Artist Initiative

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Seth Michael. Eberle
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2018
End Date
December 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview

Artist Initiative

Project Details

Eberle will create formal mentorships with established puppet artists to improve his current repertoire of puppet shows, finishing by staging them at Dreamland Arts and obtaining more professional documentation.

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. Chair, 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. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Carlyle Brown: Playwright and performer; artistic director of Carlyle Brown & Company.; Patrick Calder-Carriere: Faculty member, School of Performing Arts, Minnesota State University Moorhead; Rachel Chomet: Actor and playwright; Arts Board grantee; Rachel Haider: Performing arts manager, Northfield Arts Guild; founder and director, Purple Door Youth Theater program; Brianne Hill: Performer, playwright; Arts Board grantee; Kathleen Kaufmann: Actor and creator; Arts Board grantee; Donald Mendel: Actor, director, writer, and filmmaker; Arts Board grantee; Aaron Preusse: Fight director and teacher; Arts Board grantee; Maxamilian Wojtanowicz: Actor, writer, educator; Arts Board grantee

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$4,278
Direct expenses
$14,278
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Eberle will improve the aesthetic quality of his current puppet shows by hiring puppetry mentors. Eberle will receive feedback at public performances through written questionnaires, asking youth audience members to respond to questions, and from invited puppet artists and mentors. 2: Eberle will create a set of quality documentation to promote his work by hiring a photographer and videographer. Eberle will hire professionals and ask trusted colleagues to help select documentation for his website and to promote touring show bookings.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Eberle improved the aesthetic quality of his current puppet shows by hiring puppetry mentors. Eberle received informal feedback from adult and youth audience members quested after performances, puppet artists who attended performances, and from hired puppetry mentors after each performance. 2: Eberle created a set of quality documentation to promote his work by hiring a photographer and videographer. Eberle updated his website in order to promote his work, future projects, and touring show bookings.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Seth
Last Name
Eberle
Organization Name
Seth M. Eberle
State
MN
Phone
(612) 437-7178
Email
seth.eberle.1@gmail.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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