Art Project Grant

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$2,195

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

The Calumet Players, Inc.

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

April 2012

End Date

June 2012

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Pipestone

Lincoln

Project Overview

"Peter Pan"

Project Details

Musical "Peter Pan."

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Deb Larson: artist, project manager for Art Meander, Vice President of Big Stone Arts Council; Paul Grupe: instrumental and vocal teacher at Jackson County Schools, theater/musical director at Jackson County Arts Guilds; Randy Meyer: artist, farmer, art teacher for local and home schools, treasurer for the First Lutheran Church, board member for Lac qui Parle Mutual Insurance Company; Sydney Massee: artist, quilter, theatre assistant, community organization activist, board member for Lac qui Parle Valley Schools; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts; Melanie Loy: artist, orchestra teacher Independent School District 518, member of the Great Plains String Quartet, steering committee and founding member of Worthington Area Symphony Orchestra; Joshua Schroeder: member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission, board member for Crow River Arts.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Deb Larson: artist, project manager for Art Meander, Vice President of Big Stone Arts Council; Paul Grupe: instrumental and vocal teacher at Jackson County Schools, theater/musical director at Jackson County Arts Guilds; Jane Link: artist, board member at Milan Village Arts School and the Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: former K-12 art teacher, co owner of First Floral-Hallmark, hand bell choir member; Connie Feig: board member at the Willmar Area Arts Council and Minnesota Gerontological Society; Paula Nemes: Vice President of the Marshall Area Stage Company, musician, community theater participant, Lyon County arts organizations activist; Kurt Schulz: actor, writer, cofounder of the 4 Shadow Theatre Company, board member at Magnolia Musical Theatre Company; Susan Marco: author, English and creative writing teacher at Dassel-Cokato High School, Fine Arts Committee member at Dassel-Cokato Public Schools; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member at the Prairie Music Association and the Prairie Oasis Players; Ellen Copperud: retired teacher of language arts, literary arts activist, coach, and event organizer, board member at the Historic Dayton House, liberal arts advisory board member at Minnesota West Community College; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, author, community theater participant, adjunct instructor of English at Southwest Minnesota State University, art instructor for the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council; Tamara Isfeld: visual artist, art teacher for Renville County West Schools, planning committee member for Meander - Upper Minnesota River Valley Art Crawl, board member at Granite Arts Council and Renville Friends of the Arts; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Treasurer of Rock County Fine Arts Association, board member of Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County, planning committee member for Art Rocks in Luverne, owner of Playing in the Mud Studio, arts festival organizer; Sydney Massee: artist, quilter, theatre assistant, community organization activist, board member for Lac qui Parle Valley Schools; Patricia Enger: visual artist, musician, gallery technician and curator for the William Whipple Gallery at Southwest Minnesota State University, exhibit curator for Fallen Angel Gallery; Randy Meyer: artist, farmer, art teacher for local and home schools, treasurer for the First Lutheran Church, board member for Lac qui Parle Mutual Insurance Company; Kate Aydin: Spanish instructor for 25 years, board member for the Lincoln County Pioneer Museum and Hendricks Community Foundation and Norwegian Heritage Committee.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2012 Fiscal Year

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

$2,195

Other Funds Leveraged

$16,091

Direct expenses

$18,286

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

We hope to engage a cast and crew of approximately 60 individuals (both adults and youth) to put on a successful, eight show run of the classical Peter Pan. Through the process of preparing for this production, we hope that our performers and technicians will experience personal growth through improvements in their skills, be it character development, musical skill or lighting technique. Additionally, we hope to reach out to community members by involving five individuals who have not previously participated in a Calumet production.We will have our participants complete a brief (5-7 questions) survey at the beginning of production and at the end of production as a means of assessing their experience with this project. We will also use the results of these surveys to be better able to assess the needs and skill sets we have available for future productions. Additionally, we expect to see growth and improvement throughout the rehearsal process leading up to the performances.

Measurable Outcome(s)

With nearly 60 people directly involved in this production and attended by hundreds of people from the community, the results of a production of this caliber performed in a community such as Pipestone, is that of great accomplishment and pride. Those who

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Sylvie Newell, Rachel Kuphal, Sally Helgeson, Mark Thode, Leah Roelfsema, Dan Wildermuth, Stephanie Hall

Project Manager

Mark

Thode

The Calumet Players, Inc.

405 6th Ave NW St Apt 103

Pipestone

56164