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Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$657,372
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2015
End Date
June 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Aitkin
Anoka
Becker
Benton
Blue Earth
Brown
Carlton
Carver
Cass
Chippewa
Chisago
Clay
Clearwater
Cook
Crow Wing
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Lake
Lake of the Woods
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Lyon
Martin
McLeod
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Mower
Nicollet
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pennington
Pine
Polk
Ramsey
Renville
Rice
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
Stearns
Steele
St. Louis
Swift
Wadena
Waseca
Washington
Winona
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Aitkin
Anoka
Becker
Benton
Blue Earth
Brown
Carlton
Carver
Cass
Chippewa
Chisago
Clay
Clearwater
Cook
Crow Wing
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Lake
Lake of the Woods
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Lyon
Martin
McLeod
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Mower
Nicollet
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pennington
Pine
Polk
Ramsey
Renville
Rice
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
Stearns
Steele
St. Louis
Swift
Wadena
Waseca
Washington
Winona
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Project Overview
Operating Support
Project Details
General operating support
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$657,372
Other Funds Leveraged
$30,231,070
Direct expenses
$30,888,442
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The Guthrie will produce, co-produce and present at least 650 live performance events for the public on three stages during fiscal year 2016. A full season of exceptional productions and presentations of the classics and new works will connect diverse audiences and artists. All ticketed performances are tracked through Tessitura software. 2: Access Services and deeply discounted tickets will allow people with disabilities and financial barriers to participate. 1,600 patrons with disabilities will purchase discounted tickets for Access performances (ASL, Audio Description and Open Captioning). 4,000 low-income patrons will purchase tickets for $2-$15.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The Guthrie produced and presented 627 live performances on three stages during FY2016. Audience surveys and press coverage were used to evaluate artistic merit. All ticketed performances were tracked through Tessitura software. 2: 1,582 patrons with disabilities purchased discounted tickets for Access performances. 5,457 low-income patrons purchased tickets for $2-$15. Discounted tickets for people with disabilities and low-income adults were tracked through Tessitura software. Audience surveys collected feedback from individuals who used these services.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Peggy Steif Abram, Martha Goldberg Aronson, Y. Marc Belton, Senator Terri E. Bonoff, Blythe Brenden, Priscilla Brewster, James L. Chosy, Terry Clark, Senator Richard J. Cohen, David Dines, Joseph Haj, Ann Marie Hanrahan, Todd Hartman, Matthew Hemsley, Diane Hofstede, David G. Hurrell, John Junek, Eric Kaler, Patrick Kennedy, Jay Kiedrowski, Jodee Kozlak, Suzanne Kubach, Brad Lerman, Helen C. Liu, Jennifer Melin Miller, Helen Meyer, David Moore, Wendy Nelson, Amanda Norman, Timothy Pabst, Anne Paape, Thomas M. Racciatti, Robert A. Rosenbaum, Stephen W. Sanger, Ron Schutz, Tim Scott, Patricia S. Simmons, Lee B. Skold, Michael Solberg, Lisa Sorenson, Kenneth F. Spence III, Jim Stephenson, Steve Thompson, Tyler Treat, Steve Webster, Heidi Wilson, Sri Zaheer, Charles A. Zelle, Wayne Zink, Martha Atwater, Karen Bachman, David C. Cox, Bill George, Pierson M. Grieve, Polly Grose, Sally Pillsbury, Steve Sanger, Douglas M. Steenland, Mary W. Vaughan, Irving Weiser, Margaret Wurtele
Project Manager
First Name
Kathleen
Last Name
Kukielka
Organization Name
Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater
Street Address
818 2nd St S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55415-1252
Phone
(612) 225-6000
Email
kathyk@guthrietheater.org
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Administered By
Administered by

Minnesota State Arts Board

Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
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Email the Agency
msab@arts.state.mn.us
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