Arts Access

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,310
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Theatre Novi Most
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2013
End Date
June 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Dakota
Scott
Carver
Wright
Anoka
Hennepin
Ramsey
Dakota
Scott
Carver
Wright
Anoka
Project Overview
Arts Access
Project Details
Theatre Novi Most will implement an outreach campaign to the Russian American community in Minnesota, involving bilingual families in the creation and attendance of A Miracle, a new play based on a Russian classic. It will form lasting partnerships from that experience.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; 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. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Melanie Davis: Volunteer Services and Corporate Engagement Director, Lyngblomsten, St. Paul; Alice De Yonge: Program director, Project G.E.M., nonprofit that serves special needs youth; Anna Deschampe: School Director, Oshki Ogimaag Community School, Grand Portage; Sharon Fischlowitz: Executive Director, Black Label Movement, Minneapolis; David Machacek: Executive director, ArtOrg, Visual artist; MaryLynn Pulscher: Environmental Education Coordinator, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board; Toni Quirk: Vice president of development PAI (provides services to adults with developmental disabilities), White Bear Lake.; Kristine Wyant: Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations., Minneapolis College of Art and Design
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

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,310
Other Funds Leveraged
$3,075
Direct expenses
$18,385
Administration costs
$9,000
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.14
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Theatre Novi Most will build a network of Russians in Minnesota who are interested in Russian language theatre and involve them actively in our work. We will have generated a comprehensive list of Russian groups in Minnesota and we will have attracted increased numbers of Russian immigrants to our workshops, reading and performances. We will have formed a Friends of Russian Theatre advisory group. 2: Bilingual Russian Americans will enjoy our performances. We will have successfully created a bilingual website and incorporated Russian and English language super titles into our performances of A Miracle. We will assess the success of this through audience surveys.

Measurable Outcome(s)

We created relationships with Russian organizations by holding workshops at their locations, attending their events and creating personal connections with their members and staff, and extending special ticket offers: Nasha Shkola Charter School, Russian Soul Cultural Center, St. Paul Jewish Community Center, Zerkalo newspaper, Russian Educational Center, Bookvar Russian Language School, Sabes Jewish Community Center's VOICE program, and St. Petersburg Restaurant. We shared Russian-language marketing materials and information about our company with over 30 local Russian businesses (500 postcards and 35 posters). We introduced University of Minnesota students and the general public to a work based on a Russian story, selling a total of 1,284 tickets. Russian newspaper Zerkalo, which has a circulation of 7,000 in the Twin Cities, ran a 1/2 page article about our company after an interview with Artistic Director Vladimir Rovinsky. 2: We reached out to the Russian community with Russian language marketing materials, newspaper articles, and direct communication which made clear that the show would be a great experience for those looking to preserve or be exposed to Russian literature, culture, and history. The information we provided to the Russian community about our theater company makes it clear that there is a theater in the Twin Cities which seeks to serve them. We encouraged our contacts in the Russian community to stay in touch and give us feedback on what they'd like to see in the future. We hired a webmaster who made our website bilingual. We've received written and verbal feedback from Russian patrons of the show and workshops which indicated that they were glad to have found out about Theatre Novi Most and hope to be informed of future projects.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Lisa Channer, Allison Witham, Asya Mikhailenko, Vladimir Rovinsky, Megan Lewis, Vincent Olivieri
Project Manager
First Name
Lisa
Last Name
Channer
Organization Name
Theatre Novi Most
Street Address
3230 Garfield St
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55418
Phone
(612) 308-1365
Email
lisa@theatrenovimost.org
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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