Arts Access Grant (B)

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Mask and Rose Women's Theater Collective
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2022
End Date
September 2022
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Beltrami
Beltrami
Project Overview

Arts Access Grant (B)

Project Details

Funds will assist Mask and Rose Theater to produce the original female written musical by Minnesota artist Janet Preus "Water From Snow" in a concert showcase format.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Gayle Gish, arts advocate; Pam Janssen, visual artist and woodcarver; C.T. Marhula, arts advocate; Shannon Lucas Westrum, fiber and jewelry artist; Anna Larson, arts appreciator; Katelyn Larson, theater artist; Mike Schlemper, writer, sculptor, ceramicist, and arts educator;

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Gayle Gish, R2AC board chair and arts advocate; Shannon Lucas Westrum, R2AC board member, fiber and jewelry artist; Nicholas Jackson, visual artist, filmmaker, and musician; Shawna Bullen-Fairbanks, visual and beadwork artist; Deedee Narum, visual artist; Kristin Majkrzak, fiber artist and poet; Megan Baldwin, arts appreciator; John Theroux, apparel and jewelry artist; Emily Thabes, Director of the Beltrami County History Center; Erica Albrecht, vocal artist and musician.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$4,700
Direct expenses
$10,700
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Auditioned musicans working with highly skilled master composers / musicans will experience a minimum growth of 65 % on a pre /post Likert scale measuring knowledge gained of processes /skills it takes to create original works of music and script for musical theater through master classes. They will dive deep into the processses of Playwright Janet Preus , composer R. Elhai and Fred Steele while pragmatically preparing "Water from Snow" concert showcase. Evaluation methods include pre/post sutveyadministered at start of the master class on preparing this concert showcase of original music, as well as playwrights lead up script sections on the first day with our musicians July 25th and post on July 31st.We measure pre and post master class growth in knowledge for the musicians who will gain deeper understanding on how to compose and present original music of high caliber.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Cate
Last Name
Belleveau
Organization Name
Mask and Rose Women's Theater Collective
Street Address
24011 Hwy 89 NW
City
Puposky
State
MN
Zip Code
56667
Phone
(218) 760-2211
Email
kayakc2@me.com
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