Arts Activities Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Nautilus Music-Theater
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2019
End Date
April 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Ramsey
Project Overview

Arts Activities Support

Project Details

ROUGH CUTS: works-in-progress.

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

D.A. Bullock: Artistic, Audience Development / Marketing; Divya Karan: Computer Systems / Web Design, Organizational Development, General Administration; Florence Brammer: General Administration, Education, Volunteerism; Julia Brown: General Administration, Artistic, Education; Lauren White: General Administration, Fundraising, Organizational Development; Maymuna Ali: Artistic, Computer Systems / Web Design; Stanton Wood: Fundraising, Organizational Development, Artistic; Ying Lee: Community Service / Development, Youth Programming, Education.

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
$13,900
Direct expenses
$23,900
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

We expect to present five different ROUGH CUTS programs of two performances each (one in St Paul and one in Minneapolis) in a manner consistent with past programs; each project will have specific outcomes defined by the artists themselves (we always begin by asking “What do you want to gain from presenting your piece on Rough Cuts'”) and based on past experience, we expect that most, if not all, outcomes will be met. We will also participate in the Saint Paul Art Crawl, so a total of 11 performances will be presented. We have a robust evaluation culture (especially for our Composer-Librettist Studios and our Wesley Balk Opera/Music-Theater Institute), involving written pre- and post-program surveys and director evaluations. This approach has influenced our attitude toward evaluating ROUGH CUTS; although we do not require written evaluations from artists (they are interviewed before and after to assess their goals and outcomes), we do distribute written evaluations to audiences every few years and expect to next year as part of our strategic planning process.

Measurable Outcome(s)

33 artist (10 generative, 23 performers) were engaged to read through seven new music-theater pieces; five of the pieces were being heard by the artists for the first time; and four generative artists were early-career. We played to around 225 paying audience members with another twenty or so admitted free (we have a "pay-as-able" policy).

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved most of the proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Sarah Johnson, Ben Krywosz, Tina Meckel, Kate Hujda, James Payne
Project Manager
First Name
Ben
Last Name
Krywosz
Organization Name
Nautilus Music-Theater
Street Address
308 Prince St Ste 190
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55101-1437
Phone
(651) 298-9913
Email
ben@nautilusmusictheater.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