Community Arts
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Independent School District 197 Community Education
Recipient Type
K-12 Education
Status
Completed
Start Date
April 2012
End Date
July 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Dakota
Project Overview
Youth Enrichment Program
Project Details
Funding for the Youth Enrichment Program, a three-week theater experience with Homeward Bound Theater Company. The program will culminate in two performances of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at Henry Sibley High School in July 2012.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Emily Foxen: Events Coordinator, Weisman Art Museum; Julie Kuenzel: Community Education, District 108; Larry Pint: New Prague Arts Council; Bob Thomas: Chaska Valley Theater; Mary Jo Truchon: Blaine Arts Council; Justine Pearson: Intern, Minnesota Public Radio; Jeanne Schwartz: Rosemount Area Arts Council; Kay Augustine: Director of Arts Education, Iowa Arts Council.
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
$3,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$3,258
Direct expenses
$6,258
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
To give youth in the community expanded theater experience; to enrich students' theatrical experience through education; to increase awareness of the arts to the community and encourage community members to support and participate in the arts.The director will evaluate artistic quality; cast and their families will evaluate their experience in a survey; ticket sales.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Local youth and their families recounted nurturing and deep theatrical participation and attendance indicated excellent community engagement.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Joanne Mansur, Byron Schwab, Pat Barnum, Dr. Dewayne Dill, Brenda Corbett, Mark Spurr, David Koziol, Missy McGinty, Charlotte Rowland
Project Manager
First Name
Missy
Last Name
McGinty
Organization Name
Independent School District 197 Community Education
Street Address
121 W Butler Ave
City
West St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55118
Phone
(651) 403-7516
Email
Mmcginty@tridistrictce.org
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