Arts Activities Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
New Native Theatre
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2012
End Date
December 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Ramsey
Project Overview
Arts Activities Support
Project Details
Funding for 2012: The Musical, an original full-length musical comedy. Performances will take place at In The Heart of the Beast's Avalon Theatre in November 2012.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Julie Andersen: Executive Director of Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director at Roseville Parks and Recreation; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Libraries Director; Bethany Brunsell: music teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Erika Eklund: HGA Architects; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: consultant, grant writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: vocal performer; Dameun Strange: composer, performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Mary Grace Flannery: organizational development, general management, community service, development, literature, visual arts, theatre; Joko Sutrisno: artistic, education, music; Jonna Kosalko: fundraising, audience development, marketing, administration, theatre, dance, multidisciplinary; Abby Marcus: administration, finance, audit, marketing, theatre, multidisciplinary, media arts; Mark Hinds: artistic, administration, theatre, multidisciplinary, media arts; Noah Keesecker: artistic, administration, music, multidisciplinary; Mary Farquhar: marketing, computer systems, volunteerism, music, theatre, craft arts; Andrea Lubov: artist, administration, music; Kristie Gaalswyk: youth programming, education, marketing, theatre, music, dance.
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 Cultural Heritage

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$20,520
Direct expenses
$30,520
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Will produce a full-length musical with an all-Native American cast, authors, and composer.Audience surveys; audience numbers; interviews and surveys with artists.

Measurable Outcome(s)

An original musical play was produced and performed by an all Native cast and crew; many Tribes were represented in the actors; the majority of the 828 audience members were from the Native community; the size and scope of this project provided many learning opportunities.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Dennis Banks, Juanita Corbine Espinosa, Richard Hitchler, DeLanna Studi, Al Paulson, Harry Waters Jr
Project Manager
First Name
Rhiana
Last Name
Yazzie
Organization Name
New Native Theatre
Street Address
PO Box 40118
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55104
Phone
(651) 645-2184
Email
info@newnativetheatre.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 14106
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 

Phone
Project Manager: Kathy Mouacheupao
651-645-0402
Email the Agency