Arts Activities Support

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

SunsetGun Productions

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

June 2015

End Date

December 2015

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Hennepin

Project Overview

Arts Activities Support

Project Details

Funding for the final development phase and public performance of BLUEPRINT, an interdisciplinary one-woman play that follows a modern-day American woman as she explores what it means to be a woman today. The work will premiere at Red Eye Theater in November 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

LaDonna Morrison: Finance, administration, organizational planning; Kersten Elverum: Administration; Joanna Lees: Artistic, administration, education; Patricia Mitchell: Artistic, marketing, administration; Mike Spellman: Administration, marketing, volunteerism; Stacy Stanley: Artistic, marketing, administration; Jill Murphy: Administration, youth programming, community service; Rosy Kirk: Artistic.

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

$10,865

Direct expenses

$20,865

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

During the final development phase of BLUEPRINT we expect to engage with 9 Adult Minnesota-based artists and to serve 290 audience members. We hope to discover that 30% of our audience will be Minnesotans that have not previously attended a SunsetGun production (new audience). Ticket sales will confirm the final audience count served. We will survey audience post-performance via written and email surveys to discover the project's demographic impact.

Measurable Outcome(s)

SunsetGun served 230 community/audience members and 8 adult Minnesota-based artists during the creation and production of BLUEPRINT; Audience surveys reflect that 50% of our audience were Minnesotans that had not previously attended a SunsetGun production (new audience); 98% of those surveyed indicated they would attend a SunsetGun production in the future.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Candace Barrett Birk, Amy Fredregill, Elena Giannetti, Chris Kopka, Kathleen Reilly, Barry Taylor

Project Manager

Candy

Simmons

SunsetGun Productions

2000 Emerson Ave S Apt 1

Minneapolis

55405