Creative Intersections

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,203
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Rosetown Playhouse
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
May 2013
End Date
August 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Ramsey
Project Overview
Creative Intersections
Project Details
Funding for “How I Got Here,” a series of original performances in which American and KaRen refugee teenagers create and perform the stories of their families’ journeys to America.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Julie Andersen: Executive Director of Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director at Roseville Parks and Recreation; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Libraries Director; Bethany Brunsell: music teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Erika Eklund: HGA Architects; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: consultant, grant writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: vocal performer; Dameun Strange: composer, performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Adrienne Diercks: general management, administration; Heather Doyle: artistic, general management, administration, education; Danelle Griner: general management, administration; Michael Hoyt: youth programming, artistic, general management, administration; Gary Kelsey: education, general management, administration, fundraising; Bob Olsen: education, organizational development, planning, fundraising; Kathryn Rosebear: organizational development, planning, fundraising.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
Yes
Conflict of Interest Contact
Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Jeff Prauer (651) 645-0402
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,203
Other Funds Leveraged
$4,637
Direct expenses
$13,840
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The stories of KaRen immigrants will be expressed through art, and the community’s understanding of this population will be enhanced.The number of people attending public performances and their responses to the performances will be measured.

Measurable Outcome(s)

KaRen and American participants learned more about each other's cultures, and developed relationships with new people from their and other communities.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Lisa Dahlberg, Steve Kleitz, Jac Enge, Kyle Haacke, Shana Crosson, Josh Warn, Emily Moody, Emily Stevenson, Callie Glanton, Ross Neri, Alex Schmuck, Jesi Springer, Melissa Lund, Robie Hayek, Ellen Bedecarre-Macnamara
Project Manager
First Name
Tyler
Last Name
Olsen
Organization Name
Rosetown Playhouse
Street Address
2660 Civic Center Dr
City
Roseville
State
MN
Zip Code
55113
Phone
(651) 792-7414
Email
info@rosetownplayhouse.org
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 14106
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 

Phone
Project Manager: Kathy Mouacheupao
651-645-0402
Email the Agency