Community Arts
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
The Origin(s) Project
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2012
End Date
May 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Project Overview
The Origin(s) Project
Project Details
Funding for The Origin(s) Project, an evening-length pairing of two one-woman shows. Performances will take place at Dreamland Arts in St Paul in April and May 2012.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Jennifer Halcrow: Vice President of Advancement, Second Harvest Heartland; Andrew Sjogren: Community Education, Eastern Carver County Schools; Bjorn Arneson: Assistant Program Director, University of Minnesota Extension; Josh Wise: Minnesota Citizens for the Arts; Melinda Childs: Director of Artist Services, FORECAST Public Art; Nadine Sehnert: Executive Director, Young Audiences of Minnesota; James Lekvin: Board Member, Swandive Theatre; Christina Akers: Company Manager, Teatro del Pueblo.
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
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,500
Direct expenses
$6,500
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
To reflect the stories of adoptees in Minnesota from their own perspectives; to provide a framework for thinking about adoptee issues.Written and verbal feedback from community partners and the Advisory Committee; final evaluation retreat with the artistic leadership of the project.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Participants voiced appreciation for the uplifting project and found the experience to have broadened their perception of adoption.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Rick Shiomi, Don Eitel, Soon-Young Oh, Brooke Newmaster, Michael Thielmann, Kate Maloney
Project Manager
First Name
Katie
Last Name
Leo
Organization Name
The Origin(s) Project
Street Address
c/o Mu Performing Arts Ste 410 355 Wabasha St N
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55102
Phone
(612) 327-8043
Email
leoakw@gmail.com
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