Arts and Cultural Heritage

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Rochester Civic Theatre
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2015
End Date
June 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Olmsted
Olmsted
Project Overview

Arts and Cultural Heritage

Project Details

Breaking the Cycle/Phase II

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Kjel Alkire: performance artist; John Becker: Business Owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director, Commonweal; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director, Words Players; Julie Fakler: operations manager, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: secretary, Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Kathleen Peterson, playwright; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: dancer; Joan Sween: author; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter

Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$5,450
Direct expenses
$15,450
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

A theater arts-based curriculum designed to enhance literacy, problem-solving, and self-esteem will 1) provide tools to aid incarcerated women in their transitional journeys into productive lives and 2) contribute to breaking the cycle of recidivism and generational imprisonment. Observed behavior change. Follow-up communication with former detainees (surveys, oral feedback). Recidivism data, change in "quality of life measurements" for both the individual and her family.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Feedback from detainees has been exceedingly positive. Correctional officers have acknowledged positive behavior modification and support program goals. Several more sessions of programming are necessary to have enough information to provide valid recidivism and quality of life data.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Laurie Ackerman, Nick Campion, Jerry Casper, Corey Heimer, Brad Herr, Kay Hocker, Heather Holmes, Megan Johnson, Read Karsell, Jerry Kvasricka, Molly Mallory
Project Manager
First Name
Theofanis
Last Name
Stavrou
Organization Name
Rochester Civic Theatre
Street Address
20 Civic Center Dr SE
City
Rochester
State
MN
Phone
(507) 282-8481
Email
GStavrou@rochestercivictheatre.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

2510 Superior Dr NW Ste B
Rochester, MN 55901-2262 

Phone
Project Manager: Anastasia Shartin
(507) 281-4848
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