Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$18,825
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health AKA MACMH's Fidgety Fairy Tales-The Mental Health Musicals
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2019
End Date
May 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Kandiyohi
Meeker
Renville
Kandiyohi
Meeker
Renville
Project Overview

Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details

MACMH's Fidgety-Fairy Tales-The Mental Health Musicals will collaborate with PACT for Families to raise awareness about children's mental health near Willmar.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; 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; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; 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

Darcey Engen: Coartistic director, Sod House Theater; theater professor, Augsburg University; Nathan Hanson: Composer and saxophonist; Arts Board grantee; Kurt Kwan: Actor; Pillsbury House Theatre artistic associate; David Marty: Former President, Reif Arts Council; Christine Murakami Noonan: Marketing and advertising supervisor, Minnesota State Fair; former MRAC board chair; Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha: Freelance director, actor and theater educator; James Rocco: Director and producer; former producing artistic director, Ordway

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
$18,825
Other Funds Leveraged
$3,852
Direct expenses
$22,677
Administration costs
$800
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Audiences will gain empathy and understanding of children with mental health disorders. Each performance includes a post-show discussion. Notes will be taken. A post-performance survey will also ask questions about change in attitudes, empathy, and understanding. 2: The performances will reach audiences that don't typically attend musical theatre by performing at sites where communities already gather. Post-performance surveys will ask questions about audience members' previous experience with going to musical theatre productions.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Audiences gained empathy and understanding of children with mental health disorders. Feedback during post-performance discussions and a post-performance survey. 2: Performances reached audiences that don't typically attend musical theatre by performing at sites where communities already gather. A post-performance survey asked how many musical theatre performances they had attended in the past year.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Danny Porter; John D. Pace; Ramon Reina; Deborah Saxhaug; Michele Fallon; Elizabeth Franklin; Tricia Grimes; Amy Hedman-Robertson; Philip Kampa; Margaret Larkin; Suzanne Renfroe
Project Manager
First Name
Matthew
Last Name
Jenson
Organization Name
Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health AKA MACMH's Fidgety-Fairy Tales-The Mental Health Musicals
Street Address
23 Empire Dr Ste 1000
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55103
Phone
(651) 644-7333
Email
mjenson@macmh.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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