Community Arts Access Project

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,330
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Pequot Lakes Community Theatre
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2012
End Date
April 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Crow Wing
Crow Wing
Project Overview
"Arsenic and Old Lace"
Project Details
Produce "Arsenic and Old Lace" with community and area residents as actors.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Bill Hansen: arts advocate, college campus arts committee organizer; Kathryn Lohr: art historian, retired librarian; Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Lynn Houle-Bushinger: Initiative Foundation financial executive and arts advocate; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artist, community leader; Ann Finch: community theatre producer, community leader; Bernie Nelsen: retired High School Counselor, active men's chorus member; Jamie Robertson: Arts Administrator, arts advocate, community leader; Mary Scmidt: professional storyteller, college faculty and creative arts club advisor; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff, arts administrator.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Bill Hansen: arts advocate, college campus arts committee organizer; Kathryn Lohr: art historian, retired librarian; Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Lynn Houle-Bushinger: Initiative Foundation financial executive and arts advocate; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artist, community leader; Ann Finch: community theatre producer, community leader; Bernie Nelsen: retired High School Counselor, active men's chorus member; Jamie Robertson: Arts Administrator, arts advocate, community leader; Mary Scmidt: professional storyteller, college faculty and creative arts club advisor; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff, arts administrator.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
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
$1,330
Other Funds Leveraged
$5,500
Direct expenses
$6,830
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Broaden community participation in the theatre arts by increased attendance over previous production and deepen the artistic experience of active participants (cast/crew).Audience numbers and ticket sales, comments from audience members, cast input during and after the production and media reviews.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Community participation broadened significantly. Audience numbers nearly doubled from projections.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Tina Grewe, Kate Davis, Peter Herzog, Lauren Nickisch, Pat Dullum, Julie Despot, Michael Sander, Allan Olson, C.J. Anderson
Project Manager
First Name
Lauren
Last Name
Nickisch
Organization Name
Pequot Lakes Community Theatre
Street Address
30805 Olson St
City
Pequot Lakes
State
MN
Zip Code
56472-3094
Phone
(218) 568-9200
Email
jdespot@pequotlakes.k12.mn.us
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
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