Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$90,622
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Sod House Theater
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2020
End Date
December 2021
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Fillmore
Kittson
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Polk
Rice
Steele
Wadena
Waseca
Fillmore
Kittson
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Polk
Rice
Steele
Wadena
Waseca
Project Overview

Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details

Sod House Theater will tour Arla Mae's Booyah Wagon to eight greater Minnesota communities to illuminate the advantages of buying and eating fresh produce from local farms.

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.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, 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. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; 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.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Sarah Larsson: Former outreach and development director, Somali Museum of Minnesota; Amanda Lien: Former executive director, Crookston Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitor's Bureau; Dayna Martinez: Artistic director of world music, dance and the International Children's Festival, Ordway Center; David Marty: Former President, Reif Arts Council; Celia Mattison: Marketing coordinator, Guthrie Theater

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
$90,622
Other Funds Leveraged
$35,426
Direct expenses
$126,048
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.60
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Sod House Theater will perform Arla May's Booyah Wagon in eight cities in Greater Minnesota. There will be two performances at each of the locations, with an average of 50-75 audience members per show. We will track audience members and distribute audience surveys. 2: Collaborate with at least fifteen local theaters, produce growers and farm to table restaurants. Sod House Theater will track the total number of organizations involved in the collaboration and provide surveys to evaluate the impact.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Sod House Theater performed Arla Mae's Booyah Wagon in sixteen communities in greater Minnesota. Tracking was completed based on the completion of the performance in each community. 2: Sod House Theater will record all collaborating partners and document the agreements. Sod House Theater collaborated with eleven farm to table restaurants and food trucks, five community theaters and nine produce growers over our 2021 Arla Mae Tour.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Nina Clark, Joy Dolo, Sonja Kuftinec, Stuart Stoller, Katie Code, Bethany Krepela, Claudine Arndt, Darcey Engen, Luverne Seifert
Project Manager
First Name
Luverne
Last Name
Seifert
Organization Name
Sod House Theater
Street Address
2613 30th Ave NE
City
St Anthony Village
State
MN
Zip Code
55418
Phone
(612) 414-2032
Email
luverneseifert@aol.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
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