Community Arts

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Freshwater Theatre
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
December 2014
End Date
April 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview
Community Arts
Project Details
Funding to present two shows in repertory, including the world premiere of If You Don't Weaken, by Jenna Zark, and a festival of short works about memory entitled The Recollection Collection. Performances will take place at Nimbus Theater in March and April 2015.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Minnesota Public Radio Development Officer; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Cassandra Shore: Artistic, community service, administration; Mark Kausch: Artistic, audience development, organizational planning; Jeanne Morales: Finance, artistic, fundraising; Jonna Kosalko: Fundraising, audience development, administration; Justine Pearson: Artistic, administration, audience development; John Allen: Finance, administration; Laura Krider: Administration, artistic; Chris Garza: Artistic, administration, audience development; Sam Stahlmann: Artistic, youth programming, organizational development.
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
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$5,675
Direct expenses
$10,675
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The success of this project will be measured in three ways: Audience feedback compiled via physical and online surveys, allowing us to gain a sense of whether the project was successfully entertaining while also providing food for thought, and artist feedback exit surveys with all artistic participants to gauge their engagement and satisfaction with the process. Further, we will track our attendance to gauge whether we meet our goal of 45% capacity attendance. As mentioned above, we will have surveys for both the audience as well as the artists to collect feedback from them. The audience surveys will be available online via a QR code found in the program each audience member will receive as well as in paper form via an insert in the program. The artists will receive their exit surveys via an email link, and will remain anonymous in an effort to obtain honest feedback. We will also keep a nightly audience count to monitor our progress in growing our audience base.

Measurable Outcome(s)

We met our attendance goals for If You Don't Weaken, and our artist and audience surveys are glowing. Most excitingly for us, however, was the rep show's performance. We had the largest attendance at our repertory show in our history, and our first published (and glowing!) review of a rep show. Cumulatively, we overshot our financial projections.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Jill Heinbuch, Lisa Zara, Vicki Shofner
Project Manager
First Name
Ruth
Last Name
Virkus
Organization Name
Freshwater Theatre
Street Address
216 29th St W
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55408
Phone
(612) 802-6815
Email
info@freshwatertheatre.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

PO Box 14106
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 

Phone
Project Manager: Kathy Mouacheupao
651-645-0402
Email the Agency