Arts Impact for Groups

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Shakespearean Youth Theater Company AKA Shakespearean Youth Theatre
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2023
End Date
November 2023
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Ramsey
Project Overview

Arts Impact for Groups

Project Details

Supporting a Creative Home for LGBTQIA2+ Youth

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Amanda Cortes: Artspace and Springboard for the Arts; Adrienne Doyle: Juxtaposition Arts Tactical Lead and Development Associate; Alejandra Iannone: Interdisciplinary Artist and Sparkle Theatricals Creative Creative Director; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift dancer; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Sara Wilson: Lommen Abdo P.A. Attorney; Kate Walker: Valley Chamber Chorale Singer; Lauren White: Juxtaposition Arts; Ross Anderson: Praxis Photo Center; Gretchen Burau: American Museum of Asmat Art; Kathryn Mattson: arts supporter; Chavonn Williams Shen: Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop; Ronald Salazar: Birch Grove Elementary School for the Arts

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$6,722
Direct expenses
$16,722
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 public art, arts festivals or arts events; Artists expand and improve their work and the way in which they create it. Artists/arts groups are strengthened by connecting to their communities through the arts; Artists connect to new audiences, building relationships that provide artistic growth. Interviews/Conversations with participants ; Interviews/Conversations with board/staff/leaders ; Reviewing recorded information or documentation (such as finances, attendance records, work plans) ; Observation ; Surveying (paper or online)

Measurable Outcome(s)

Shakespearean Youth Theatre supported our community of young artists to feel at home and empowered in an artistic space that housed rehearsals for 3 plays featuring the work of young LGBTQIA2S+ actors; King Lear, The Comedy of Errors, and Love's Labour's

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
Achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Logan
Last Name
Verdoorn
Organization Name
Shakespearean Youth Theatre
Street Address
2300 Myrtle Ave Ste 240
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55114
Phone
(651) 330-5037
Email
staff@sytmn.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