Flexible Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Open Eye Figure Theatre AKA Open Eye Theatre
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2021
End Date
September 2021
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Flexible Support

Project Details

Open Eye Theatre's SURVIVE and THRIVE Series

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner; Amanda Cortes: Artspace and Springboard for the Arts; Paul Creager: Square Lake Film and Music Festival Founder and Director; Adrienne Doyle: Juxtaposition Arts Tactical Lead and Development Associate; Craig Dunn: Access Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Interdisciplinary Artist and Sparkle Theatricals Creative Creative Director; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift dancer; Christal Moose: Native Arts Collaborative Agency and Native Pride Productions, Inc. Arts Manager and Artist; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Independent Consultant; Andrea Sjogren: Community Education; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Sara Wilson: Lommen Abdo P.A. Attorney; Kate Walker: Valley Chamber Chorale Singer; Lauren White: Augsburg College Assistant Director of Leadership Gifts.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Dustin Steuck, Artistic, General Management/Administration/Support, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion; Kevin Johnson, Program Development, Artistic, Volunteerism; Peter Witzig, Education, Volunteerism, Artistic; Quinn Villagomez, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Marketing/Audience Development, General Administration; zoe cinel, Artistic, Education, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion.

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 ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$0
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

A reduction in geographic, cultural and/or physical barriers to arts participation; a change in knowledge, attitude, behavior or condition due to arts events; arts groups' are strengthened by connecting to their communities through the arts; artists expand and improve their work and the way in which they create it; artists connect to new audiences, building relationships that provide artistic growth. Interviews/Conversations with participants ; Observation

Measurable Outcome(s)

The spring 2021 vaccine rollout and relaxation of social distancing mandates combined with doing all our programming outdoors contributed immensely to a greater-than-projected impact & outreach for this project. The Driveway Tour (DWT)--initially projected to have only 6 shows--performed a total of 49 times across the Metro and as far afield as Red Wing and Stillwater; 75% of our hosting sites/partners were partnering with the DWT for the first time, significantly expanding our outreach into new communities w/ 2796 people attending; 50% of the lead positions on the project were BIPoC artists! By combining the original Sidewalk Spectacle + Storytelling show into a single larger project called LOG JAM!, we were able to engage an additional 12 artists (27 overall vs our original 15) and perform 16 shows (4 more than proposed for a total audience of 1360; of 8 performers, 50% were BIPoC-identified artists. Evaluation for each project was by emailed survey + post-show learning sessions.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Libby Lincoln, John Buttolph, Dan Pinkerton, Jean Morrison, Renee Harberts, Virginia Sutton, Charlie Vaneck, Amy Warner, Michael Haney, Dovie Thomason, Jay Owen Eisenberg, Joel Sass, Susan Haas
Project Manager
First Name
Joel
Last Name
Sass
Organization Name
Open Eye Figure Theatre AKA Open Eye Theatre
Street Address
506 E 24th St
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55404-3732
Phone
(612) 874-6338
Email
Joel.sass@openeyetheatre.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