Arts Activities Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Combustible Company
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
November 2017
End Date
April 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Ramsey
Project Overview

Arts Activities Support

Project Details

Combustible Company presents The Imaginary Invalid at the Gremlin Theatre.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher, performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair at 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; 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, Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Heather Barringer: Artistic, general management, administration, finance, audit; Ann Spencer: Fundraising, general administration, artistic; Delta Giordano: Artistic, education, volunteerism; Amanda Rodriguez: Artistic, general administration, audience development, marketing; Audrey Park: Community education, general administration, audience development, marketing; Keno Evol: Education, community education, artistic; Johnnay Leenay: General administration, community service, development, artistic; Wendy Lane: Artistic, general administration, organizational development; Taylor Rose: Artistic, education, volunteerism.

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
$15,600
Direct expenses
$25,600
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

We hope that we receive at least a 3% survey response rate from our audience. We expect the total audience for the production run to reach 500 individuals, which would represent about a 20% increase over our previous production. In order to measure outcomes, we will include paper audience surveys in the program and ask audiences to fill them out when they check in at the ticket office and during the nightly curtain speech. We will also send electronic surveys to patrons who purchase tickets online. Lastly, we will track the number of people who attend each performance via our ticket sales platforms (Brown Paper Tickets and Square).

Measurable Outcome(s)

Nearly 80% of the audience had not seen a Combustible Company production before, which seems to indicate that while we're doing a good job of reaching new audience members we might need to do a better job of keeping our existing audience engaged. After some discussion, we plan to produce work on a more frequent basis to address that.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Brad Kruse, Janet Clarke, John Heimbuch, Doug Swenson
Project Manager
First Name
Brad
Last Name
Kruse
Organization Name
Combustible Company
Street Address
982 Jessamine Ave E
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55106
Phone
(612) 670-7989
Email
erikghoover@gmail.com
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