Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Monkeybear's Harmolodic Workshop
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
February 2017
End Date
September 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Ramsey
Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

Contemporary Puppetry Workshops.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher, performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair at El Arco Iris; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support, Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer, Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Pete Tedrow: Education, youth programming, artistic; Shana Crosson: Computer systems, education, fundraising; Ian Vaver: Administration, artistic; Patty Richardson: Fundraising, organizational development, disabilities specialist; Kathryn Rosebear: Fundraising, organizational development; Lauren Ignaut: Education, artistic.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Education

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$4,400
Direct expenses
$14,400
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Participants will find their voice in the medium of contemporary puppetry, skills and techniques to construct puppets as well as how to perform different types of puppets, gaining artistic skills and necessary experience to be able to envision creating contemporary puppet theater, gaining ability and/or confidence to participate in puppet productions of other theaters and companies. Interviews/formal surveys with participants and workshop leaders as well as check-ins during the workshops so we can change things in the moment if it's not going smoothly. We will track demographics so we can see how to better promote to be inclusive of all the diversity within our community, we also track participants participation in other puppetry opportunities around the Twin Cities, and how many decide to be a part of the commissioning project and re-engagement with future workshops, importance is placed both on the tangible outcomes of our project as well as transformative changes within the participants.

Measurable Outcome(s)

100% of Intensive participants felt confident enough in having learned the basics that they agreed to participate in the 2018 New Puppetworks program. One Intensive participant is creating a shadow puppet show for kids that will be presented by Heart of the Beast in March. Another Intensive participant performed in a local puppet artist’s piece at the Full Moon show at Open Eye in November.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Pramila Vasudevan, Carlton Turner, Eric Avery
Project Manager
First Name
Chamindika
Last Name
Wanduragala
Organization Name
Monkeybear's Harmolodic Workshop
Street Address
3836 Pillsbury Ave S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55409
Phone
(651) 489-8393
Email
chamindika@monkeybear.org
Administered By
Administered by
Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
Email the Agency
Location

PO Box 14106
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 

Phone
Project Manager: Kathy Mouacheupao
651-645-0402
Email the Agency