Arts Access Grant (A)

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Northern Light Opera Company
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2023
End Date
August 2023
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Cass
Clay
Clearwater
Crow Wing
Dakota
Goodhue
Hennepin
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Kanabec
McLeod
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pennington
Polk
Ramsey
Roseau
Scott
Stearns
Swift
Wadena
Washington
Washington
Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Cass
Clay
Clearwater
Crow Wing
Dakota
Goodhue
Hennepin
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Kanabec
McLeod
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pennington
Polk
Ramsey
Roseau
Scott
Stearns
Swift
Wadena
Washington
Washington
Project Overview

Arts Access Grant (A)

Project Details

Funds will assist Northern Light Opera Company to mount a production of its 21st Summer Musical.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Anna Larson, arts appreciator; C.T. Marhula, arts advocate; Becky Colebank, visual artist and author; Nancy Schmidt, arts appreciator; Katie Larson, theater artist; Terry Boal Leinbach, visual artist; Nicholas Jackson, visual artist, musician, filmmaker; Bonnie Friborg, visual artist; Germaine Riegert, literary artist and arts appreciator;

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Terry Boal Leinbach, visual artist and R2AC Board Member; Nicholas Jackson, visual artist, musician, and R2AC Board Member; Erin Marsh, poet and arts advocate; Ann Marie Newman, storyteller and theater artist; Susan Shelquist, Jackie Felt, Juleigh Prosser, Arlene Kandert, Cole Larocque, Jennifer Dunham, Elaine Kallos,

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$65,979
Direct expenses
$71,979
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

As a result of this program with the guidance of professional directors (staging, choreographer, and music), actors/singers will create appropriate characters, grow in their singing and acting skills, and collaborate to bring seven professional quality productions of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS to life for an expanding regional audience. Evaluation methods include answers to survey questions and expanded comments that will be administered to actors/singers and audience members following the production. It will measure the actor/singers perceptions of what they have learned and how they have improved in skills and attitudes as well as information gleaned from audience responses.

Measurable Outcome(s)

As a result of this program, area singers/actors were afforded an opportunity to perform on stage in a significant music theater production that otherwise would not have been available.Area residents were given an opportunity to participate in building se

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
Achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Brian Ahart, Gail Ahart, Lisa Dove, Patricia A. Dove, Paul T. Dove, Lorri Jager, Laura Johnson, Zachary Johnson, Jan Kehr, Juliann Kjenaas, Marie Nordberg, Greg Paul, Mike Swan
Project Manager
First Name
Paul
Last Name
Dove
Organization Name
Northern Light Opera Company
Street Address
11700 Island Lake Dr
City
Park Rapids
State
MN
Zip Code
56470
Phone
(218) 237-0400
Email
info@northernlightopera.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
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