Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$42,960
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Duluth Playhouse
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2017
End Date
May 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Carlton
Koochiching
St. Louis
Carlton
Koochiching
St. Louis
Project Overview

Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details

The Duluth Playhouse Children's Theatre will tour "Theatre for Young Audiences" to bring professionally performed interactive theater events to rural and underserved family audiences in northern Minnesota.

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. Officer at Large, 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. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; 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

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Bradley Bourn: Executive director, Lyndale Neighborhood Association; former managing director, Ten Thousand Things Theater; Leslie Hanlon: Director of fundraising and marketing, College of Saint Benedict and Saint John?s University fine arts series; Tamra Jo Makram: Managing director of Memorial Auditorium Performing Arts Center, Worthington; Natalie Nowytski: Vocalist, composer and performer of international folk music; Kathleen Ray: Former executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center; theater artist and playwright; Quillan Roe: Manager and artistic director, Roe Family Singers; Douglas Scholz-Carlson: Artistic director, Great River Shakespeare Festival; Jacinta Zens: Independent arts organizer; member of Moorhead Arts and Cultural Commission

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$42,960
Other Funds Leveraged
$15,330
Direct expenses
$58,290
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The Playhouse will tour original Theatre for Young Audiences shows to ten partner locations in rural Minnesota for a total of twenty performances. Evaluation of success includes performing and engaging audiences in twenty high quality arts experiences during two week-long tour legs. Methods include surveys and verbal feedback from participants. 2: Touring activities provide free performances at host locations familiar to the community which may be rural, underserved, or low income. Success is evaluated by attendance, access, and partner/audience feedback. Free performances in locations that are convenient and familiar to communities reduce barriers like transportation, cost.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The Playhouse toured two original Theatre for Young Audiences shows to twelve partner locations in rural Minnesota for a total of twenty performances. Evaluation of success includes performances and engagement of audiences in twenty high quality arts experiences during two week-long tour legs. Methods include surveys and verbal feedback from participants. 2: Touring activities provided free performances at host locations familiar to the community which were rural, undeserved, and low income. Ex: Libraries. Success is evaluated by attendance, access, and partner/audience feedback. Free performances in locations that are convenient and familiar to communities reduce barriers like transportation, cost.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Herb Minke, Sandy Hoff, Tim Johnson, Patty McNulty, Ryan Coole, Marcia Doty, Monique Forcier, Steve Greenfield, Brian Liberty, Steve Nys, Jeanie Peterson, Dolly Schnell, Mia Thibodeau
Project Manager
First Name
Christine
Last Name
Gradl Seitz
Organization Name
Duluth Playhouse
Street Address
506 W Michigan St
City
Duluth
State
MN
Zip Code
55802-1517
Phone
(218) 733-7551
Email
seitz@duluthplayhouse.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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