Arts Activities Support

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Barebones Productions

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

In Progress

Start Date

June 2015

End Date

November 2015

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Ramsey

Project Overview

Arts Activities Support

Project Details

Funding to stage the 22nd Annual Halloween Outdoor Puppet Extravaganza, a free outdoor pageant and performance that will take place at Hidden Falls Regional Park in St Paul in October 2015.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Minnesota Public Radio Development Officer; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Lori-Anne Williams: Fundraising, administration, marketing; Scott Pakudaitis: Artistic, organizational development, marketing; Jennifer Marshall: Education, artistic, administration; Courtney Kupsch: Fundraising, administration; Erin Brueggemann: Artistic, disabilities specialist, organizational planning; Justin Merritt: Education; Kari Schloner: Administration; Eric Selle: Volunteerism, artistic, disabilities specialist; Brandon Bagaason: Artistic, fundraising, education.

Project Details: 2015 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$46,030

Direct expenses

$56,030

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

BareBones Productions will staff a community theater-style cast and crew of approximately 60 contractors and 240 volunteers to produce five performances for a total audience of approximately 6,900. About 65% (195) of cast and crew will be in artistic roles and about 35% (105) in non-artistic roles. BareBones project staff will track the total number of volunteers by category, count the audience nightly, and conduct a Feedback Process as part of an Appreciation Potluck for contractors and volunteers two Sundays after the performance closes. The Board of Directors will debrief the project with the project Artistic Co-Directors in December, conduct a post-mortem" evaluation of the project at their Winter Quarterly Retreat, and conduct a final debrief with invited cast and crew as part of their March Retreat."

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Scottie Hall, Jan Elftmann, Emily Umentum, Peter Schulze, Thomas Carlson, Heather Hinrichsen, Angie Courchaine, Madeline Helling

Project Manager

Brent

Harring

Barebones Productions

PO Box 7246

Minneapolis

(612) 374-9103