ACHF Organization Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Paradise Community Theatre Association, Inc. AKA Paradise Theatre
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
May 2012
End Date
June 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Kanabec
Kanabec
Project Overview

Film Festival and Digital Projector Conversion Equipment Grant

Project Details
A film festival highlighting films with small town theater themes and partial support of the projection system upgrade to digital (equipment grant).
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Theresa Bemis: Visual Artist, Milaca Art Center; Barb Dreyer: Visual Artist, Art Educator, Kanabec County Art Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Arne Everson: Music Educator, East Central Minnesota Chorale, Cambridge Center for the Arts; Laurie Greeninger: Art Educator, Arts Advocate, Visual Artist; Tracy Gulliver: Writer, River Voices Writer's Group; Vern Hegg: Business Owner, Arts Advocate, Cambridge Humanities and Education Foundation; Carl Long: Art Educator, Visual Artist, Kanabec County Artist Association; Kelli Maag: Business Owner, Northern Exposures Photography Club, Kanabec County Artist Association; Carla Vita: Government, Arts Advocate.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Theresa Bemis: Visual Artist, Milaca Art Center; Barb Dreyer: Visual Artist, Art Educator, Kanabec County Art Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Arne Everson: Music Educator, East Central Minnesota Chorale, Cambridge Center for the Arts; Laurie Greeninger: Art Educator, Arts Advocate, Visual Artist; Tracy Gulliver: Writer, River Voices Writer's Group; Vern Hegg: Business Owner, Arts Advocate, Cambridge Humanities and Education Foundation; Carl Long: Art Educator, Visual Artist, Kanabec County Artist Association; Kelli Maag: Business Owner, Northern Exposures Photography Club, Kanabec County Artist Association; Carla Vita: Government, Arts Advocate.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$50,200
Direct expenses
$65,200
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

1. Provide theater attendees the opportunity to view films locally. 2. Attendees experience a small town film festival.Exit surveys

Measurable Outcome(s)

Outcomes met. Attendance lower than anticipated. Attendee survey results are available.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Larry Brettingen, Robert Lanoue, Danna Woods, William King, Barbara Fredrickson, Jackie Stevens
Project Manager
First Name
Eric
Last Name
Carlisle
Organization Name
Paradise Community Theatre Association, Inc. AKA Paradise Theatre
Street Address
PO Box 238
City
Mora
State
MN
Zip Code
55051
Phone
(320) 679-3964
Email
paradise@paradisetheatre.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
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Location

540 Weber Ave South Street 109
Hinckley, MN 55037

Phone
Project Manager: Mary Minnick-Daniels
320- 336-0200x 2
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