Community Arts
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,850
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
The PuppetTellers
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2012
End Date
August 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Dakota
Scott
Project Overview
A Night on Bear Island and The Double Trouble Birthday
Project Details
Funding for 20 free performances of two original puppet plays: A Night on Bear Island and The Double Trouble Birthday. Performances will take place at libraries in Dakota, Scott and Carver Counties between February and July 2012.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Daniel Adolphson: Director of Program Engagement, COMPAS-Community Programs in the Arts; Susan Fisher: Executive Director, Minnesota Brass; Janet Grove: Arts administrator, NDI Backyard Productions; David Harris: Executive Director, Rimon: The Minnesota Jewish Arts Council; Andrew Leitch: Community development consultant; Mankwe Ndosi: Musician; Liz Neerland: Arts administrator, Nimbus Theatre; Gary Peterson: Arts administration consultant.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Jill Anfang: City of Roseville assistant parks and recreation director; Heather Beal: free-lance architectural writer; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Library system director; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits director of operations and human resources; Paul Creager: Gordon Parks High School teacher and administrator, Square Lake Film Festival director; Erika Eklund: Playwrights'Center director of external relations; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Community Theatre Managing Director; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake-Savage school district program specialist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy executive director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation Project Manager; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Childrens Theatre Company director of institutional giving; Margaret Rog: free-lance grant writer and organizational development consultant; Beth Starbuck: retired consultant; Dameun Strange: free-lance musician and composer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law assistant director of Career and Professional Development.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2012 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Access
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,850
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,212
Direct expenses
$6,062
Administration costs
$4,850
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Provoke thinking and enhance verbal and visual skils.Audience survey forms; collection of information on audience size and demographics.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Audiences, especially families, reported a deep, resonating connection to the performance.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
John Palmer, Mary Comford, Julie Green, Nate Skoog, Sieglinde Gassman, Heron Gardner
Project Manager
First Name
Heron
Last Name
Gardner
Organization Name
The PuppetTellers
Street Address
2391 Commonwealth Ave
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55108
Phone
(612) 860-2822
Email
heron100@mac.com
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