Arts Access

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,790
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Minnesota Fringe Festival AKA Minnesota Fringe
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2019
End Date
December 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Arts Access

Project Details

Minnesota Fringe will enhance access services for deaf/hard of hearing audience members by offering open captioning for the first time, increasing ASL interpreted performances, and outreach for both activities.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

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.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, 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. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; 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

Heather Allen: Program officer, Central Minnesota Arts Board; Adam Courville: St Paul Public Schools fund development and grant management; Robert Kern: Photographer; Arts Board grantee; Rupa Nair: Dancer with Katha Dance Theatre; cost controls specialist with construction company Weston Solutions; Mónica Segura-Schwartz: Board member, GREAT Theatre, Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs, St Cloud School District

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

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,790
Other Funds Leveraged
$6,925
Direct expenses
$22,715
Administration costs
$3,500
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Patrons with hearing loss or deafness, who don't use ASL, will have greatly improved experiences through Open Captioning. Fringe will distribute a post-festival survey for patrons utilizing Captioning; host Roundtables with patrons; and conduct post-festival interviews and surveys with seasonal staff and producing artists. 2: Expanded offerings of, and marketing of, ASL interpretation and new Open Captioning services will entice new patrons to the Festival and Family Fringe. Fringe will measure the change in total attendance of patrons utilizing services at ASL-interpreted and Open Captioning performances; use evaluative tools to iterate and improve for 2020.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Patrons with hearing loss or deafness -- who don't use ASL -- will have greatly improved experiences through Open Captioning. Fringe will distribute a post-festival survey for all patrons, specifically asking for feedback from those utilizing OC; and conducted post-festival interviews and surveys with seasonal staff and producing artists. 2: Expanded offerings of, and marketing of, ASL interpretation and new Open Captioning services will entice new patrons to the Festival and Family Fringe. Fringe measured the change in total attendance of patrons utilizing services at ASL-interpreted and Open Captioning performances; and talked to new patrons about their experiences.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved most of the proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Annie Scott Riley, Brian Murphy, Niki Bohne, Katherine DuGarm . Don Eitel. Leah Harvey, John Joachim, Mina Kobayashi, Divya Maiya, Kyle Orwick, Randall Shimpach, Jennifer Bush, Rachel Postle, Lizzie Rainville
Project Manager
First Name
Jay
Last Name
Gilman
Organization Name
Minnesota Fringe Festival AKA Minnesota Fringe
Street Address
79 13th Ave NE Ste 112
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55413
Phone
(612) 260-6463x 1
Email
jay@fringefestival.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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