Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$21,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
20 Theatre Company Twin Cities AKA 20% Theatre Company
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
October 2015
End Date
February 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Hennepin
Ramsey
Anoka
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview
Arts Learning
Project Details
20% Theatre Company's Apprentice Program will hire and match ten emerging artist apprentices with professional mentors to work together on the world premiere of The Naked I: Right Now.
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.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; 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; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Camilla Berry: Practicing artist with nursing and education credentials; Kristina Bigalk: Poet; director of creative writing, Normandale Community College; Micahel Burgraff: Executive director, Fergus Falls: A Center for the Arts; Phyllis Doyle: Retired arts administrator; award-winning poet and fiction writer; Robert Gardner: Artistic director, Minnesota Ballet; Barry Kleider: Photographer, visual artist and teaching artist; Andrea Stanislav: Contemporary visual artist; associate professor of art, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
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 Education

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$21,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$3,849
Direct expenses
$24,849
Administration costs
$2,500
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Ten emerging Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) and allied artists will develop skills in an area of professional theatre through 20% Theatre's Apprentice Program. Apprentices will set goals with their mentors and be evaluated throughout the program. They will also have written documentation (journal) of their learning and growth from throughout the project. 2: To overcome access barriers to hands-on learning opportunities in theatre, 20% Theatre will employ (pay!) and mentor ten emerging artists. Emerging artist apprentices will be surveyed at the end of the program and asked to provide feedback on any barriers to participation they experienced.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Ten emerging Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) and allied artists developed theatre skills through direct mentorship with professional artists in 20% Theatre's Apprentice Program. Apprentices started by identifying goals, and then meeting often with mentors to assess progress towards said goals. After the production, mentors and apprentices met for an exit interview, to review the original goals, examine progress, and discuss possible next steps for the apprentice relating to their professional development. Apprentices also completed an anonymous SurveyMonkey questionnaire which gave them more freedom of expression about their individual experience in this program. 2: Ten emerging artists were employed and paid to engage in a hands-on, arts learning apprentice opportunity with 20% Theatre Company. Evaluation methods included examining responses apprentices made regarding barriers to participation on their application form, exit interview conversations, as well as anonymous survey completed by all apprentices.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Ann Lindstrom, Jo Lum, Melissa Harl, Suzanne Schwartz, Suzanne Cross, Erica Fields, Claire Avitabile, Maureen Stoltzman, Katonya Strickland, Corinna Troth, Mykel Pennington
Project Manager
First Name
Claire
Last Name
Avitabile
Organization Name
20 Theatre Company Twin Cities AKA 20% Theatre Company
Street Address
5152 Aldrich Ave N
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55430
Phone
(612) 227-1188
Email
claire@tctwentypercent.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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