Operating Support
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$20,136
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Great River Educational Arts Theatre AKA GREAT Theatre
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2011
End Date
June 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Stearns
Benton
Sherburne
Wright
Meeker
Morrison
Mille Lacs
Todd
McLeod
Carver
Scott
Anoka
Ramsey
Isanti
Sibley
Renville
Kandiyohi
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., 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
Lawrence Adams: Principal at LarsonAllen, LLP; Dianne Brennan: Director of development, Guthrie Theater. Member of the board of directors of Mixed Blood Theatre, and National Corporate Theatre Fund.; Beth Burns: Executive director, Lutheran Music Program, Inc. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Minnesota Music Coalition.; Anna Johnson: Independent arts consultant; Brian Jose: Executive director of fine arts programming, College of St Benedict/St John's University.; Herman Milligan, Jr: Consultant, board member for Artspace Projects, Independent Feature Project Minnesota, The Givens Foundation, and The Soap Ractory.; Richard Robbins: Director, Good Thunder Reading Series, and Director of Creative Writing MFA program at Minnesota State University Mankato.; Jeff Stevenson: Executive director, Great River Shakespeare Festival.; Sharon Tracy: Arts educator, Buffalo High School Art Magnet program. Secretary, Central Minnesota Arts Board.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
Yes
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
$20,136
Other Funds Leveraged
$966,864
Direct expenses
$987,000
Administration costs
$360
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
1. Develop participation opportunities while building value for the arts. 2. Increase community involvement by expanding educational programming and building collaborative partnerships. Analyze the change in season structure, and use feasibility study surveys and focus groups.
Measurable Outcome(s)
1. Great River Educational Arts Theatre cast 214 actors, hired seventy-seven artists, and increased school outreach with a high quality artist residency. 2. We sought out new community partners and collaborated with seven new organizations to deliver meaningful experiences in the theater arts. This resulted in attracting over thirty new actors, facilitating community discussions on race and immigration after performances of "The Wiz" and "West Side Story," and increasing outreach to at-risk students through
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Joanne Dorsher, Brandy Hughs, Linnea Piza, Marianne Arnzen, Pat Thompson, Bonnie Bologna, Sara Erickson, Gina Nacey, Nancy Henderson
Project Manager
First Name
Anita
Last Name
Hollenhorst
Organization Name
Great River Educational Arts Theatre AKA GREAT Theatre
Street Address
919 St Germain St W Ste 3000
City
St Cloud
State
MN
Zip Code
56301-3407
Phone
(320) 258-2787
Email
AnitaH@greattheatre.org
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