2003 Grant Recipient List
Arts In Education
K-12 Arts Challenge
Minnesota
Big Fork Elementary, Big Fork
$2,161; Dance residency with Terrence Smith teaching and leading
age appropriate,
multicultural, gender fair, disability aware folk dance
Cloquet Senior High, Cloquet
$2,500; Visual art residency with metalsmith Marcia McEachron
on the creation of a
public sculpture incorporating the theme of peace and tranquility
Jefferson Elementary, Willmar
$2,375; Residency with Margo McCreary to create masks, use
whole body movement,
age appropriate literature, and music to integrate arts learning
La Crescent-Hokah Elementary, La Crescent
$2,500; Sean Brown will work with 120 fourth grade students
on story writing and storytelling
Lakes Area Charter School, Osakis
$2,500; Visual artist Roxann Sorenson will conduct an extended
residency focusing on student experiential and project-based
learning
Laporte Elementary School, Laporte
$2,038; Ross Sutter will work with elementary students and
teachers to explore
songs, dances, and stories from their grandparents and ancestors
Lincoln Elementary, Faribault
$1,520; Perrin Boyd will work with fifth graders using narrative
writing and creative clowning
Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Middle School, Long Prairie
$2,500; Visual artist John Acosta will work with students
on a multicultural wall mural
McGregor Elementary, McGregor
$2,500; Residency with Mick LaBriola, students will learn
traditional hand drumming
techniques and will celebrate cultural diversity
Minnesota New Country School, Henderson
$2,375; Kim Bovee will teach a core group of students oil
painting
Minnesota State Academy for the Blind, Faribault
$2,500; Residency with Perrin Boyd to integrate theater arts
in a meaningful learning
experience for children who are blind and disabled
Minnewaska Area Schools, Glenwood
$2,500; Music and dance residency with Christopher Yeager,
students will learn and perform a variety of rhythms and dances
from other cultures
Montgomery-Lonsdale High School, Montgomery
$2,211; Kim Bovee will work with biology students to develop
observational skills
and creative expression through various drawing exercises
Morris Area Elementary School, Morris
$1,500; Residency with author Laine Cunningham in which students
focus on creative
writing using traditional Australian Aboriginal story paintings
as a tool
Mountain Lake Community Education, Mountain Lake
$2,325; Visual arts residency with Elizabeth Manfredi, students
will work on a mural project to celebrate the 100 year anniversary
of Mountain Lake Public School
Ridgeway Community School, Houston
$2,164; Residency with dancer Terrance Smith to expose students
to folk art dancing
Rochester Montessori School, Rochester
$2,500; Sean Brown will lead K-6 students through the stages
of storytelling
Swanville High School, Swanville
$2,500; Residency with theater artists Doulas Scholz-Carlson
and Elizabeth Dwyer to work with
English and drama students to develop dramatic scenes for
the community
Tri-County Public Schools, Karlstad
$1,643; Writer-in-residence Julia Klatt Singer will provide
students in grades 5 - 8 with the opportunity to learn from
and create prose
Triton Primary School, Dodge Center
$2,500; Residency with Rita Mustaphi, a cultural journey encompassing
the diversity of Indian landscapes, habitats, people, language,
culture, and dance
Organizational Support
ArtStart, Saint Paul
$3,936
CLIMB Theatre Company, Inver Grove Heights
$11,329
COMPAS, Saint Paul
$26,402
Galumph Performance Troupe, Minneapolis
$4,705
In the Heart of the Beast Theatre, Minneapolis
$5,665
Illusion Theater and School, Minneapolis
$9,409
Intermedia Arts Minnesota, Minneapolis
$9,409
The Jungle Theater, Minneapolis
$4,705
MacPhail Center for the Arts, Minneapolis
$7,969
The Minnesota Opera Company, Minneapolis
$16,994
Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis
$7,489
Saint Louis County Heritage and Arts Center, Duluth
$9,409
SASE: The Write Place, Minneapolis
$8,449
Stages Theatre Company, Inc., Hopkins
$4,705
The SteppingStone Theatre, Saint Paul
$9,409
Young Audiences of Minnesota, Saint Paul
$23,522
Zenon Dance Company and School, Minneapolis
$16,994
School Support
Acorn Dual Language Community Academy, Saint Paul
$3,000; Visual arts residency with Jan Elftmann focusing on
discarded and collected objects as the medium for producing
sculpture
Adams Spanish Immersion Magnet, Saint Paul
$4,200; Muralist Lori Greene will conduct a residency to create
a mosaic mural based on indigenous mask arts of the Americas
Armatage Community School, Minneapolis
$8,764; Danielle Daniel and T. Mychael Rambo will give students
an opportunity to develop trust in their peers through a theater
arts residency
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City Schools, Grove City
$7,385; Dancer Terrance Smith, visual artist Del Bey, and
writer Laine Cunningham will conduct residencies to expand
art experiences at two elementary schools
Bancroft Elementary, Minneapolis
$8,200; Leo Lara will explore the concept of sequence through
Latin American/Andean songs/dances and Joan Griffith will
trace historic rhythms/melodies of music
Clara Barton Open School, Minneapolis
$940; Photographer Barry Kleider will conduct a residency
titled "Picturing Family”
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Elementary, Belgrade
$2,260; Sean Brown will provide skills for students to discover
their own stories/abilities via storytelling, drawing, movement,
and writing
Buffalo High School, Buffalo
$2,000; Comprehensive Arts Planning Program (CAPP) grant
Burroughs Community School, Minneapolis
$2,250; Photographer Barry Kleider and visual artist Marie
Olofsdotter will conduct residencies on themes of change,
transition, moving, and portability
Byron Public Schools, Byron
$4,000; Artist Ross Sutter will work with sixth graders to
collect oral histories, and to appreciate cultural context
through music and dance
Centerpoint Elementary, White Bear Lake
$2,871; Visual artist Duane Barnhart will conduct a residency
using cartooning art skills to communicate ideas and stories
Climax High School, Climax
$2,000; Comprehensive Arts Planning Program (CAPP) grant
Columbus Elementary, Forest Lake
$3,088; Theater artist Rhonda Lund will conduct a residency
around the theme "Our World Through New Eyes" utilizing
mask making
Katherine Curren Elementary School, Hopkins
$1,062; Poet Sheila O'Connor will conduct a literary arts
residency
Fairview Elementary School, Mora
$2,000; Comprehensive Arts Planning Program (CAPP) grant
Fergus Falls Public Schools, Fergus Falls
$2,000; Comprehensive Arts Planning Program (CAPP) grant
Fine Arts Interdisciplinary Resource (FAIR) School, Crystal
$1,755; Dance/theater artist Stuart Pimsler will conduct a
residency focusing on connecting dance/theater to core academic
curriculum
Garfield Elementary School, Brainerd
$1,300; Storytelling residency with Sean Brown
Gatewood Elementary, Minnetonka
$5,000; Rhonda Lund, Leo Lara, Christopher Yeager, and Mary
Jo Pauly will conduct residencies using storytelling, music,
dance, and book arts
Highland Elementary, Apple Valley
$4,706; Ross Sutter will teach song and dance; Ruth Waukazo
will teach Anishinabe beadwork, and Margo McCreary will teach
puppetry
J J. Hill Montessori Magnet School, Saint Paul
$5,000; Musician Leo Lara will help students create instruments
and explore South American music and culture; media artist
Nicole Erdmann will help students use computer technology
in literature
Peter Hobart Primary Center, Saint Louis Park
$5,900; Visual artist Del Bey will lead students in individual
and group fabric painting projects
Kelliher Public Schools, Kelliher
$3,849; Visual artist Susan Warner will work with K-12 students
on a clay tile mural
Kenny Community School, Minneapolis
$7,746; Self expression and communication residencies with
poet Sheila O'Connor, cartoonist Duane Barnhart, musician
Ross Sutter, theater artist Perrin Boyd, and ceramic artist
Susan Warner
Kenwood Elementary, Minneapolis
$5,060; Visual arts residency using oral traditions of India
with artist Gita Kar
Kimball Elementary, Kimball
$1,900; Ceramics artist Linda Moraal will conduct a two-week
residency that will focus on the development of students'
skill manipulating clay
Lafayette High School, Red Lake Falls
$2,000; Comprehensive Arts Planning Program (CAPP) grant
Lake Harriet Community School, Minneapolis
$3,307; Margaret Rozycki will conduct a residency focused
on theater arts and mask making
Linwood A+ Elementary, Saint Paul
$2,909; Composer Raymond Berg will work with students to create
an original musical theater production
Long Prairie Elementary, Long Prairie
$3,600; Visual artist John Acosta will conduct a three-week
residency focused on mural painting and illustration
Marcy Open School, Minneapolis
$3,910; George Griffiths will conduct a photography residency
around the theme of relationships, exploring the science of
light as it relates to visual relationships of people
and objects in their space
McLeod West High School, Brownton
$2,566; Poet and author John Minczeski will deliver a sense
of excitement and discovery through a week-long poetry residency
Merritt Elementary School, Mountain Iron
$2,000; Comprehensive Arts Planning Program (CAPP) grant
Montevideo Public Schools, Montevideo
$3,550; Florence Dacey will conduct a residency focused on
integrating poetry with environmental awareness and learning
Park Spanish Immersion School, Saint Louis Park
$7,000; Muralist Susan Warner, mask maker Marie Olofsdotter,
and musician Leo Lara will provide interdisciplinary residencies
of Latin-American and African cultures
Powderhorn Community School, Minneapolis
$8,048; Drummer Chico Perez and dancer Roxane Wallace will
conduct a residency on building community through West African
and Afro-Cuban drumming and dance
Ramsey International Fine Arts Center, Minneapolis
$3,164; Leo Lara will provide a cross-genre understanding
of music, dance, song, and culture of the African and Spanish
blend of influences in Latin America
Red Lake High School, Red Lake
$6,085; Media artist Kristine Sorensen will create a video
arts production to honor the preservation of Red Lake’s
cultural history through storytelling
Red Rock Central Elementary, Lamberton
$2,000; Comprehensive Arts Planning Program (CAPP) grant
Saint Charles Elementary, St. Charles
$2,000; Comprehensive Arts Planning Program (CAPP) grant
The Saint Paul Family Learning Center, Saint Paul
$3,350; Photographer Barry Kleider will conduct a residency
in which students learn photography as a medium for self-expression
and deepen their awareness of community
Sheridan Global Arts and Communications School, Minneapolis
$13,000; Ilene Mojsilov, Maria Olofsdotter, Denise Walker,
Susan Boeckmann, Sayer Frey, Sowah Mensah, Amelie Collins,
Amanda Degener, and Edwin Beylerian will conduct residencies
on the theme, “Where I Am From”
Alice Smith Elementary, Hopkins
$4,660; Rita Mustaphi, Linda Bruning, Danielle Daniel, and
Maria Olofsdotter will collaborate on an all-school celebration
of arts and literacy
Southside Family School, Minneapolis
$4,000; Media artist Mike Hazard will conduct a three-week
residency that teaches the art of video production and focuses
on peacemaking activities
Stevens Elementary, Dawson
$12,801; Duane Barnhart, Rhonda Lund, Linda Bruning, Florence
Dacey, Timothy Hassenstein, and Ruth Waukazo will work with
students in theater arts, literary arts, drawing, storytelling,
mask making, and collage
The Studio Academy, Saint Charles
$2,000; Comprehensive Arts Planning Program (CAPP) grant
Anne Sullivan Communication Center, Minneapolis
$5,200; Theater artists T. Mychael Rambo, Margo McCreary,
and Linda Bruning will conduct residencies in performance/scriptwriting,
puppets, and storytelling
Tuttle Community School, Minneapolis
$4,350; Dancer Christopher Yaeger will teach ethnic dance
from world cultures
Wadena-Deer Creek Elementary, Wadena
$1,700; Clowning artist Perrin Boyd will conduct a residency
focusing on creative dramatics, movement, and clowning
Webster Magnet Elementary, Saint Paul
$9,720; Musician Sowah Mensah will lead a residency on West
African culture, teaching percussion and vocal techniques
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