Arts Access Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Northern Light Opera Company, Inc. AKA Northern Light Opera Company
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
May 2018
End Date
August 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Blue Earth
Carver
Cass
Chippewa
Clay
Clearwater
Crow Wing
Dakota
Faribault
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Kandiyohi
Lac qui Parle
Mahnomen
Morrison
Norman
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Polk
Pope
Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Blue Earth
Carver
Cass
Chippewa
Clay
Clearwater
Crow Wing
Dakota
Faribault
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Kandiyohi
Lac qui Parle
Mahnomen
Morrison
Norman
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Polk
Pope
Project Overview

Arts Access Grant

Project Details

MY FAIR LADY

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Sandra Roman: retired art teacher, author; Laura Grisamore: photographer; Jill Johnson: author; Mary Therese: visual and fiber artist; Susan Olin: musician; Laura Dropps: visual artist; Becky Colebank: author; Corryn Trask: musician.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Sandra Roman: retired art teacher, author; Laura Grisamore: photographer; Jill Johnson: author; Mary Therese: visual and fiber artist; Susan Olin: musician; Laura Dropps: visual artist; Becky Colebank: author; Corryn Trask: musician.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$49,750
Direct expenses
$55,750
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

As a result of this program an audience of 2,000 will experience professional quality music theater. As a result of this program a cast of 40 will grow as musicians and actors challenged with recreating authentic British accents including cockney. As a result of this program the costumer and 10 volunteers will create period costumes of lower and upper class early 20th century London. As a result of this program five members of the Pine Point Native community will participate in the arts. An audience count will be made and a collection of comments from evaluation surveys, emails, letters, FaceBook comments, and conversations will be compiled. A four minute montage of the production will be created that will highlight MY FAIR LADY. This will be posted on YouTube and referenced on FaceBook.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Collected comments and audience surveys indicate a high satisfaction with artistic experience.Audience attendance - all productions, with the exception of 2nd night, were at capacity. British accents - from the director's point of view were successful. An indication of success for the audience came from comments that they had difficulty hearing for the first 10 minutes. When they became accustomed to the Cockney accents, they had no problems.Five cast members were Native Americans.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Paul
Last Name
Dove
Organization Name
Northern Light Opera Company, Inc. AKA Northern Light Opera Company
Street Address
PO Box 102
City
Park Rapids
State
MN
Zip Code
56470-4638
Phone
(218) 732-7096
Email
pd5@evansville.edu
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 693
505 Bemidji Ave N
Bemidji, MN 56601

Phone
Project Manager: Patrick Calder Carriere
(218) 751-5447
Email the Agency