Arts Learning
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Chaska Valley Family Theatre
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2013
End Date
June 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Carver
Project Overview
Arts Learning
Project Details
Funding for a Puppet Design Learning program for teens and young adults in conjunction with the theatre’s summer 2013 production of Seussical.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Julie Andersen: Executive Director of Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director at Roseville Parks and Recreation; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Libraries Director; Bethany Brunsell: music teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Erika Eklund: HGA Architects; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: consultant, grant writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: vocal performer; Dameun Strange: composer, performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Rachel Flentje: artist, administration, organizational development; Marlina Gonzalez: administration, artist, education; Kathleen Spehar: artist, administration; Dixie Rairamo: youth programming, administration, artist; Alecia Leonard: youth programming, community education, volunteerism; Dudley Voigt: education, artist, youth programming; Karen Gundlach: artist, education, youth programming; Orin Rutchick: education, community education, youth programming; Kaitlin Frick: administration, organizational development, finance.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2013 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Education
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$3,200
Direct expenses
$13,200
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Teenage participants will learn about puppetry design with special emphasis on puppets that incorporate electronic components. Teenage participants will explore how technology is used in theater production. Teenage participants will perform with the puppets onstage. Audiences and community members will have various opportunities to engage with electronic puppets.Surveys for all teenage participants. Evaluation questions built into an interactive blog and lobby display for audience members and general public.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Twenty five teenage students had a hands-on experience learning how technology is used in creating, constructing, and performing with puppets, and audiences of 3,200 saw their performances.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Katherine Goodale, Lori Pope, Lisa Helminiak, Robert Goodale, Yumi Inomata, L Kelly Lindquist, Irene Trofimova-Peterston
Project Manager
First Name
Mary Pat
Last Name
Ross
Organization Name
Chaska Valley Family Theatre
Street Address
1661 Park Ridge Dr
City
Chaska
State
MN
Zip Code
55318-2841
Phone
(952) 401-0323
Email
randy.ross@msn.com
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