Season/Series Arts Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$18,000
Recipient
Bemidji Community Theater
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
November 2023
End Date
July 2024
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Beltrami
Beltrami
Project Overview

Season/Series Arts Support

Project Details

Funds will assist Bemidji Communty Theater to provide theater activities including the musical Alice in Wonderland, other non musical offerings throughout the year, and a theater internship program.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Anna Larson, singer-songwriter and visual artist; Nicholas Jackson, visual artist, musician, filmmaker; Nancy Schmidt, arts appreciator; Becky Colebank, visual artist and author; Terry Boal Leinbach, visual artist; Bonnie Friborg, visual artist; Shawna Wendler, arts reporter for local paper; Georgia Connelly, visual artist; Laurie Turner, art appreciator and arts advocate.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Terry Boal Leinbach, visual artist and R2AC Board Member; Georgia Connelly, visual artist and R2AC Board Member; Erin Marsh, poet, arts advocate and past R2AC Artist Fellow; Kay Kallos, arts advocate and retired public art consultant; Tammy Ragan, musician and arts educator; Shannon Lucas Westrum, fiber artist, jewelry artist, and past R2AC Board Member; Elaine Kallos, arts administrator; Natalie Grosfield, theater artist and past R2AC Board Member; Arlene Kandert, arts appreciator;

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education

2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$18,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$65,174
Direct expenses
$83,174
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Participants of all ages will be directly affected by this season. People over the age of 18 will be the focus for casting for the non musical shows, with many children being cast in the musical Alice in Wonderland. In addition, the internship program pulls people aged 14+. Support people will also draw from across the board as far as ages. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf and Sweet Delilah Swim Club are more mature offerings for adults while Alice in Wonderland will appeal to youth. ?Evaluation methods include participant surveys of actors and support people in the non-musical offerings, include creative impressions from cast members in the musical Alice in Wonderland, and paper surveys, and presentation of a project for those taking part as interns in order to measure the breadth and scope of knowledge learned via the experience. Teachers are also asked for input regarding what they observed from their students during the performances. Often the cast receives letters from various schools directly telling them what was special about the performance. Actors cherish these "letters" they receive from the young people.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Vicki
Last Name
Stenerson
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