Rural and Community Art Project Grants

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,356
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Aitkin Community Education
Recipient Type
K-12 Education
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2015
End Date
October 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Aitkin
Aitkin
Project Overview
Rural and Community Art Project Grants
Project Details
Prairie Fire Theater- Sleeping Beauty production
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,356
Other Funds Leveraged
$239
Direct expenses
$3,595
Administration costs
$135
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Our goal is to provide a live theater opportunity for our local youth and encourage them to participate in theater. We will measure our outcomes of our goals by the number of children that participate in the theater production and workshops along with the audience attendance during the final performance.

Measurable Outcome(s)

We had a total of 76 K-12 students involved in the performance and an additional 28 students that participated in the small group workshops. We had 323 people attend the performance on Friday night, which was a higher outcome than last year at 233 people. We were able to stay within our spending limit because of the discounted hotel price for our two directors. I also had two interns that were available to work the night of the performance. Based on our survey every participant was happy with their overall experience. We are going to critique our communication methods with families for next year's performance as this was one area that the survey could be improved on for the future.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Krista Olson, Ann Kukowski, Judy Turner, Jennifer McGuire, Dennis Hasskamp, Jessica Palm, David Becker, Joy Janzen, Dawn Wilkes, Ann Espeseth, Tracie Becker, Jeremy Janzen
Project Manager
First Name
Krista
Last Name
Olson
Organization Name
Aitkin Community Education
Street Address
225 2nd St SW
City
Aitkin
State
MN
Zip Code
56431
Phone
(218) 927-2115
Email
kolson@isd1.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

424 West Superior Street, Suite 104
Duluth, MN 55802

Phone
Project Manager: Rebecca Graves
218-722-0952
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