Community Arts
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Theater Or
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
April 2013
End Date
June 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Project Overview
Community Arts
Project Details
Funding for Whatever You Do, Don't See This Play, an original play written in collaboration with 20 west- metro youth. Performances will take place at the Sabes Jewish Community Center in May and June 2013.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Julie Andersen: Executive Director of Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director at Roseville Parks and Recreation; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Libraries Director; Bethany Brunsell: music teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Erika Eklund: HGA Architects; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: consultant, grant writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: vocal performer; Dameun Strange: composer, performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Debra Stone: artistic, education, community service; Janet Grove: administration, artistic, education; Julie Guidry: disabilities specialist, community education, organizational development; Patty Richardson: administration; Laura Narhi: fundraising, administration; Megan Hadley: administration, artistic, finance; Peter Stein: artistic, organizational development, administration; Joyce Nelson Shellhart: artistic; Angela Hedlund: administration.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2013 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Access
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$3,150
Direct expenses
$8,150
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
To help young artists gain self-confidence, explore new concepts, and stretch themselves while having fun, making new friends and exploring the Jewish culture.Anonymous evaluations, audience surveys; post-project meeting with artistic staff.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Nineteen youth participated in writing and presenting of an original theatrical work; parents of the youth reported that their children gained self-confidence and stretched themselves artistically; youth unanimously report that they enjoyed the process and end product.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Anthony Neuman, Claire, Todd Bruse, Aviva Hillenbrand, Addie Kaplan, Andi Nagle, Anita Lewis, Robin Neidorf, Haley Sisler, Lucy Lynch
Project Manager
First Name
Claire
Last Name
Avitabile
Organization Name
Theater Or
Street Address
4330 Cedar Lake Rd S
City
St Louis Park
State
MN
Zip Code
55416-3700
Phone
(952) 381-3400
Email
cavitabile@sabesjcc.org
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