Community Arts Access Project

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,830
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Lamplighter Community Theatre
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2014
End Date
August 2014
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Todd
Todd
Project Overview
Community Arts Access Project
Project Details
The Lamplighter Community Theatre of Staples will collaborate with the Madhatters Community Theatre of Wadena to produce the play, True West by Samuel Shephard in August of 2014 at Centennial Auditorium in Staples.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mary Schmidt: Arts educator and dancer; Terry Verkuilen: Visual artist and community arts leader; Laura Hansen: Literary artist and community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 years experience in arts administration.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mary Schmidt: Arts educator and dancer; Terry Verkuilen: Visual artist and community arts leader; Laura Hansen: Literary artist and community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 years experience in arts administration.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
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
$3,830
Other Funds Leveraged
$4,000
Direct expenses
$7,830
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Develop a sense of regional connectedness through theater arts by collaborating with the neighboring community theater group, the Madhatters.Each performance will be followed by a post-performance discussion of the show with actors, directors and audience members.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Successful community theatre project which brought two separate community theaters together to produce one show. Participation goals were met, but logistics of a two community production was challenging.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Pam Collins, Jean Hayenga, Dawn Timbs, Judy Richter, Amy Hunter, Jim Vollegraaf, Kevin Olsen, Sandy Porter, Jenny Braun
Project Manager
First Name
Amy
Last Name
Hunter
Organization Name
Lamplighter Community Theatre
Street Address
29753 Todd Line Rd PO Box 234
City
Staples
State
MN
Zip Code
56479-0234
Phone
(218) 894-3681
Email
coffeenart@hotmail.com
Administered By
Administered by
Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
Email the Agency
Location

PO Box 118 - 121 4th St. NE
Staples, MN 56479

Phone
Project Manager: Miranda Lape
Phone: 218-895-5660
Email the Agency