Community Arts

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$5,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Young Artists Initiative

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

June 2013

End Date

August 2013

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Ramsey

Project Overview

Community Arts

Project Details

Funding for the 2013 Summer Theatre Experience, a six-week arts enrichment program culminating in public performances of Dreams of a Cobbler’s Son. Performances will take place at the Wellstone Center on St Paul’s West Side in August 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

Charles Campbell: artistic, administration, marketing; Daniel Pinkerton: artistic; Louis Porter II: artistic, organizational planning, education; Heather Everhart: artistic, administration, marketing; Hayley Johnson: general management; Jamil Dwan Jude: artistic; Lindsy Halleckson: artistic, general management; Elizabeth Simonson: artistic, administration; Hilary Smith: fundraising.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

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

$6,075

Direct expenses

$11,075

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Give youth an expanded artistic learning opportunity that goes beyond simply rehearsing a show; young artists in the program gain a deeper understanding of the theatrical process; gain valuable skill that transfer to greater success in the final production.Young artists and families complete surveys; Young Artists Initiative Board examines ticket sales and queries audience members; artistic staff come together at the close of the project to discuss the merits and challenges of the production.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Thirty students met five nights a week for two-hours, for six weeks; students participated in workshops on improv and character work, voice work and dance/movement; reviews from patrons and participants were positive; 532 individuals attended performances.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Benjamin Lacina, David Holewinski, Jeff Moses, Barbara Deming, Tia Vasquez, Ben Schultz, Dana Castonguay, James McCormick, Timothy Moy, Laurie Mucciacciaro, Mindy Ostrow Price, Jan Krause

Project Manager

Benjamin

Lacina

Young Artists Initiative

463 Maria Ave

St Paul

55106

(651) 222-5437

benjamin@youngartistsmn.org

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