Project Grant

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$7,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

SOAR Regional Arts

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

June 2016

End Date

July 2016

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Sherburne

Wright

Project Overview

Project Grant

Project Details

SOAR Regional Arts will be producing the musical Seussical the Musical and align the production with local school summer reading programs.

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

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$7,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$21,600

Direct expenses

$28,600

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

0.00

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

1. Engage and encourage school age community participants to increase their summer reading goals through reading events connected with the summer musical. 2. Increase our audience participation by 20% performing at a new theater located closer to town. 3. Cut our production cost by 40% by performing at a new theater location. 4. Supply 200 books donated by theater patrons at performances to local needy children. 1. Gather Information on each reading program participant. 2. Have a short exit survey at the end of each reading event. 3. Keep contact with registered reading participants on progress. 5. Report to local schools the impact SOAR had on reading.

Measurable Outcome(s)

We collected emails at each reading and sent surveys out to everyone to determine if the event was successful and if it encouraged the kids at the event to read more.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Terrell Beaudry, Jamie Reznicek, Debbie Bishop, Matt Weber, Ellen Beaudry

Project Manager

Terrell

Beaudry

SOAR Regional Arts

113 Oak Ave SW

St Michael

55376