Project Grant

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$2,645

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Rocori Community Education

Recipient Type

K-12 Education

Status

Completed

Start Date

August 2016

End Date

August 2016

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Stearns

Project Overview

Project Grant

Project Details

Rocori Community Education will contract with Prairie Fire Theatre to send two young professional actors to our community to teach our youth/children on live performance arts from August 21 - 27, 2016. The show is Cinderella.

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

Janice Courtney: Central Minnesota Arts Board Director; Jennifer Howland: Education; Caron Lage: fiber artist, public art work, coordinator of art exhibitions; Joyce Lyons: actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Community Orchestra Advisory Board; Alicia Peters: College of St Benedict/St JohnÆs University Faculty in Art Education, Minnesota Market Arts Co-op Chair, Millstream Arts Festival coordinator; Mindy Rinkenberger: multimedia artist, traditional analogue photography, large scale multi-media sculpture.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2016 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

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

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$2,645

Other Funds Leveraged

$2,245

Direct expenses

$4,890

Administration costs

$100

Number of full time equivalents funded

0.01

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Our project outcomes are: 1) Over 200 people attend the prairie fire theater live performance. 2) Over 45 students register for Prairie Fire Theater. 3) 80 percent of the people taking the survey rate the whole prairie fire theater experience as good or excellent. The outcomes will be measured by registration numbers and audience attendance numbers. It will also be measured by filling out evaluation forms by the actors, audience, students.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Community Education consistently looks for programs that will enhance our community experiences and develop stronger relationships. Based off of our enrollment numbers and audience numbers, this was a successful event that many community members participated in and supported through attendance and volunteer hours.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Nadine Schnettler, Lynn Schurman, Lisa Demuth, Kara Habben, Mike Austreng, Rick Bohannon

Project Manager

John

Hodson

Rocori Community Education

527 Main St

Cold Spring

56320-2325