Arts Activities Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health AKA MACMH's Fidgety-Fairy Tales-The Mental Health Musicals
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
October 2016
End Date
June 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview
Arts Activities Support
Project Details
Funding for Fidgety Fairy Tales – The Mental Health Musical, a 40-minute performance using familiar fairy tales to raise awareness and reduce the fear and misunderstanding that surrounds children’s mental health disorders. 10 performance will be given in
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher and performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair of El Arco Iris; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Artistic Director of World Music and Dance and the International Children’s Festival; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Edie French: Administration, artistic, education; Jessica Tritsch: Community Education, fundraising, administration; Kristen Cooper: Fundraising, artistic, administration, computer systems; Patricia Vaillancourt: Marketing, administration, computer systems; Caitlin Marlotte: Marketing, administration, organizational development; Nate Lovdahl: Fundraising, education, organizational planning; Teqen Zea-Aida: Marketing, administration, organizational development; Christopher Atkins: Artistic, administration; Ari Koehnen: Education, artistic, youth programming.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$11,631
Direct expenses
$21,631
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

We will reach 1000 audience members comprised of children with mental health disorders, their families, peers, and community members through 10 performances at various sites throughout the Twin Cities. We will create a performance that a high percentage of the audience will find both entertaining and educational (surveys of past productions have shown that 100% found the show entertaining and 92% reported that they learned something about mental health disorders). Audience members will be asked to fill out surveys after the performance and an audience count will be taken. We also gather feedback through a post-performance feedback session after every performance.

Measurable Outcome(s)

We exceeded our audience goal and reached 1100 audience members through 10 different performances throughout the Twin Cities. Audience surveys were 100% positive. "Wonderful performances by the actors, emotionally moving. Smart and powerful, thank you!" "Amazing talent! Such simple storylines yet they provide so much insight!"

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Danny Porter, Joel V. Oberstar, Deborah Saxhaug, Ramon Reina, John Pace, Michele Fallon, Rev. Bart A. Fletcher, Kerry Frank, Philip Kampa, Judy Myers, Kerri Pinna, Suzanne Renfroe, Michele Vance
Project Manager
First Name
Deborah
Last Name
Saxhaug
Organization Name
Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health
Street Address
165 Western Ave N Ste 2
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55102
Phone
(651) 644-7333
Email
dsaxhaug@macmh.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