Arts Legacy Grant: General Operating

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Summer Arts Stages
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2020
End Date
December 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Polk
Polk
Project Overview

Arts Legacy Grant: General Operating

Project Details

General operating expenses for Summer Arts Stages and Safari.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

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; Jaimie Snowdon: Indian studies teacher; Scott Valdes: sculptor; Paul Burnett, conductor.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Briana Ingraham: musician, social policy manager; Janet Johnson: visual artist; Chris Lane: graphic artist, photographer; Charles Erickson: retired librarian, arts advocate; Emily Kuzel: arts advocate, teacher; Jaimie Snowdon: Indian studies teacher; Scott Valdes: sculptor.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$51
Direct expenses
$6,051
Administration costs
$6,000
Number of full time equivalents funded
3.00
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 and knowledge; and their emotional reaction to participating in our theater and music activities and performing on stage, in their community, in a musical play.

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 proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Misti Koop, Ryan King, Brad Werner, Pat Garry, Mare Thompson, Teresa Stanislowski, Jace Erickson, Ashley Fredricksen, Shelby 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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