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2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$21,500
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Theater Mu
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
End Date
August 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview
Arts Learning
Project Details
Mu Performing Arts will work with artist Masanari Kawahara and participants from the Asian American community to create an original play about the 21st century immigrant experience using puppetry, masks, and movement.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Oscar Del Sébastien: Artist and educator; teacher of elementary art at Paul and Sheila Wellstone Elementary; Amy Giddings: Music specialist, North Shore Community School, Duluth; Jane Gudmundson: Former education director, Plains Art Museum in Fargo; Danette Olsen: Self-employed strategy consultant and teaching artist; Richard Robbins: Professor of English and director of the creative writing program, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Joanne Toft: Private educational arts consultant
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

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$21,500
Other Funds Leveraged
$57,954
Direct expenses
$79,454
Administration costs
$2,500
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Immigrant communities will be empowered to tell their own stories. Interviews and surveys with participants and teaching artists; feedback from artistic peers; surveys, video recordings, and a Post-it wall to gather audience feedback; attendance numbers. 2: Immigrant community partners will learn to tell stories through puppetry, storytelling, and acting. We will track attendance at each of the ten workshops for each partner group. At the end of the workshop series, we will interview and survey participants to gauge their success in each artistic area.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Asian American immigrant communities were empowered to tell their own stories. Ongoing communication with participants and leaders before, during, and after the project showed level of participant empowerment as it changed over time. 2: Immigrant community partners learned to tell stories through puppetry, storytelling, and acting. Tracked consistent attendance. Though we didn't do specific post-project surveys, leadership interaction with partners allowed us to gauge their level of learning, as well as their contributions to the final production.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Christopher Barron, Jeff Chen, Michael Dai, Sharon Fong, Candice Hern, Dan Le, Joua Ly, Dorothy Mollien, Reginaldo ReDakota|, Kari Ruth, Paji Vitoff, Atlee Wong
Project Manager
First Name
Shannon
Last Name
Freeby
Organization Name
Theater Mu, Inc. AKA Mu Performing Arts
Street Address
275 4th St E Ste 496
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55101-1682
Phone
(651) 789-1012
Email
shannon@muperformingarts.org
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Administered By
Administered by

Minnesota State Arts Board

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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Email the Agency
msab@arts.state.mn.us
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