Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$28,044
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Bloomington Theatre and Art Center
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2012
End Date
June 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Carver
Dakota
Goodhue
Hennepin
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Washington
Anoka
Carver
Dakota
Goodhue
Hennepin
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Washington
Project Overview
Operating Support
Project Details
General operating support
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
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
$28,044
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,016,079
Direct expenses
$1,044,123
Administration costs
$2,792
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Bloomington Theatre and Art Center will increase the number of children and youth served through arts education programming, increasing from fiscal year 2012 to fiscal year 2013 the number of persons under age 18 participating in our outreach and tuition-based offerings. We measured this outcome through attendance and class registrations. 2: Bloomington Theatre and Art Center will expand opportunities for audiences to learn about the artists and processes that make our productions and exhibits possible. Measurable outcomes will include, at minimum, the installation of equipment in the Greenberg Gallery that allows visitors to watch videotaped interviews and other clips featuring or illuminating the work of exhibiting artists. Bloomington Theatre and Art Center installed the equipment as originally proposed, and completed and mailed an audience guide. Anecdotally, we have received many positive comments from both gallery and theater attendees. For example, audience members told us they had a much more enriching experience attending Sunday in the Park with George than they would have if they had not received the audience guide.

Measurable Outcome(s)

With generous support from the Minnesota State Arts Board, Bloomington Theatre and Art Center increased the number of children and youth served in the past year by over 75%. We accomplished this through an increased number of partnerships with Bloomington Public Schools, Hennepin County Libraries, and Project Success. 2: Bloomington Theatre and Art Center expanded opportunities for audiences to learn more about artists and the creative processes behind our exhibitions and performances. We accomplished this by installing audio visual equipment in the Inez Greenberg Gallery so visitors can watch interviews with exhibiting artists and other video clips related to their work. We also created a special audience guide for our production of Sunday in the Park with George and mailed it directly to our season ticket subscribers.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other

Recipient Board Members
Mark Adkins, Beth Albrecht, Linda Batterson, Max Cecil, Gary Christensen, Ron Cody, Kathleen Corley, Heather Dorsey, Mark Eaton, Bob Hawbaker, Leah Kondes, Mel Kirkpatrick [deceased], Rob Lunz, Cyndi Kaye Meier, John Schlagel, Bruce Wiessner
Source of Additional Funds

local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Andrea
Last Name
Specht
Organization Name
Bloomington Theatre and Art Center
Street Address
1800 W Old Shakopee Rd
City
Bloomington
State
MN
Zip Code
55431-3071
Phone
(952) 563-8745
Email
aspecht@btacmn.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
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