Project Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Paramount Center for the Arts
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
November 2019
End Date
November 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Stearns
Stearns
Project Overview

Project Grant

Project Details

Aquila Theatre brings "1984," a theatrical presentation of George Orwell's cautionary novel, to the Paramount Center for the Arts stage. An audience talk-back and Q and A will follow the performance.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Linda Brobeck: vice chair Wright County, visual artist, owner of Crow River North, LLC.; served on a number of non-profit boards; Ken Barry: Blues musician; Victorian photographer proficient in Digital imaging and, Platinum/Palladium printing and Wet Plate Collodion process and Bromoil printing and Cyanotype printing; University of Wisconsin; certified nuclear engineer; Buddy King: Saint Cloud playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, unit director for the Roosevelt Boys and Girls Club in Saint Cloud, engaged in numerous youth arts initiatives in the community; Joyce Lyons: actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Community Orchestra Advisory Board; Jo McMullen-Boyer: Central Minnesota Arts Board board member, station manager of KVSC Radio, music concert producer, community events organizer; Roger Reinardy: Central Minnesota Arts Board board member, fine and commercial artist, board member for Sauk Center Area Community Foundation;Denise Todd: Central Minnesota Arts Board board member, Business Administration with a Minor in Dance from Valdosta State University, U.S. Air Force veteran, geospatial intelligence analyst; Saint Cloud State University pursuing a Major in Community Health and Planning and Community Development with a Minor in Ethnics and Human Relations; Joe Scapanski: Minnesota State Ag Society Board of Managers; Minnesota State Fair liaison for arts division; responsible for bringing artists to exhibit and perform at the Benton Co Annual Fair; 2014 International Fairs and Expositions award for promoting arts and heritage.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Linda Brobeck: board chair for Central Minnesota Arts Board, visual artist, owner of Crow River North, LLC., served on a number of non-profit boards; Ken Barry: board treasurer for Central Minnesota Arts Board, Blues musician, Victorian photographer proficient in digital imaging and platinum/ palladium printing and wet plate collodion process and bromoil printing and cyanotype printing, certified nuclear engineer; Buddy King: board secretary for Central Minnesota Arts Board, Saint Cloud playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, unit director for the Roosevelt Boys and Girls Club in Saint Cloud Minnesota, engaged in numerous youth arts initiatives in the community; Joyce Lyons: board member for Central Minnesota Arts Board, CMA actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Community Orchestra Advisory Board; Jo McMullen-Boyer: board member for Central Minnesota Arts Board, station manager of KVSC Radio, grant writer, music concert producer, Community Events Organizer; Roger Reinardy: board member for Central Minnesota Arts Board, fine and commercial artist, served as a board member for Sauk Center Area Community Foundation; Denise Todd: board member for Central Minnesota Arts Board, dance at Valdosta State University; U.S. Air Force Veteran, geospatial intelligence analyst; undergraduate at Saint Cloud State University pursuing a Major in Community Health; Joe Scapanski: Minnesota State Ag Society Board of Managers; Minnesota State Fair liaison for arts division; responsible for bringing artists to exhibit and perform at the Benton Co Annual Fair; 2014 International Fairs and Expositions award for promoting arts and heritage.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$10,458
Direct expenses
$17,458
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The measurable outcomes include: to develop a new audience for professional theatre and to deepen engagement with the audience during the post-performance Question and Answer session. Evaluation plans include an audience survey, which will be distributed and collected at the performance. Paramount staff and programming committee will review the survey results, which may influence future programming.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The measurable outcomes that were achieved were to develop a new audience for professional theatre and to deepen engagement with the audience during a post-performance Q and A with the cast. New audience was determined by collecting information about which patrons were new to our CRM system. Engagement during the Q and A was evaluated by a survey that was distributed to attendees.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved most of the proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
King Banaian: Board Chair, Executive Committee; Elna Bateman: Governance; David DeBlieck: Outreach Advisory; Meghan Dingmann: Programming; Paul Harris: Goverance; Marla Kanengieter-Wildeson: Secretary, Executive Committee; Hanna Lord: Programming; John Mathews: Executive Committee, Goverance; Dan Meyer: Programming Committee; Lynn Metcalf: Visual Arts Advisory; June Roos: Governance; Alyse Siemers; Chris Stalboreger: Vice Chair, Executive Committee; Melinda Tamm: Programming; Paul Thompson: Past Chair, Executive Committee; Janet Tilstra: Outreach Advisory, Programming; Dan Torgersen: Governance, Programming; Carol Lewis: City Council Rep; Antony Goddard: City Rep, Executive Committee
Project Manager
First Name
Gretchen
Last Name
Boulka
Organization Name
Paramount Center for the Arts
Street Address
913 St Germain St W
City
St Cloud
State
MN
Zip Code
56301
Phone
(320) 257-3137
Email
gboulka@paramountarts.org
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