The following is a list of awarded projects sorted by the county of affiliation. Organization websites are included when available as a way to get more information about the groups and awarded projects.
Dakota County
Ebenezer Ridges Campus $10,000
www.fairviewebenezer.org
Funding to host Kairos Alive! Dance Theater for a 16-week dance, music, and storytelling residency with seniors at Arbors at Ridges Assisted Living in Burnsville.
Hennepin County
Bedlam Theatre $10,000
www.bedlamtheatre.org
Funding for Bedlam yoU, a series of workshops and master classes with specific activities focused on Native American and East African young adults.
Creatives for Causes dba Art Buddies $10,000
www.artbuddies.org
Funding for the Art Buddies program pairing 80 creative mentors one-on-one with 80 low-income students ages 8 to 11 in the Community Education After-School program at Whittier International Elementary School in Minneapolis during fall 2013.
EDIT $7,200
edittheworld.org
Funding for the Awareness Through Performance program, a summer theater program for low-income youth in partnership with Urban Ventures and the Children's Theatre Company and culminating in a public performance in mid July 2013.
Indonesian Performing Arts Assoc. of MN dba Sumunar $9,200
www.sumunar.org
Funding for a 15-day arts residency teaching Javanese gamelan, traditional dance, and shadow puppetry to 7th and 8th grade students at Linwood Monroe Arts Plus School in St. Paul.
Kairos Alive! $10,000
www.kairosdance.org
Funding to bring Dancing Heart™, a Gospel, Jazz, and Blues residency program, to the Thomas T. Feeney Manor in North Minneapolis beginning in fall 2013.
Minneapolis Pops Orchestra Association $10,000
www.mplspops.org
Funding for the fourth season of Kids Play, a free year-round music mentoring program for high school orchestra students beginning in July 2013.
Obsidian Arts $10,000
www.obsidianartscenter.org
Funding for Black Art=Who, Why, When, and Where, an arts adventure project that engages participants in learning about Black art movements through workshops, studio visits, and site visits to public artworks starting in October 2013.
Photography at the Center $6,640
www.photographyatthecenter.org
Funding for a nine-week photojournalism project led by former Star Tribune photojournalist Judy Griesedieck, for 4th grade students at Moreland Arts and Health Sciences Magnet School in St. Paul.
Phyllis Wheatley Community Center $9,000
www.pwccenter.org
Funding for the 2013 Explorers Program, providing youth ages 5 to 13 the opportunity to learn about health and wellness through art with a culminating interactive community parade and neighborhood celebration on August 6, 2013.
Plymouth Christian Youth Center $10,000
pcyc-mpls.org
Funding for ArtHeals, classes in digital media and hip-hop literacy during the 2013-2014 school year at the PYC Arts and Tech High School in Minneapolis.
Upstream Arts, Inc. $10,000
www.upstreamarts.org
Funding for arts residencies in 20 Minneapolis public school special education classrooms, serving students with cognitive, developmental, emotional, behavioral and physical disabilities, during the 2013-2014 school year.
Weavers Guild of Minnesota $10,000
www.weaversguildmn.org
Funding for weaving, spinning, and fiber-related classes for people of all skill levels offered through the Bloomington Theatre and Art Center, the American Swedish Institute, and the Lyngblomsten senior center in fall 2013.
Ramsey County
Arcata Press dba Saint Paul Almanac $10,000
www.saintpaulalmanac.org
Funding for the Community Editor Apprenticeship Project during which 21 community editors from St. Paul will experience a 14-week apprenticeship in literary arts from October 2013 to February 2014.
Center for Hmong Arts and Talent $10,000
http://www.aboutchat.org
Funding for the Art Saves Us "Making the Band" program, in which youth participants learn guitar basics, percussion, vocals, and musical collaboration with a culminating final showcase in September 2013.
In Progress $7,700
inprogress.org
Funding for Digital Me, a comprehensive, after-school digital arts learning program for 5th to 8th grade students who have fallen behind in core academic areas at Farnsworth Aerospace School and The Community School of Excellence during the 2013-2014 school year.
Nautilus Music-Theater $10,000
www.nautilusmusictheater.org
Funding for the Composer-Librettist Studio, a 16-day musical theater exploration for five writers and five composers in collaboration with professional performers, beginning in late November 2013.
Suburban Hennepin County
Inverted Arts $10,000
www.invertedarts.org
Funding for the Art Exploration Program, which engages 75 youth in grades 6 to 9 in one of five artistic disciplines at HOPE Academy in South Minneapolis. The program will culminate in a community showcase celebration on July 3, 2013.
Partnership Resources, Inc. $10,000
www.partnershipresources.org
Funding for Exploring Abstraction: A Reflective Painting Workshop for adults with cognitive or physical disabilities led by teaching artist James Holmberg at the Hopkins Center for the Arts.
Suburban Ramsey County
Contempo Physical Dance $10,000
contempophysicaldance.org
Funding for students to explore the literary works of Brazilian abolitionist Antonio de Castro Alves, attend a dance performance at the Cowles Center based on his work, and participate in pre- and post-performance activities at four St. Paul schools.
Mounds View Community Education $6,304
www2.moundsviewschools.org
Funding for the African Music Ensemble to expand offerings to middle school students and provide a year long residency with Master Ghanaian Drummer Sowah Mensah.
Rosetown Playhouse $4,100
www.rosetownplayhouse.org
Funding for Spontaneous Invention, an improvisational summer theater program for teens that will culminate with public performances in July and August 2013.
200,144 in Arts Learning Grants