Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant for Organizations

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,500
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Bemidji Community Theater
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2017
End Date
April 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Beltrami
Cass
Clay
Clearwater
Goodhue
Hubbard
Itasca
Mahnomen
Red Lake
Wadena
Beltrami
Cass
Clay
Clearwater
Goodhue
Hubbard
Itasca
Mahnomen
Red Lake
Wadena
Project Overview

Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant for Organizations

Project Details

Dragonsong

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Sandra Roman: retired art teacher, author; Jane Merschman: retired teacher, theater artist; Joanne Kellner: community arts organizer; Jill Johnson: author; Susan Olin: musician; Laura Dropps: visual artist; Natalie Grosfield: Theater Artist; Laura Grisamore: photographer; Corryn Trask: musician.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Jane Merschman: retired teacher, theater artist; Joanne Kellner: community arts organizer; Susan Olin: musician; Laura Dropps: visual artist; Gayle Highberg: visual artist; Laura Grisamore: photographer; Corryn Trask: musician.

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
$5,500
Other Funds Leveraged
$18,565
Direct expenses
$24,065
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

As a result of this program, youth and adults who participate as performers and technicians will increase their knowledge, skills, attitudes, and awareness of theater as a performing art through direct hands on participation. As a result of this program, participants will be mentored by theater professionals to produce a high caliber product adding to a vibrant arts community in Bemidji. Using their "stage families" as the basis of their involvement, participants will be asked to summarize their experience

Measurable Outcome(s)

To summarize their experience, the cast/crew wrote this rap: We live in Half Circle Seahold. /We fish, throw nets, and work hard for food. /Thread is our fear, but Dragons are near. /And talking backstage is RUDE! /We’ve made new friends, big and small. /Quiet and loud, but love them all. /Does everyone have all their costumes? /Wait!!!... Is that your cue? /Get on stage now or you’re through! /13 Shows were hard but we had fun! /We have learned so much and can’t. /Wait for the next one.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Ernest Rall, Melissa Quinn, Kristine Cannon, Steven Mayer, Julie Kaiser, Mary Knox-Johnson, Derrick Houle, Patty Lester, Amanda Mix, Carla Norris-Raynbird, Sue Wright, Jesse Westrum
Project Manager
First Name
Ernest
Last Name
Rall
Organization Name
Bemidji Community Theater
Street Address
4840 Knollwood Dr NE
City
Bemidji
State
MN
Zip Code
56601
Phone
(218) 755-8942
Email
erall@midco.net
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 693
505 Bemidji Ave N
Bemidji, MN 56619

Phone
Project Manager: Laura Seter
(218) 751-5447
Email the Agency