Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$81,055
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Pangea World Theater
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2017
End Date
October 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

Pangea World Theater will offer Direct, Write, Move Theater Institute to facilitate input from underserved communities, youth, and nontraditional learners in creating theater.

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. Chair, 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. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; 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. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Kjellgren Alkire: Artist and researcher; faculty member, Saint Mary's University Winona; Erica Mauter: Executive director, Twin Cities Women’s Choir and Twin Cities Girls’ Choir.; Lori Messick: Arts educator, Fertile Beltrami Public Schools; Linda Nelson-Mayson: Director, Goldstein Museum of Design; Sherine Onukwuwe: Owner of Souleyefilms; Robert Peskin: Executive director, Minnesota Chorale; William Wiktor: Retired engineer and software developer; Rochester community arts and non-profit volunteer; Sydney Willcox: Teacher at Como Park Senior High School

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Education

2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$81,055
Other Funds Leveraged
$22,000
Direct expenses
$103,055
Administration costs
$20,550
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

To train fifteen adult and twenty youth and 50 workshop participants in directing/ensemble creation, playwriting and movement for theater. Participation by adult and youth learners in institute for theater. Increased participation by people of color and women as directors, choreographers and writers for theater.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Diverse participants gained theater making skills and built leadership and facilitation capacity. Through surveys. Demographic data was documented as well as qualitative questions answered by bringing participants together after multiple sessions. 2: Participation by a majority of people of color in the trainings in the cohorts as well as drop ins at workshops. Demographic data.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Ramona Advani, Afshan Anjum, Mona Antilla Carloni, Sharon Day, Soyini Guyton, Olga Herrera, Kelley Lindquist, Freida Martin, Rajan Menon, Dipankar Mukherjee, Meena Natarajan, Anh-Thu Pham, Bertrand Wilson
Project Manager
First Name
Ellen
Last Name
Hinchcliffe
Organization Name
Pangea World Theater
Street Address
711 Lake St W Ste 101
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55408
Phone
(612) 822-0015
Email
ellen@pangeaworldtheater.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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