Arts Activities Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Barebones Productions AKA Barebones Puppets
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2019
End Date
November 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview

Arts Activities Support

Project Details

26th Annual Halloween Outdoor Puppet Extravaganza.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: Mid-Continent Oceanographic Institute Program Director; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Andy Sturdevant: Artistic, Organizational Development, General Administration; Audrey Park: Community Education, General Administration, Audience Development / Marketing; Beverly Cottman: Community Education, Artistic, Volunteerism; Courtney Gerber: Education, Volunteerism, Audience Development / Marketing; Deborah Jinza Thayer: Artistic, Education; Emmy Carter: Fundraising, Audience Development / Marketing, Organizational Development; Jenea Rewertz-Targui: Community Education, Disabilities/Accessibility Specialist, Education; Kevin Yang: Youth Programming, Artistic, Community Education; Malia Cole: Fundraising, Audience Development / Marketing, Organizational Development; Max Erickson: Audience Development / Marketing, Volunteerism, Fundraising.

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

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$55,830
Direct expenses
$65,830
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

BareBones Productions will staff a community theater-style cast and crew of approximately 360 people for our 26th annual Halloween Extravaganza, including about 16% (56) contractors and 84% (304) volunteers, to produce four scheduled performances for an expected average audience of 1,324 nightly and 5,296 totals. About 70% (252) of the cast and crew will be primarily in visual and/or performing artistic roles and 30% (108) primarily in non-artistic roles. Project staff will track the number of volunteers by category, capture an audience count nightly, administer an electronic evaluation questionnaire to contractors in November (excluding EMTs and police), and gather post-performance audience feedback using a SurveyMonkey.com tool for volunteer respondents accessed via links and QR code printed in our program and posted on our website and our FaceBook account. The Board of Directors will host a facilitated feedback process for contractors and volunteers as part of BareBones Productions' Annual Meeting in November about two weeks after the last performance, and personally debrief the Production Manager and Artistic (Co-)Director(s) by November 15th.

Measurable Outcome(s)

We documented 228 artists (75% of cast and crew vs. goal of 70%), including 30 contractors and 198 volunteers in visual and/or performing arts roles. Volunteers (82% of cast and crew vs. goal of 84%) included 146 who worked as visual artists (builders) and/or 144 who worked as performing artists (stage performers, musicians, etc.), including 48 youth, of which 26 were builders and/or 29 performers.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Arlys Alford, Asher Edes, Madeline Helling, Laura Levinson, Marian Lucas, Signe Peterson, Anna Ruhland, Peter Schulze, Joseph Sullivan, Andrew Young
Project Manager
First Name
Brent
Last Name
Harring
Organization Name
Barebones Productions AKA Barebones Puppets
Street Address
PO Box 7246
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55407
Phone
(612) 374-9103
Email
puppets@barebonespuppets.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