Arts Access Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,696
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Bemidji Community Theater
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
August 2019
End Date
November 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Aitkin
Becker
Beltrami
Cass
Clearwater
Hubbard
Itasca
Koochiching
Lake of the Woods
Mahnomen
Marshall
Norman
Otter Tail
Pennington
Polk
Red Lake
Roseau
Aitkin
Becker
Beltrami
Cass
Clearwater
Hubbard
Itasca
Koochiching
Lake of the Woods
Mahnomen
Marshall
Norman
Otter Tail
Pennington
Polk
Red Lake
Roseau
Project Overview

Arts Access Grant

Project Details

Funds will assist Bemidji Community Theater to mount a full-scale production of the musical Annie.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Laura Grisamore: photographer and arts advocate; Mary Therese: visual and fiber artist; Becky Colebank: visual artist and author; Corryn Trask: musician; LouAnn Muhm: poet, author, and arts educator; Pam Janssen: painter and woodcarver; Mike Schlemper: sculptor, ceramicist, and arts educator; Gayle Gish: arts advocate; Deb Carlson: visual artist and retired arts educator

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Laura Grisamore: photographer and arts advocate; Mary Therese: visual and fiber artist; Becky Colebank: visual artist and author; Corryn Trask: musician; LouAnn Muhm: poet, author, and arts educator; Pam Janssen: painter and woodcarver; Mike Schlemper: sculptor, ceramicist, and arts educator; Gayle Gish: arts advocate; Deb Carlson: visual artist and retired arts educator

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 ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,696
Other Funds Leveraged
$19,900
Direct expenses
$25,596
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

As a result of this program, cast, crew and audience members, will experience increased knowledge and awareness of theater as an art and experience empathy for the stage characters and their situation and the knowledge that hope lies at the core of human existance. The actors will write a biography (character analysis) of their stage character as a means of identifying with their character and thus enhancing their performance. An audience talk back session will be held where audience members will be able to ask questions of the actors and technical support team as well as comment on the performance itself. Participants will be asked to summarize their experience and increased knowledge, skills and attitudes regarding their theater experience in small focus groups by being asked questions such as What lessons did you learn? What was the moral of the story? What was your favorite part of the show?

Measurable Outcome(s)

As a result of this program, cast, crew and audience members, experienced an increased knowledge and awareness of theater as an art and experienced empathy for the stage characters and their situation and the knowledge that hope lies at the core of human existance.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
Achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Ernest Rall Kristine Cannon Vicki Stenerson Melissa Quinn Derrick Houle DeeJay Arens Mary Knox-Johnson Steven Mayer Patty Lester Carla Norris-Raynbird Jesse Westrum Sue Wright
Project Manager
First Name
Ernest
Last Name
Rall
Organization Name
Bemidji Community Theater
Street Address
316 Beltrami Ave NW
City
Bemidji
State
MN
Zip Code
56601
Phone
(218) 755-8942
Email
erall@midco.net
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
Email the Agency
Location

PO Box 693
505 Bemidji Ave N
Bemidji, MN 56601

Phone
Project Manager: Patrick Calder Carriere
(218) 751-5447
Email the Agency