Arts Learning
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$39,700
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Frank Theatre
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
End Date
June 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Project Overview
Arts Learning
Project Details
Frank Theatre will conduct a three-part residency at Loring Nicollet Alternative High School that will use writing exercises, storytelling, and theater games, and will culminate in a public performance created by the students.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Oscar Del Sébastien: Artist and educator; teacher of elementary art at Paul and Sheila Wellstone Elementary; Amy Giddings: Music specialist, North Shore Community School, Duluth; Jane Gudmundson: Former education director, Plains Art Museum in Fargo; Danette Olsen: Self-employed strategy consultant and teaching artist; Richard Robbins: Professor of English and director of the creative writing program, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Joanne Toft: Private educational arts consultant
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2017 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Education
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$39,700
Other Funds Leveraged
$4,500
Direct expenses
$44,200
Administration costs
$4,000
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
The participants will develop their skills, confidence and knowledge about the performing arts. We will survey the students at the beginning and end of the residency, measuring their writing skills, and their degree of comfort and their confidence in performing in front of other people.
Measurable Outcome(s)
The participants developed their skills, confidence and knowledge about the performing arts. Four surveys were taken: at the beginning, to identify their familiarity/confidence; two in winter, to capture insights of the performance ensemble and identify students' response the performance; spring, response to Frank Theatre's production of CITIZEN.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Roy Close, Carol Cooksley, Leif Jurgensen, Wendy Knox, Suzanne Koepplinger, Spencer Putney, Paul Markwardt
Project Manager
First Name
Wendy
Last Name
Knox
Organization Name
Frank Theatre
Street Address
3156 23rd Ave S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55407-1907
Phone
(612) 724-3760
Email
frank@bitstream.net
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