Community Arts
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Spirit in the House!
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
April 2012
End Date
November 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview
Marietta
Project Details
Funding to produce and stage Marietta, a play about forgiveness in the wake of an unspeakable family tragedy. Performances will take place at Concordia UniversityÆs E.M. Pearson Theatre in November 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
$13,000
Direct expenses
$18,000
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
To serve victims of tragedy and violent crime by reflecting the complexity of their experience, inviting them to engage as desired in discussions, and providing affordable access to a high-quality theatrical production that speaks to their experience.Verbal feedback from audience as well as audience surveys.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Audience numbers were lower than expected, particularly in outreach efforts to individuals of faith. However, those that attended felt the production was of high quality and raised good questions regarding the act of forgiveness; TPT recorded and has play
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Paul Arbisi, Laura Dyer, James Tucker
Project Manager
First Name
Dean
Last Name
Seal
Organization Name
Spirit in the House!
Street Address
3425 Girard Ave S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55408
Phone
(612) 823-6005
Email
seal13dean@gmail.com
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