Community Arts Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,899
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Great Northern Theatre Company
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2015
End Date
December 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Stearns
Stearns
Project Overview
Community Arts Support
Project Details
Community theatre based in Cold Spring
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Janice Courtney: Stearns County Arts Advisor/Assistant Director of the Saint Cloud State University Program Board; Mike Carlson: Art Teacher, Fall Musical Director, Potter; Leslie Hanlon: Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John’s University Fine Arts Series; Doug Lien: Watercolorist, member of the Central Minnesota Watercolorists, member of Artists of Minnesota, Community Education Art Class instructor; George Minerich: photographer, environmental professional; Linda Brobeck: visual artist, owner of Crow River North LLC.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Janice Courtney: Stearns County Arts Adviser/Assistant Director of the Saint Cloud State University Program Board; Mike Carlson: Art Teacher, Fall Musical Director, Potter; Leslie Hanlon: Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Fine Arts Series; Al Hams: Founder of Al's Music, author; Linda Brobeck: Visual artist, owner of Crow River North, LLC; George Minerich: Photographer; Ken Barry: Blues musician, Victorian and digital photographer.
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,899
Other Funds Leveraged
$44,761
Direct expenses
$52,660
Administration costs
$7,899
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

With the support of the Central Minnesota Arts Board, the Great Northern Theatre Company will continue to operate and provide the opportunity for and least 70 artists from ages 7-70 or better to use, learn, practice, refine, and showcase their talent for 1,600 community audience members with two productions during 2015. To measure how many artists contributed to our community theatre, we will count all of the cast and crew members listed in the program. To measure how many audience members saw our shows, we will count the number of tickets sold at each performance.

Measurable Outcome(s)

To measure how many artists contributed to our community theatre, we counted all of the cast and crew members listed in the program. To measure how many audience members saw our shows, we counted the number of tickets sold at each performance. To measure financials success, we looked at our Income Statement.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Vicki Meyer, Leigh Ann Davis, Sherry Ask, Jennifer Dwyer, Valerie Hollermann, Chris Groth, Bernadette Motzko, Karla Reichel, Brad Busse
Project Manager
First Name
Val
Last Name
Hollermann
Organization Name
Great Northern Theatre Company
Street Address
PO Box 504
City
Cold Spring
State
MN
Phone
(320) 241-4682
Email
gntc9@aol.com
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

P.O. Box 458
220 4th Ave North 
Foley, MN 56329

Phone
Project Manager: Leslie LeCuyer
320-968-4290x 3