Community Arts

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Mad Munchkin Productions
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
April 2017
End Date
October 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Community Arts

Project Details

Mad Munchkin Productions' "Odyssey on the Edge of Light" Funding to produce Odyssey on the Edge of Light, an original puppetry piece collaboratively written and designed by the company, and featuring original music and "traveling audience" staging. The production, which includes a series of free community workshops, will be presented at Squirrel Haus Arts in October 2017.

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

Sarah Gerdes: Youth programming, artistic, general administration; Frangena Johnson: Artistic, community education, audience development, marketing; Laney Ohman: Audience development, marketing, computer systems, web design, fundraising; Dan Pinkerton: Education, artistic, computer systems, web design; Suzanne Roberts: Artistic, community education, education; Gregory Rose: Artistic, education, community education; Lula Saleh: Artistic; Jovan Speller: Artistic, general administration, community education; Carla Steen: Artistic, audience development, marketing.

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 Access

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$3,175
Direct expenses
$8,175
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

We propose to include the work of 17 artists in our production. We propose to hold 10 performances reaching 150 audience participants, and 2 workshops serving 30 youth participants. Our goal is to have at least 10% of our audience come from the Corcoran, Howe, Longfellow, and Standish neighborhoods of Minneapolis. In order to evaluate our outcomes, we will do an artist and audience count at performances and workshops, as well as conduct a post-performance survey.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Odyssey on the Edge of Light included the work of 21 artists. We held 10 performances of our production, reaching 169 audience participants, and 2 workshops serving 5 youth participants. Our survey showed that 12% of our audience came from the Corcoran, Howe, Longfellow, and Standish neighborhoods of Minneapolis.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Laura Wilhelm, Alan Pagel, Jen Rand, Bryce Larson, Michael Meyer, Rebecca Smith, Lindsay Waltz
Project Manager
First Name
Laura
Last Name
Wilhelm
Organization Name
Mad Munchkin Productions
Street Address
3407 24th Ave S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55406
Phone
(612) 968-5539
Email
madmunchkinpuppets@gmail.com
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