Arts and Cultural Heritage

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf

Recipient Type

K-12 Education

Status

Completed

Start Date

February 2014

End Date

May 2014

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Dakota

Goodhue

Hennepin

Le Sueur

Ramsey

Rice

Sibley

Scott

Steele

Todd

Winona

Project Overview

Arts and Cultural Heritage

Project Details

Hands in Action by National Theatre of the Deaf

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Hal Cropp: Executive Director Commonweal Theatre Company; Daved Driscoll: Artistic Director Northland Words-Words Players Theatre; Drue Fergison: musicologist with dance and literary expertise; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer and public information officer City of Albert Lea; Paula Michel: Secretary Harmony Arts Board; Judy Saye-Willis: visual artist and former director Faribault Art Center; Steven Schmidt: musician and General Manager City of Rochester Music Department.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Scott Anderson: musician; Liz Bucheit: owner/artist Crown Trout Jewelers; Alan Calavano: president Rochester Male Chorus; Judy Hickey: board Children's Dance Theatre; William Hoy: playwright and songwriter; Katie Hae Leo: Minnesota State Arts Board Cultural Community Liaison; Kathy Rush: Lockwood Theatre Company; Jon Swanson; curator Minnesota Marine Art Museum; Phil Taylor: visual artist; Loretta Verbout; board secretary Mantorville Art Guild.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

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 ACHF Arts Education

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$5,142

Direct expenses

$15,142

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Inspire students to recognize/address perceived barriers to participation. Often students believe their options in theatre are limited. Teaches them to achieve their dreams, creates a new artistic-educational relationship for Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf and Paradise Center for the Arts. Audience size, program initiative at Paradise Center for the Arts increases.Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf will record video, interview students about Deaf theatre and share stories with VSA and Paradise Center for the Arts about growth in student pride. Paradise Center for the Arts will analyze attendance and requests/offering of ASL interpretation/captioning. VSA Minnesota will help with captioning equipment and identifying interpreters and captioners.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The students had an overwhelming sense of accomplishment and pride. They loved being on stage and performing for a live audience. They recognized that in the mainstream there are many barriers to face as a deaf or hard of hearing actor, but they can accomplish their dreams.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Marty Amundson, Jan Bailey: Joyce Daugaard, Gary Lazarz, Joan Breslin-Larson, Gwendolyn Jackson, Sonny Wasilowski

Project Manager

Roxie

Mitchell

Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf

615 Olof Hanson Dr

Faribault

55021