Community Arts Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Great Northern Theatre Company
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
April 2023
End Date
January 2024
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Stearns
Stearns
Project Overview

Community Arts Support

Project Details

GNTC is a community based, volunteer, theater performing arts organization.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Linda Brobeck: CMAB Board Vice Chair, Minnesota visual artist and owner of Crow River North, LLC., has served on a number of non-profit boards; Joyce Lyons: CMAB Board Secretary, CMA actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Comm Orchestra Advisory Board; Denise Todd: CMAB Board Member, Dance Valdosta State University; U.S. Air Force Veteran, Geospatial Intelligence Analyst; undergraduate at St. Cloud State University pursuing a Major in Community Health; Jo McMullen-Boyer: CMAB Board Member, Station Manage of KVSC Radio, Grant writer, Music Concert Projucer, Community Events Organizer; Spencer Madsen: CMAB Board Member, Writer; educator; theatrical performer; aspiring filmmaker and visual artist; B.A. in English Education; M.A. in American Literature; orchardist at Clear Lake Cider; Gretchen Boulka: CMAB Board Member, Director of Performing Arts at Paramount Center for the Arts, arts administrator with background in development, special events, program management, marketing and communications; musician, member of the Association for Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) and on the Board of Directors for Minnesota Presenters Network; Tanya Piatz-Sandberg: CMAB Board Member, Visual Merchandiser with 3D display experience, fashion, event execution, and corporate shop concepts; 2D visual artist specializing in illustration and photography

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Linda Brobeck: CMAB Board Vice Chair, Minnesota visual artist and owner of Crow River North, LLC., has served on a number of non-profit boards; Joyce Lyons: CMAB Board Secretary, CMA actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Comm Orchestra Advisory Board; Denise Todd: CMAB Board Member, Dance Valdosta State University; U.S. Air Force Veteran, Geospatial Intelligence Analyst; undergraduate at St. Cloud State University pursuing a Major in Community Health; Jo McMullen-Boyer: CMAB Board Member, Station Manage of KVSC Radio, Grant writer, Music Concert Projucer, Community Events Organizer; Spencer Madsen: CMAB Board Member, Writer; educator; theatrical performer; aspiring filmmaker and visual artist; B.A. in English Education; M.A. in American Literature; orchardist at Clear Lake Cider; Gretchen Boulka: CMAB Board Member, Director of Performing Arts at Paramount Center for the Arts, arts administrator with background in development, special events, program management, marketing and communications; musician, member of the Association for Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) and on the Board of Directors for Minnesota Presenters Network; Tanya Piatz-Sandberg: CMAB Board Member, Visual Merchandiser with 3D display experience, fashion, event execution, and corporate shop concepts; 2D visual artist specializing in illustration and photography.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$116,717
Direct expenses
$126,717
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Over the next two years, Great Northern Theatre Company will focus our efforts on in creasing our organizational infrastructure while producing quality art experiences promoting diversity, equity and inclusion for cast, crew and audiences; In the next funding year, Great Northern Theatre Company will: implement the final year of our strategic plan; produce our 2023 summer musical - Newsies - and our second-holiday musical with a production of White Christmas; expand our partnership with Rocori Community Education by providing two weeklong Children's Theatre Camps and a Technical Theatre Series for adults in Summer 2023. GNTC utilizes both paper and electronic surveys for all activities - including performances, camps, workshops, and events - of our theatre company. These are compiled and reviewed by the Board of Directors. Evaluations will be instrumental over the next year as we evaluate the final year's progress of the strategic plan and determine the effectiveness of the changes to our production schedule.; Evaluation is critical to assessing our organizations progress in reaching our strategic goals. GNTC will complete annual evaluation through: performance attendance; audience and artist surveys; and SWOT analysis of initiatives.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Rebecca
Last Name
Reynolds
Organization Name
Great Northern Theatre Company
Street Address
PO Box 504
City
Cold Spring
State
MN
Zip Code
56320
Phone
(320) 241-4682
Email
gntc9@aol.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

P.O. Box 458
220 4th Ave North 
Foley, MN 56329

Phone
Project Manager: Leslie LeCuyer
320-968-4290x 3 or Toll Free: 866-825-1471