Equipment/Facilities Improvement

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,096
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Blue Mound Area Theatre AKA Palace Theatre
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2018
End Date
November 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Rock
Rock
Project Overview

Equipment/Facilities Improvement

Project Details

Light Board.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor, director, teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art educator, visual artist, Tyler Arts Council, Lincoln County Art Fair, Southwest Minnesota Weaver's Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Emily Petersen: visual artist, art teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Director of Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Mark Brodin: theatre; Maureen Keimig: theatre; Brett Lehman: music, SMAC Board; Janet Olney: visual art, arts admin, SMAC Board; Erica Volkir: theatre, dance, arts admin, SMAC Board; Mark Wilmes: theatre, music.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,096
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,004
Direct expenses
$5,100
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

3 local light technicians will be able to operate special effect lighting during local productions with less than four hours of light setting. We will conduct three focus groups with our local lighting technicians. The first will address issues they currently face with setting lights for shows. The second will occur following the installation of the light board and initial training. The third will occur after they have worked a show.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Our measurable outcome was to have 3 local light technicians able to operate special effect lighting during local productions with less than 4 hours of light set up. We have accomplished this goal. Our lighting technicians are very positive about the new light board, feeling set up is easier, with a greater range of flexibility in lighting. The use of a moving light on the stage is a safety and aesthetic improvement. They are now able to light the way for someone climbing steps to the stage and then walking across the stage to the performance point. They also feel that features of the new light board are much easier to figure out when their memory needs to be refreshed regarding differing techniques.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
Achieved proposed outcomes.
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Louella Voigt, Shirley Connor, Heidi Sehr, LaDonna VanAartsen, Dianne Ossenfort, Deb Aanenson, Lorna Bryan, Molly Carbonneau, Jim Juhl, Eugene Marshall, Bill Stegemann, Mark VanAarsen, Verlyn VanBatavia
Project Manager
First Name
LaDonna
Last Name
VanAartsen
Organization Name
Blue Mound Area Theatre AKA Palace Theatre
Street Address
PO Box 541
City
Luverne
State
MN
Zip Code
56156
Phone
(507) 283-4339
Email
louvoigt@hotmail.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