Arts Access

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$40,900
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Jungle Theater
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2020
End Date
November 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Itasca
Ramsey
Rice
Hennepin
Itasca
Ramsey
Rice
Project Overview

Arts Access

Project Details

Jungle Theater, through its coproduction partnership with Theater Mu, will build relationships with underserved Asian American, Southeast Asian, and Cambodian populations in Minnesota.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Ronda Anderson-Sand: Project manager, Allegro School of Dance and Music; Xiaohong Chen: Lawyer; dancer and board member, MN Chinese Dance Theater; Basil Considine: Artistic Director, Really Spicy Opera; Heidi Jeub: Visual artist; former executive director of Visual Arts Minnesota; Aaron Johnson: Mural artist; Suzanne Legatt: Artist and community organizer; Alissa Morson: Cochair, Mankato Area International Festival; Rachel Yang: Marketing and public relations specialist, the Loft

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$40,900
Other Funds Leveraged
$8,091
Direct expenses
$48,991
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The Jungle develops a model for effective engagement around co-productions that connect the theater to culturally specific communities. Qualitative and quantitative demographic assessments of audience engagement and impact; qualitative discussions between the co-production partners about process and results, including suggested refinements of the model. 2: Asian American populations report a positive experience at the Jungle Theater and express interest in future engagement. Audience/participant survey responses; documented project participant comments shared with staff at either co-producing organization; comments posted by project participants to social media and other online forums.

Measurable Outcome(s)

We developed new strategies for community engagement and outreach in collaboration with other arts organizations. We tracked attendance each night the projections ran. We also tracked website visits around and during the periods of activity. 2: Those who attended 'Hold, Please' reported a positive, impactful experience. Website and social media visitors increased during project activities. We gathered feedback from patrons who attended 'Hold, Please' projections, and we tracked unique website visitors (3400 in August, 1600 for the September-October project period, vs. 1200 in July when we had no activity) and web page views.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Becca Ansari, Craig Ashby, David Dobmeyer, Erika Eklund, Andrea Fike, David Goldstein, Julie Hutchinson, Kelly Kita, Barbara Klaas, Karl Lambert, Jane Lewis, Alex Merritt, Nancy Monroe, Amanda Novak, Juliane Ray, Peter Scherf, Ben Scott, Brian Shea, Marcia Stout, David Weinstein
Project Manager
First Name
Robin
Last Name
Gillette
Organization Name
Jungle Theater
Street Address
2951 Lyndale Ave S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55408-2111
Phone
(612) 822-4002x 0141
Email
rgillette@jungletheater.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
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