Community Arts
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Waconia Community Education
Recipient Type
K-12 Education
Status
Completed
Start Date
May 2012
End Date
August 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Carver
Project Overview
Community Arts
Project Details
Funding for two weeklong theater workshops for children in grades 2 to 8 in conjunction with Prairie Fire ChildrenÆs Theatre Company. The workshops will culminate in two performances each of Alice in Wonderland and Jack and the Beanstalk. The performances will take place at the Waconia High School auditorium in June and 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
$9,350
Direct expenses
$12,350
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
To meet the demand for theatre and arts programming in Waconia School District; to provide theatrical education and performance opportunities for all area youth; to provide the public with a live theatre experience in the greater Waconia area of Carver County.Feedback from audience and cast members.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Audience members and participating youth, many of whom were new to the theatre, voiced their appreciation for the enriching experience of both the program and the performance.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Tiffany Nelson, Terrill Anderson, Larry Millender, Therese Kittridge, Lindsay Schmidt, Vera Lauerhass, Glenda Noble, Brian Rothstein, Katie Miller, Barb Kalthoff, Mary Bishop
Project Manager
First Name
Tiffany
Last Name
Nelson
Organization Name
Waconia Community Education
Street Address
516 Industrial Blvd
City
Waconia
State
MN
Zip Code
55387-1233
Phone
(952) 442-0610
Email
tnelson@waconia.k12.mn.us
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