Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$29,865
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
The History Theatre, Inc. AKA History Theatre
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2018
End Date
August 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

History Theatre will pilot an intergenerational experience with Avalon School and Episcopal Homes. In arts residencies for youth and older adults, participants will create plays based on lived experiences and perform them at History Theatre.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

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.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, 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. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; 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

Lawrence Benson: Independent scholar, artist and publisher; Aaron Drew: Visual artist; arts organization volunteer; BA in anthropology from U of M; Ann Heymann: Professional performer, composer, teacher and lecturer on the medieval Gaelic harp; Athena Kildegaard: Poet; lecturer, University of Minnesota Morris.; Linda Nelson-Mayson: Director, Goldstein Museum of Design; Theresa Remick: Managing director, performance center at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

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

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$29,865
Other Funds Leveraged
$3,549
Direct expenses
$33,414
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Underserved adults and youth learn essential theatrical skills of playwriting and acting by creating scripts and performing together onstage. After each content area in a residency, artists lead participants to rate their proficiency with theatrical skills. On the final day, artists facilitate a response session to collect qualitative data. 2: Participants will learn how to collaborate as they add their unique artistic voices into a larger collaborative work. Pre and post program surveys and a final facilitated session will gage participants comfort and experience with collaboration before and at the culmination of the program.

Measurable Outcome(s)

7 arts residencies were held: five for youth serving 91 students and two for older adults serving 29 participants. After each content area in a residency, artists lead participants to rate their proficiency with theatrical skills. On the final day, artists facilitate a response session to collect qualitative data. 2: 120 Participants learned how to collaborate as they add their unique artistic voices into a larger collaborative work. Pre and post-program surveys and a final facilitated session gauged participant comfort and experience with collaboration before and at the culmination of the program.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
GENE MERRIAM, PRESIDENT, JOHN SEBASTIAN, VICE-PRESIDENT, TYLER ZEHRING, TREASURER, ROGER BROOKS, SECRETARY, JOHN APITZ, DAVE BEEHLER, CANDACE CAMPBELL, GEORGE DOW, MICHELE HELGEN, GENE LINK, IXCHEL MCKINNIE, CHERYL L. MOORE, MELISSA MULLOY, JEFFREY PETERSON, KEN PETERSON, JAMES ROLLWAGEN, CHARLES A. SLOCUM, PONDIE NICHOLSON TAYLOR
Project Manager
First Name
Martha
Last Name
West
Organization Name
The History Theatre, Inc. AKA History Theatre
Street Address
30 10th St E
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55101-2205
Phone
(651) 292-4326
Email
mwest@historytheatre.com
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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