Community Arts

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$5,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Fortune's Fool Theatre

Status

Completed

Start Date

December 2013

End Date

February 2014

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Hennepin

Project Overview

Community Arts

Project Details

Funding to produce STOP KISS, an award-winning play by Diana Son that explores themes of violence against both women and the LGBT community. Performances will take place at Nimbus Theater in January and February 2014.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Executive Director, Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director, Roseville Parks and Recreation; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor and Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: Consultant and Grant Writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: Vocal Performer; Dameun Strange: Composer and Performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Stephen Rueff: Artistic, Administration, Organizational Development; Suzanne Roberts: Artistic Finance, Community Education; Alison Heimstead: Artistic; Ann Erickson: Administration, Fundraising; Sarah Johnson: Administration, Fundraising, Education; Nina Graham: Fundraising, Administration; Andi Cheney, Fundraising, Administration; Dana LeMoine: Artistic, Education, Youth Programming.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Yes

Conflict of Interest Contact

Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Jeff Prauer (651) 645-0402

Project Details: 2014 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$5,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$4,500

Direct expenses

$9,500

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Create a powerful, aesthetically successful production of STOP KISS that is also a focal point for discussion about violence against women and the GLBT community.Success will be measured by attendance (at least 250 people for a 10-show run), audience reaction as indicated by written and spoken comments, diversity as indicated by audience surveys, reviews in print or online, financial outcome, and feedback from the 15 artists involved with STOP KISS.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Three groups sent representatives to a January 31 post-show panel: Chrysalis Center for Women, OutFront Minnesota, and Krav Maga, whose two representatives led a women’s self-defense workshop. 15 audience members and several performers stayed to participate.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Chris Carlson, Roy Close, Wendy Knox, Jane Johnston, Erin McGonagle, Ruth Virkus, Daniel Pinkerton, Ariel Leaf

Project Manager

Daniel

Pinkerton

Fortune's Fool

2113 22nd Ave S

Minneapolis

55404