Community Arts Support Grant

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$3,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Bemidji Community Theater

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

In Progress

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Beltrami

Project Overview

Bemidji Community Theater Web Site, Publicity, and Stage Tools

Project Details

Funds will assist Bemidji Community Theater to enhance their web site, increase publicity and number of newsletters, purchase tools for building sets and rental of costume storage.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Deane Johnson: literary artist, musician, theatrical artist, arts advocate; Kathy Gustafson: visual artist, sculptor, artist career counselor; Patt Rall: arts columnist, literary artist, musician, theatrical artist, visual artist; Diana McLain: photographer, visual artist, arts advocate; Malotte Backer: visual artist, arts advocate; Steve Ballard: visual artist, art teacher, arts advocate; Nancy Cole: musician, theatrical artist, dance performer; Leah Prussia: literary artist, musician, theatrical artist, craft artist; Germaine Riegert: literary artist, arts appreciator, arts advocate; Cynthia Ekren: literary artist, arts appreciator, arts advocate.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Deane Johnson: Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist, Arts Advocate; Kathy Gustafson: Visual Artist, Sculptor, Artist Career Counselor; Patt Rall: Arts Columnist, Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist, Visual Artist; Diana McLain: Photographer, Visual Artist, Arts Advocate; Malotte Backer: Visual Artist, Arts Advocate; Steve Ballard: Visual Artist, Art Teacher, Arts Advocate; Steve Prenevost: Arts Appreciator, Arts Advocate; Nancy Cole: Musician, Theatrical Artist, Dance Performer; Lois Schaedler: Visual Artist, Filmmaker, Photographer, Craft Artist; Leah Prussia: Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist, Craft Artist.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

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

Direct expenses

$3,000

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Bemidji Community Theater will provide an opportunity for people to pursue their interests in theater through acting and stagecraft support activities in productions by and for community members. We will also improve our visibility in the community through an upgraded web site and use of newsletters, brochures and other publicity.Bemidji Community Theater will keep a count of how many people participated in each production with a breakdown according to acting and technical areas. Attendance numbers will be kept to determine if audience numbers are rising and our upgraded web site will be able to measure the number of visitors.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The two shows resulted in attendance of over 2,700, a 10% increase over last year’s attendance. We provided an opportunity for over 100 people to pursue their interests in theater through acting and stagecraft support activities. Additionally, 32 new peop

Description of Funds

Recipient Board Members

Ernest Rall, Vicki Stenerson, Patti Lester, Julie Kaiser, Mark Fulton, Mary Knox-Johnson, Sue Wright

Project Manager

Mary

Knox-Johnson

Bemidji Community Theater

4840 Knollwood Dr NE

Bemidji

56601

(218) 755-8942

moxnk@paulbunyan.net