literature, choir director; Kurt Schulz: actor, writer, cofounder of the 4 Shadow Theatre Company, board member at Magnolia Musical Theatre Company; Mary Kay Frisvold: actor, musician, member of Prairie Arts Chorale, church choir, and Tracy and Marshall community bands; Jean Replinger: emeritus professor of health and physical education at Southwest Minnesota State University, musician, editor, board member for Marshall Area Fine Arts Council; Verna Patrick: retired music educator, member of the Willmar Area Symphony Orchestra and Pens and Brushes writing club; Linda Neugebauer: music educator, member of the Grassroots Theatre; Mary Jane Mardesen: author, theater director, speech/theater/English instructor at Minnesota West Community and Technical College.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Deb Larson: artist, project manager for Art Meander, Vice President of Big Stone Arts Council; Paul Grupe: instrumental and vocal teacher at Jackson County Schools, theater/musical director at Jackson County Arts Guilds; Jane Link: artist, board member at Milan Village Arts School and the Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: former K-12 art teacher, co owner of First Floral-Hallmark, hand bell choir member; Connie Feig: board member at the Willmar Area Arts Council and Minnesota Gerontological Society; Paula Nemes: Vice President of the Marshall Area Stage Company, musician, community theater participant, Lyon County arts organizations activist; Kurt Schulz: actor, writer, cofounder of the 4 Shadow Theatre Company, board member at Magnolia Musical Theatre Company; Susan Marco: author, English and creative writing teacher at Dassel-Cokato High School, Fine Arts Committee member at Dassel-Cokato Public Schools; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member at the Prairie Music Association and the Prairie Oasis Players; Ellen Copperud: retired teacher of language arts, literary arts activist, coach, and event organizer, board member at the Historic Dayton House, liberal arts advisory board member at Minnesota West Community College; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, author, community theater participant, adjunct instructor of English at Southwest Minnesota State University, art instructor for the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council; Tamara Isfeld: visual artist, art teacher for Renville County West Schools, planning committee member for Meander - Upper Minnesota River Valley Art Crawl, board member at Granite Arts Council and Renville Friends of the Arts; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Treasurer of Rock County Fine Arts Association, board member of Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County, planning committee member for Art Rocks in Luverne, owner of Playing in the Mud Studio, arts festival organizer; Sydney Massee: artist, quilter, theatre assistant, community organization activist, board member for Lac qui Parle Valley Schools; Patricia Enger: visual artist, musician, gallery technician and curator for the William Whipple Gallery at Southwest Minnesota State University, exhibit curator for Fallen Angel Gallery; Randy Meyer: artist, farmer, art teacher for local and home schools, treasurer for the First Lutheran Church, board member for Lac qui Parle Mutual Insurance Company; Kate Aydin: Spanish instructor for 25 years, board member for the Lincoln County Pioneer Museum and Hendricks Community Foundation and Norwegian Heritage Committee.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Yes

Project Details: 2012 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Education

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$900

Other Funds Leveraged

$100

Direct expenses

$1,000

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Goal is to get Adrian High School students excited about visiting art galleries and viewing artwork in person, exposing them to contemporary artwork and art gallery spaces, and showing students who really love art classes that there are other individuals outside their own community that enjoy making and exhibiting their artwork. Students will understand that there is a place for their artwork even after the high school art room. Articles in the paper and art show will help the community understand the importance of the art program and how their tax money is being spent in a positive way.Students will be asked to fill out a survey after the field trip. A community member survey will be conducted at the end-of-year art show.

Measurable Outcome(s)

This project opened a lot of my students' eyes to different kinds of artwork and careers in the arts. When the students returned to the classroom, I could definitely sense a renewed interest in their work. Students stated to see art in new ways not just l

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Mark Lonneman, Jeff Tweet, Ed Lenz, David Bullerman, Lisa Kruger, Robert Kunkel Jr., Chris Wolf

Project Manager

Tim

Christensen

Adrian High School

415 Kentucky Ave

Adrian

56110