Arts Access Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,791
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Bemidji Community Theater
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
November 2019
End Date
March 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Beltrami
Beltrami
Project Overview

Arts Access Grant

Project Details

Funds will assist Bemidji Community Theater to mount the musical version of Treasure Island.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Laura Grisamore: photographer and arts advocate; Becky Colebank: visual artist and author; Shannon Lucas-Westrum: fiber and jewelry artist; Deb Carlson: visual artist and retired arts educator; Pam Janssen: painter and woodcarver; Mike Schlemper: writer, sculptor, ceramicist, and arts educator; Gayle Gish: arts advocate; C.T. Marula: arts appreciator.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Laura Grisamore: photographer and arts advocate; Becky Colebank: visual artist and author; Shannon Lucas-Westrum: fiber and jewelry artist; Deb Carlson: visual artist and retired arts educator; Pam Janssen: painter and woodcarver; Mike Schlemper: writer, sculptor, ceramicist, and arts educator; Gayle Gish: arts advocate; C.T. Marula: arts appreciator.

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
$4,791
Other Funds Leveraged
$19,325
Direct expenses
$24,116
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Since the show was cancelled due to the Covid 19 pandemic, the target audience and the outcomes will now be focused on the actors/technicians and other participants who were only 1 week away from opening night. They will be asked a series of questions related to their experience via email and those results will be collected and summarized by director Mary Knox-Johnson and stage manager Faith McIntyre. The evaluation method will include a survey conducted via email delivered to the cast, crew, actors, technicians and others involved. Director Mary Knox-Johnson and Stage Manager Faith McIntyre will collect and summarize the surveys. The actors will write a biography of their stage character as a means of identifying with their character and thus enhancing their performance. Participants will be asked to summarize their experience and increased knowledge, skills and attitudes regarding their theater experience by such questions as: What lessons did you learn? What was the moral of the story? What was your favorite part of the show?.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Ernest
Last Name
Rall
Organization Name
Bemidji Community Theater
Street Address
316 Beltrami Ave NW
City
Bemidji
State
MN
Zip Code
56601
Phone
(218) 755-8942
Email
erall@midco.net
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