FY 2006 Grantees
Arts In Education
Organizational Support
Number of grants: 21
Total dollars granted: $ 120,000
The
American Composers Forum, Saint Paul
$1,625; to support the Composer in the Schools program that
provides year-long instruction in composition to high school
students
ArtStart,
Saint Paul
$2,825; to support visual arts residences that integrate environment
and culture
Ballet
of the Dolls, Minneapolis
$2,175; to support dance and theater school residencies
Center for Hmong
Arts and Talent, Saint Paul
$4,850; to support CHAT's Residency Program that uses Western
art forms to enhance understanding of Hmong culture and increase
multicultural learning
The Children's
Theatre Company, Minneapolis
$8,075; to support weekly storytelling/acting/writing workshops
in elementary school classrooms throughout the school year
COMPAS,
Saint Paul
$14,150; to support Writers & Artists in the Schools,
a program that provides young people with hands-on experiences
with professional artists
Guthrie
Theater, Minneapolis
$1,200; to support Schools on Stage—teaching students
playwriting, movement, and critical thinking skills through
contact with resident artists
In
the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre,
Minneapolis
$3,650; to teach the process of creating puppet and mask productions
Illusion
Theater and School, Minneapolis
$4,050; to support school residencies and peer education training
programs in theater
In Progress,
Saint Paul
$15,350; to teach the media arts (video storytelling, photography,
and writing) through residencies for children
Intermedia
Arts Minnesota, Minneapolis
$1,625; to support Talking Suitcases/Moving Lives, a residency
series that teaches students about human rights and immigration
issues through the artwork and stories of immigrant artists
MacPhail Center
for Music, Minneapolis
$3,225; to support music education residencies lasting one
to eight weeks for grades K-12 in instruments, musical journeys,
and music therapy
The Minnesota Opera,
Minneapolis
$4,050; to support coOPERA-tion!, a program the brings professional
singers from The Minnesota Opera into middle and high school
classrooms throughout Minnesota
Northern
Clay Center, Minneapolis
$2,425; to support multiweek clay residencies that are interdisciplinary,
linking clay classes to curricula in other subject areas
Ordway Center for
the Performing Arts, Saint Paul
$1,000; to support Public Art Project, a ten-week residency
program that merges the literary and visual arts together
in public art sculpture
Pillsbury
House Theatre, Minneapolis
$8,900; to conduct residencies in schools that serve low income
or at risk youth
SteppingStone
Theatre for Youth Development, Saint Paul
$6,475; to support theater residencies tailored to meet the
needs of individual schools and school populations
VocalEssence,
Minneapolis
$10,100; to support a residency program that focuses on African-American
artistic contributions to our shared cultural experience
Young Audiences of
Minnesota, Saint Paul
$12,125; to support residency programs in various arts disciplines
that are custom designed to meet the needs of individual schools
Youth
Performance Company, Minneapolis
$4,850; to support residencies that incorporate theater activities
and performance with dance, music, visual, and technical arts
Zenon Dance
Company and School, Minneapolis
$7,275; to sponsor master classes, interactive lecture/demonstrations,
and dance education residencies
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