2008 Grants Awarded by the Leonard and Renee Minsky Fund for Arts Education
Project Information Grant Amount
Bay Ridge Elementary School, Cutler, to work with master potter and local folk musician, Connie Harter-Bagley, creating an outdoor ceramic and wood interactive, musical art sculpture $1,000.00
East Range II School, Topsfield, for the Art in the Maine Woods project; writing personal narratives on the Maine woods and working with artist Luanne Wrenn creating illustrations for the stories $570.00
Elm Street School, East Machias, to study Pueblo Indian culture and create storyteller dolls with master potter Kevin Thompson $1,000.00
Princeton Elementary School, Princeton, to work with Chris Rumble, an author, illustrator, and musician creating books to be put to music $1,000.00
Rose M. Gaffney Elementary School,Machias, to study ecosystems of Maine and create a mural with author and illustrator Dr. Greg Henderson $1,000.00
Wesley Elementary School, Wesley, to produce and perform puppet shows involving characters from the local community with Peregrine Puppets $1,000.00