Equipment/Facilities Improvement

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,995
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Blue Mound Area Theatre AKA The Historic Palace Theatre
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
April 2020
End Date
June 2021
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Rock
Rock
Project Overview

Equipment/Facilities Improvement

Project Details

Curtain Replacement

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Carisa Clarke: graphic design/web development, arts volunteer, board member DAC of Murray County; Lauren Carlson: poetry, film, COMPAS roster artist, Dept. of Public Transformation board; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; Anna Johanssen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Greg Jodzio: photography/design, Hutchinson Center for the Arts board, Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Louella Voigt: music, fiber art; Blue Mound Area Theatre board; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Carisa Clarke, visual art, SMAC Board; Lisa Hill, music, SMAC Board; Jeff Iverson, music, theater; Janet Olney, visual art, arts admin; Angela Thell, arts marketing; Mark Wilmes, theater, music, SMAC Board; Tom Wirt, visual art, arts admin

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
Yes
Conflict of Interest Contact

Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Nicole DeBoer (507) 537-1471

Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,995
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,000
Direct expenses
$4,995
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

3: "The capacity of those providing arts experiences is increased or strengthened by changing, expanding, or enriching the ways in which they connect to their communities through the arts." BMAT will provide greater oversight of groups which rent our theater, which will minimize our liability for adverse events. Rental parties will have increased knowledge of theater operations/functioning and thereby increased theatrical skills. Audiences will have an increased aesthetic experiences during productions with a fully concealed "back stage" area. Our Executive Director or a member of our Executive Board will conduct the orientation meeting with renters. Access to the facility will be closely monitored/supervised until responsible behavior is noted by the individual doing the training. Accountability for this will be shared with the Executive Board. Renters will demonstrate acceptable operation of equipment they are authorized to use during the rental to the BMAT person doing the orientation (i.e. Executive Director or Board Member). During a performance in the theater by a rental group, a BMAT Board or the Executive Director, will observe the stage from 5 locations in the audience (3 down, 2 up) to confirm backstage activity is not visible.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Shawn
Last Name
Kinsinger
Organization Name
Blue Mound Area Theatre AKA The Historic Palace Theatre
Street Address
PO Box 541
City
Luverne
State
MN
Zip Code
56156
Phone
(507) 283-4339
Email
luvernepalace@gmail.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

509 W Main St, PO Box 55
Marshall, Minnesota 56258 

Phone
Phone Manager: Nicole DeBoer
(507) 537-1471
Email the Agency