Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$50,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Nautilus Music-Theater
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
November 2014
End Date
February 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview
Arts Learning
Project Details
Nautilus Music-Theater will offer professional operatic and music-theater training to Minnesota writers, composers, directors, and performers through its Artist Development Program.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Courtney Gerber: Associate director of education within the learning initiatives division at the Walker Art Center; Danette Olsen: Self-employed strategy consultant and teaching artist; William Wiktor: Retired engineer and software developer; Rochester community arts and non-profit volunteer; Andrew Wykes: Associate professor of painting at Hamline University, St Paul
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Education

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$50,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$25,098
Direct expenses
$75,098
Administration costs
$3,130
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Our five-part Artist Development program will offer more training opportunities for Minnesota music-theater writers, composers, performers and directors. Minnesota artists will increase their ability to tell stories through music; success is measured through written evaluations and interviews indicating an expanded view of artistic capability. 2: Through over 2,000 contact hours, we will reinstate two programs, stabilize our current three programs, and increase our reach from 30 to over 100 artists. We will monitor contact hours and participant involvement, add an outstate master class component, and restrict participation in four of the five programs to Minnesota residents.

Measurable Outcome(s)

This project resulted in Minnesota writers, composers, performers, and directors expanding their capabilities to tell stories through music. The Composer-Librettist Studio used pre- and post-studio written surveys, along with directors' assessments and program evaluations. The Institute and the Performing Power classes used written evaluations. The Management Fellowship Program used monthly journals and frequent interviews. The overall Arts Learning Program was evaluated by an independent outside consultant. 2: We reinstated our CL Studio and Performing Power classes, and stabilized our Management Fellowship program and Institute. The Composer-Librettist Studio used pre- and post-studio written surveys, along with directors' assessments and program evaluations. The Institute and the Performing Power classes used written evaluations. The Management Fellowship Program used monthly journals and frequent interviews. The overall Arts Learning Program was evaluated by an independent outside consultant.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Sarah Johnson, Ben Krywosz, Tina Meckel, Josh Miles, Jim Payne
Project Manager
First Name
Ben
Last Name
Krywosz
Organization Name
Nautilus Music-Theater
Street Address
308 Prince St Ste 190
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55101-1437
Phone
(651) 298-9913
Email
ben@nautilusmusictheater.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
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