Operating Support

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$54,450

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

T. B. Sheldon Memorial Theatre AKA The Sheldon Theatre

Recipient Type

Local/Regional Government

Status

Completed

Start Date

July 2016

End Date

June 2017

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Goodhue

Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

General operating support

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Nolita Christensen: Community and nonprofit management consultant; woodworker; Amy Demmer: Executive director, Grand Marais Art Colony; Sindiswa Georgiades: Project management and fund development professional; Sonja Jacobsen: Retired office manager, Jacobsen Metal Fabrication; vocal and instrumental music teacher; board member, Mankato Symphony; Colleen LeBlanc: Retired community educator; former Five Wings Regional Arts Council board member; Tammy Mattonen: Financemanager, Minnesota Discover Center (Chisholm); Laura Salveson: Director of the Mill City Museum; Rickey Shiomi: Playwright, director, cofounder of Mu Performing Arts; Bonnie Stewart: Cofounder, Sisters Sojourn

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Yes

Conflict of Interest Contact

Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600

Project Details: 2017 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$54,450

Other Funds Leveraged

$1,004,717

Direct expenses

$1,059,167

Administration costs

$50,000

Number of full time equivalents funded

0.00

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Expand organizational capacity for artistic risk-taking that can set the Sheldon apart as a performing arts leader in rural Minnesota. Growth in contributed revenue tracked, and fundraising, sales, and partnerships assessed. Appetite for increased risk measured through survey, attendance, media coverage. Results analyzed for trends.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Expanded organizational capacity for artistic risk-taking that will set the Sheldon apart as a performing arts leader in rural Minnesota. Growth tracked and achieved in all revenue categories; reorganization of staff duties implemented with greater volume of work achieved, more patrons served at deeper levels of engagements; new local partnerships developed for broader reach.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Nancy Dimunation, Marybess Goeppinger, Mike Melstad, Lauri Neubert, Chuck Richardson, Ian Scheerer, Ron Whitlock

Project Manager

Bonnie

Schock

T. B. Sheldon Memorial Theatre AKA The Sheldon Theatre

443 3rd St W

Red Wing

55066-2310