Arts Legacy Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Summer Arts Stages
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
May 2019
End Date
August 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Polk
Pennington
Cass
Marshall
Polk
Pennington
Cass
Marshall
Project Overview

Arts Legacy Grant

Project Details

We produce, and direct children's musical theatre productions in many communities around the area with an arts education foundation.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

MaryAnn Laxen: photographer, visual artist; Elwyn Ruud: school residency coordinator; Briana Ingraham: musician, social policy manager; Janet Johnson: visual artist; Katya Zepeda: administrator, potter; Chris Lane: graphic artist, photographer; Charles Erickson: retired librarian, arts advocate; Therese Jacobson: visual artist, retired teacher; Emily Kuzel: arts advocate, teacher; Kate Mulvey: artist, teacher; Kelsey Brateng: photographer; Jaimie Snowdon: Indian studies teacher; Scott Valdes: sculptor.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

MaryAnn Laxen: photographer, visual artist; Briana Ingraham: musician, social policy manager; Janet Johnson: visual artist; Katya Zepeda: administrator, potter; Chris Lane: graphic artist, photographer; Therese Jacobson: visual artist, retired teacher; Kate Mulvey: artist, teacher; Jaimie Snowdon: Indian studies teacher.

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 Access

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$29,540
Direct expenses
$39,540
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

As a result of our program, our school-aged participants will gain confidence, new skills, new friends, a sense of belonging, and a strengthened desire to perform, share, learn and experience theater and other related areas of the performing arts. Evaluation will occur through a follow-up meeting with project planners, counting actual audience members in each community, and a youth participant questionnaire given on the last day of our residency that asks about their development of theater skills.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Summer Arts Stages and Safari brings together students and audiences to experience something that is perhaps not often offered to them. By giving communities access to professionals in the arts we offer a unique opportunity to broaden the lives of members of each of them through learning and performance in theatre. This experience was quantitatively assessed through audience and participant tracking, and discussed qualitatively at length with community leaders directly involved in the project.

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

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Misti Koop, Jace Erickson, Brad Werner, Pat Garry, Mare Thompson, Teresa Stanislowski, Ryan King
Project Manager
First Name
Misti
Last Name
Koop
Organization Name
Summer Arts Stages
Street Address
1420 4th Ave NW PO Box 521
City
East Grand Forks
State
MN
Zip Code
56721-1001
Phone
(701) 330-8626
Email
mistikoop@live.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
Email the Agency
Location

109 Minnesota Street South
Warren, MN 56762-1428  

Phone
Project Manager: Mara Hanel
218-745-8886
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