Equipment/Facilities Improvement

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,251
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Willmar Community Theatre, Inc. AKA The Barn Theatre
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
October 2017
End Date
November 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Kandiyohi
Meeker
Swift
Yellow Medicine
Pope
Stearns
McLeod
Renville
Chippewa
Kandiyohi
Meeker
Swift
Yellow Medicine
Pope
Stearns
McLeod
Renville
Chippewa
Project Overview

Equipment/Facilities Improvement

Project Details

Removable Assessable Seating

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art educator, visual artist, Tyler Arts Council, Lincoln County Art Fair, South Dakota Arts Educators Association, Southwest Minnesota Weaver's Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor SMSU; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Dana Conroy: producer/filmmaker; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Lisa Bergh: visual art: arts admin; Pam Blake: visual art: SMAC board; Mark Brodin: theatre: music: film; Tammy Makram: arts admin; Paula Nemes: theatre: music; Tom Wirt: visual art: SMAC board.

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
$1,251
Other Funds Leveraged
$435
Direct expenses
$1,686
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Provide safe, accessible seating for patrons to be exposed to the arts from all demographics. The evaluation plan is to have a simple voluntary survey given to people in those seats prior to a production that they can simply leave at the door on their way out. This will be done during the first production after seats are installed (A Christmas Story). This surveys can then be analyzed by staff and Board members to see the success of the project. If people attending a production feel comfortable, safe, and are not distracted by seating...it will be a success for the organization.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Qualitative gathering has been very positive from people on the stronger and more comfortable seating.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
Achieved proposed outcomes.
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
John Dean, Steve Verhelst, Jen Johnson, Brian Stenholm, Gwen Krebsbach, Lyle Mangen, Joyce Standfuss, Paul Stagg
Project Manager
First Name
Zachary
Last Name
Liebl
Organization Name
Willmar Community Theatre, Inc. AKA The Barn Theatre
Street Address
321 4th St SW
City
Willmar
State
MN
Zip Code
56201
Phone
(320) 235-9500
Email
zack@thebarntheatre.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

509 W Main St, PO Box 55
Marshall, Minnesota 56258 

Phone
Phone Manager: Nicole DeBoer
(507) 537-1471
Email the Agency