Arts Activities Support
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
MaMa mOsAiC AKA Mama Mosaic Theater
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
October 2012
End Date
December 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Project Overview
Mama Mosaic's Conservatory
Project Details
Funding for Mama MosaicÆs Conservatory, a two-month intensive theater-training program using the arts to cultivate artistic depth and excellence in young women of color. The fall 2012 program will culminate in a public performance.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Lori-Anne Williams: Development Director, AccountAbility Minnesota; Jennifer Tonko: Program Assistant, Minnesota Humanities Center; Katie Rye: Twisted Owl Marketing and Events; Michele Spaise: Artist; Carolyn Holbrook, Executive Director, SASE: The Write Place; Adriana Rimpel: Program Manager, Walker Art Center; Tom Moffatt: Supervisor, Silverwood Park; Vanessa Voskuil: Vanessa Voskuil Dance.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Jill Anfang: City of Roseville assistant parks and recreation director; Heather Beal: free-lance architectural writer; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Library system director; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits director of operations and human resources; Paul Creager: Gordon Parks High School teacher and administrator, Square Lake Film Festival director; Erika Eklund: Playwrights'Center director of external relations; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Community Theatre Managing Director; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake-Savage school district program specialist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy executive director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation Project Manager; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Childrens Theatre Company director of institutional giving; Margaret Rog: free-lance grant writer and organizational development consultant; Beth Starbuck: retired consultant; Dameun Strange: free-lance musician and composer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law assistant director of Career and Professional Development.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2012 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Access
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$5,000
Direct expenses
$15,000
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
To create female-centered theatre work that is empowering and entertaining; to reflect the life and experiences of women of color; to develop young women's artistic, leadership, and critical response abilities.Evaluations by guest artists and mentors; pre and post surveys of participants; audience surveys.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Young women participating in the program displayed a greater sense of self-confidence and leadership skills; young women increased knowledge of theater production skills and techniques.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Katie Reu Leo, Sha Cage, Signe Harriday, Ellena Schoop, Jennie Anderson, EG Bailey, Harry Waters, Paris Alexander
Project Manager
First Name
Shß
Last Name
Cage Bailey
Organization Name
MaMa mOsAiC AKA Mama Mosaic Theater
Street Address
4749 5th St NE
City
Columbia Heights
State
MN
Zip Code
55421
Phone
(612) 559-0408
Email
sha.truruts@gmail.com
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