Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$64,774
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2018
End Date
June 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Carlton
Ramsey
Carlton
Ramsey
Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

By expanding its network of school partnerships to two sites in greater Minnesota, the Guthrie will encourage deeper engagement by students with theater arts and artists and use the creative process to boost students' academic and personal growth.

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

Carl Beihl: Artist in photography, ceramics, painting; instructor, Minnetonka Center for the Arts; David DeGennaro: Former managing and creative director, West Bank School of Music; Nathaniel Dickey: Associate Professor of Music; low brass, band; Connie Lanphear: Communications manager, Freshwater Society; James Miller: Founder and managing director, Velo Glass; Akiko Ostlund: Dancer, performing artist, poet, puppeteer, curator, and activist; Sharon Thalmann: Former executive director, Henning Landmark Center; theater actor, producer, designer and director

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
$64,774
Other Funds Leveraged
$20,802
Direct expenses
$85,576
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Students' engagement with theater performance and theater education will increase interest in the arts, academic achievement and community engagement. Outcomes will be evaluated through surveys, interviews and data collection to determine progress in key areas, e.g. mastery of knowledge, attendance, participation, self-assessment of personal growth.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Students' engagement with theater performance and theater education increased interest in the arts, academic achievement and community engagement. Outcomes were evaluated through surveys, interviews and data collection to determine progress in key areas, e.g. mastery of knowledge, attendance, participation, self-assessment of personal growth.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved most of the proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Nima Ahmadi, Susan Allen, Martha Goldberg Aronson, Martha Atwater, Karen Bachman, Y. Marc Belton, Abdish Bhavsar, Jennifer Reedstrom Bishop, Stacy Bogart, Peter Brew, Priscilla Brewster, James L. Chosy, Terry Clark, Senator Richard J. Cohen, David C. Cox, Bill George, Pierson M. Grieve, Polly Grose, Joseph Haj, Linda N. Hanson, Todd Hartman, Diane Hofstede, Tim Huebsch, David G. Hurrell, Garry W. Jenkins, Lisa Johnson, John Junek, Christine Kalla, Paul Keel, Patrick Kennedy, Jay Kiedrowski, John A. Knapp, Suzanne Kubach, David M. Lilly, Audrey Lucas, Michael McCormick, W. Thomas McEnery, Jennifer Melin Miller, Helen Meyer, Wendy Nelson, Todd Noteboom, Dr. Lisa Saul Paylor, Brian Pietsch, Irene Quarshie, Ann Rainhart, Senator Julie A. Rosen, Robert A. Rosenbaum, Steve Sanger, Ron Schutz, Lee Skold, Kenneth F. Spence, Douglas M. Steenland, Jim Stephenson, Steve Thompson, Steve Webster, Mary W. Vaughan, Irving Weiser, Heidi Wilson, Margaret Wurtele, Charles A. Zelle
Project Manager
First Name
Nina
Last Name
Graham
Organization Name
Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater
Street Address
818 2nd St S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55415-1252
Phone
(612) 225-6000
Email
ninag@guthrietheater.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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