Community Arts
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 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 2014
End Date
August 2014
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Carver
Project Overview
Community Arts
Project Details
Funding for two week-long theater workshops for children in grades 2 to 8 in conjunction with Prairie Fire Children's Theatre Company. The workshops will culminate in two performances each of Pinoccio and Tom Sawyer. The performances will take place at the Waconia High School auditorium in June and July 2014.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Julie Andersen: Executive Director, Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director, Roseville Parks and Recreation; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor and Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: Consultant and Grant Writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: Vocal Performer; Dameun Strange: Composer and Performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Deborah Ziskovsky: Artistic, Administration; G.J. Clayburn: Administration; Bethany Whitehead, Fundraising, Administration, Organizational Development; Dan Wold: Artistic; Scott Swanson: Administration, Artistic, Finance; Elspeth Carlstrom: Administration.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2014 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Access
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$11,175
Direct expenses
$14,175
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
We hope to have over 100 kids participate in these programs over the summer.At the end of each performance we count how many audience members came to see the show. Prairie Fire theatre company offers a survey for the host site along with the kids in the show.
Measurable Outcome(s)
There was a total off 535 people that attended the productions this summer; there were a total of 121 participants that were in the plays.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Barb Kalthoff, Terrill Anderson, Katie Miller, Glenda Noble, Marc Carrier, Mary Bishop, Mike Bullis, Brian Rothstein, Lindsey Schmidt
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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