Project Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Dassel-Cokato Community Education
Recipient Type
K-12 Education
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2016
End Date
October 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Wright
Meeker
McLeod
Hennepin
Stearns
Carver
Dakota
Anoka
Sherburne
Kandiyohi
Sherburne
Ramsey
Wright
Meeker
McLeod
Hennepin
Stearns
Carver
Dakota
Anoka
Sherburne
Kandiyohi
Sherburne
Ramsey
Project Overview
Project Grant
Project Details
Production of ôFiddler on the Roofö to bring participants back to our theater after a one year break. We will present the popular "Fiddler on the Roof" with an award-winning director to hopefully woo back our cast, musicians, crew, other volunteers and es
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Janice Courtney: Arts Adviser/Assistant Director of the St Cloud State University Program Board, arts advocate; Linda Brobeck: visual artist, owner of Crow River North, LLC, has served on a number of non-profit boards; Al Hams: Founder of Al's Music, author, served on a number of Boards of Directors; Leslie Hanlon: Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of St Benedict/St John's University Fine Arts Series; Ken Barry: blues musician, Victorian photographer, Nuclear Engineer; George Minerich: film, digital, and nature photographer, local arts center, photography club volunteer; Mark Nelson: public school music teacher, choral director, community theatre director, voice lessons instructor, American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota Board Member; Justin Lewandowski: music advocate, promoter and booking agent, writer, actor, volunteer for a number of organizations.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Linda Brobeck: Central Minnesota Arts Board Director; Paula Benfer: visual artist working in printmaking, batik on paper, collage and assemblage; Ryan Dunlop: musician who plays anything with strings on it from bass to violin, makes music with everything from soft-synths to electronics programmed to make all sorts of noise; Jeff Prauer: Former Executive Director of the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, past president and vice president of the Forum of Regional Arts Councils of Minnesota, symphony orchestra management, freelance trombonist; Donna Rice: cast glass sculptor, teaching artist; Carrie Zwack: performing arts and music, St Cloud Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Administrative Assistant, member of the Meire Grove Community Band, works with Pioneer Place Theatre and the Veranda Lounge.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$27,000
Direct expenses
$34,000
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

While successfully producing "Fiddler on the Roof" for the first time here we plan to get as many community members as possible in our cast, orchestra, crew and audiences. Since we weren't able to produce a show last summer we will work hard to “win” them all back, and plan to rival our participation from our 2014 large-cast musical production, “Les Miserables.” Our goal is to match and even surpass the participants and audience numbers of “Les Miserables” with participation in “Fiddler!” Success will be ev

Measurable Outcome(s)

Our goal in 2016 was to gain back our community theater participants, equal to or surpassing the levels of participation from our previous production (Les Miserables in 2014) due to the fact we were unable to produce a show in 2015. The Project Grant Evaluation Tool below shows that although our number of audience members was less than hoped for, our participation by both adults and youth in our cast, orchestra, crew and ushers, increased over our 2014 numbers. We were successful in attracting new individuals interested in being a part of this and future productions, including cast members, musicians, set builders, costumers, light and sound techs and many new audience members as well.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Tracy McConkey, Irene Bender, Bill Aho, Rebecca Clemen, Chuck Nelson, Mark Linder
Project Manager
First Name
Colleen
Last Name
Compton
Organization Name
Dassel-Cokato Community Education
Street Address
4852 Reardon Ave SW Ste 1400
City
Cokato
State
MN
Zip Code
55321
Phone
(320) 286-4120
Email
colleen.compton@dc.k12.mn.us
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

P.O. Box 458
220 4th Ave North 
Foley, MN 56329

Phone
Project Manager: Leslie LeCuyer
320-968-4290x 3 or Toll Free: 866-825-1471