Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$32,120
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2017
End Date
May 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Benton
Sherburne
Stearns
Benton
Sherburne
Stearns
Project Overview

Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details

In the Heart of the Beast Theatre will tour "The Story of Crow Boy" based on Taro Yashima's compassionate vision that rose from experiences of war brutality and ethnic distrust. Performances will be accompanied by workshops that explore compassion through mask work and graphic novel journaling.

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

Sh? Bailey: Performer, writer, and creator of new work in theater, visual arts, and film; Steven Downing: Writer, retired arts administrator; Ann Erickson: Associate director, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator and consultant; development officer at KBEM Jazz88; Noelle Lawton: Executive director, Twin Rivers Council for the Arts; Kathleen McTavish: Composer and media artist; Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha: Freelance director, actor and theater educator

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
$32,120
Other Funds Leveraged
$17,777
Direct expenses
$47,569
Administration costs
$4,500
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Audiences will discover compassion in their own lives that they can bring forward to meet the ethnic stereotypes plaguing us locally and nationally. In addition to surveys and post-show discussions, complementary workshops will teach techniques for using puppets and autobiographical journaling exercises to experience compassion.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Audiences discovered compassion in their own lives that they can bring forward to meet the ethnic stereotypes plaguing us locally and nationally. Post-show discussions revealed insights into contemporary problems of ethnic stereotyping. Also high school students crafted and performed narratives of compassion using autobiographical stories and puppets of themselves during hands-on workshops.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Shannon Forney, Karen Brown, Scott Moriarity, Dan Newman, Claire Graupmann, Victoria Cox, Peter D?Ascoli, Gaea Dill-D'Ascoli, Alex Haecker, Kelly Prosen Hara, Dan Herber, Katie Peacock, Ricardo Perez, Sandy Spieler, Laura Wilhelm, Corrie Zoll
Project Manager
First Name
Corrie
Last Name
Zoll
Organization Name
In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre
Street Address
1500 Lake St E
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55407-1720
Phone
(612) 721-2535
Email
czoll@hobt.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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