Project Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Buffalo Community Theater
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
February 2012
End Date
February 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Wright
Stearns
Wright
Stearns
Project Overview
Quilters
Project Details
Buffalo Community Theater will produce the musical Quilters by Molly Newman and Barbara Damashek, in February 2012, at the Discovery School Auditorium in Buffalo, Minnesota with actors, technicians, artists and volunteers from Buffalo and surrounding communities in Central Minnesota.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Mike Carlson: Foley High School Art Teacher, potter; Al Hams: Founder of Als' Music (retired), board member for David Swenson Foundation; Helene Woods: Board Member of the Monticello Arts Council; Sharon Tracy: Coon Rapids High School Humanities and English Teacher; Leslie Hanlon: Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of St Benedicts/St John's University Fine Arts Series; Chris Rasmussen: retired Foley Senior High School art teacher, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts Board Member and College of St Benedicts/St John's University Fine Arts Programming Advisory Council Member.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Mike Carlson: Foley High School Art Teacher, potter; Al Hams: Founder of AlÆs Music (retired), board member for David Swenson Foundation; Helene Woods: Board Member of the Monticello Arts Council; Sharon Tracy: Coon Rapids High School Humanities and English Teacher; Leslie Hanlon: Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Fine Arts Series; Chris Rasmussen: retired Foley Senior High School art teacher, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts Board Member and College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Fine Arts Programming Advisory Council Member.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$7,866
Direct expenses
$12,866
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

To continue our history of providing opportunities for the residents of Central Minnesota to connect with the arts in a meaningful way. A greater understanding of how women used quilting both as a form of expression artistically, but also as a way to share their personal stories.We will measure our goals by tracking the people who: audition, volunteer, perform or attend our performances. We will solicit comments and reactions from audience members, actors and volunteers. An audience survey in programs will help to provide feedback from the perspective of someone who attended the production. A new participant survey given to the actors as well as the volunteers will help us gather data about how we can improve our procedures from auditions to striking the production. In addition, a post-production meeting will allow artistic staff and Buffalo Community Theater Board members and opportunity to dialog about the production process and for those intimately involved to give input on how things went and make suggestions as to how Buffalo Community Theater could improve its procedures and practices.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Buffalo Community Theater successfully produced the musical Quilters in February 2012. We tracked the people who: auditioned, volunteered, performed and attended our performances. A staff of 12 and approximately 60 local volunteers worked together over a

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Zanna Joyce, Michael Walsh, Chris Cammarn, Jon Salmon, Erin Walsh, Lisa Ellwoods, Don Schmidt, Dave Cammarn, Janice Luoma
Project Manager
First Name
Suzanna
Last Name
Joyce
Organization Name
Buffalo Community Theater
Street Address
PO Box 23
City
Buffalo
State
MN
Zip Code
55313-0023
Phone
(612) 716-6306
Email
zannaj@q.com
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