Arts Access Grant (B)

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Bemidji Community Theater
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2023
End Date
November 2023
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Beltrami
Cass
Clearwater
Hubbard
Itasca
Koochiching
Pennington
Pennington
Beltrami
Cass
Clearwater
Hubbard
Itasca
Koochiching
Pennington
Pennington
Project Overview

Arts Access Grant (B)

Project Details

Funds will assist Bemidji Community Theater to mount a full scale stage production of the musical Brigadoon in November of 2023.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Anna Larson, arts appreciator; C.T. Marhula, arts advocate; Becky Colebank, visual artist and author; Nancy Schmidt, arts appreciator; Katie Larson, theater artist; Terry Boal Leinbach, visual artist; Nicholas Jackson, visual artist, musician, filmmaker; Bonnie Friborg, visual artist; Germaine Riegert, literary artist and arts appreciator;

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Nicholas Jackson, visual artist, musician, and R2AC Board Member; Terry Boal Leinbach, visual artist and R2AC Board Member; Katie Larson, theater artist and R2AC Board Member; Becky Colebank, visual artist, author, and R2AC board member; Arlene Kandert, arts appreciator; Ann Marie Newman, writer, storyteller, and theater artist; Kay Kallos, arts advocate and retired public art consultant; Eve Sumsky, fiber artist and musician.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$21,715
Direct expenses
$27,715
Administration costs
$4,777
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

As a result of involvement in or attendance at the musical Brigadoon, participants will experince an increased knowledge of Scotland during the late 1700's regarding costuming, dance, scenic design, and life. Evaluation methods include a paper survey as part of the teacher packets each teacher receives on arrival. The survey will be mentioned during the curtain speech given by director Mary Knox-Johnson before the show starts and a follow up email will be sent to each teacher reminding them to complete and return the survey. Directions for the cast and crew group activity will occur during strike of the final show. The Talk Back will occur after one of the Sunday matinees.

Measurable Outcome(s)

As a result of this program, people of all ages experienced increased awareness regarding costuming, dance, customs, and lifestyles of the 1940's in the United States and the 1700's in Scotland. People in the cast especially learned first hand terminology

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
Achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Vicki L. Stenerson, Ernest Rall, Kristine Cannon, Hannah Fletcher, Faith McIntyre, Mary Knox-Johnson, Sue Wright, Derrick Houle, Patty Lester, Steven Mayer, Jessica Robertson, Charles Dolson, Evie Halvorson, Paul Conklin
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
bct@bemidjicommunitytheater.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 693
505 Bemidji Ave N
Bemidji, MN 56601

Phone
Project Manager: Patrick Calder Carriere
(218) 751-5447
Email the Agency