Rural and Community Art Project Grants

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$4,850

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Grand Rapids Players, Inc.

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

In Progress

Start Date

July 2015

End Date

December 2015

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Itasca

Project Overview

Rural and Community Art Project Grants

Project Details

Grand Rapids Players Fall 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

Project Details: 2015 Fiscal Year

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

$4,850

Other Funds Leveraged

$10,150

Direct expenses

$15,000

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The primary goal of this project is to successfully stage an original play with an original score performed live for five dates the fall of 2015. We have audience attendance goals of an average of 100 people at each performance, and we also aim to entertain our audience and meet their expectations for an engaging arts experience. This project will be evaluated through ticket sales and audience attendance numbers at each performance and surveys of audience members included in the programs. Because of the emphasis of this project on supporting new creative endeavors by local artists, the artistic and musical director will each be expected to write a short reflection on the experience -- including how the process has influenced their careers, lessons learned, and suggestions for additional ways the Grand Rapids Players can nurture creativity within the community. The financial success of the project will be reflected in a balanced budget upon completion of the production.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Sharon Marty-Rasmussen, Sam Grigsby, Greg Tuttle, Jennifer Eck, Michael Davis, Susie Mogan, Josh Cagle, Rachel Randle, Micha Smith, Jean Goad, Roy Peterson III, Troy Gunderson, Anna Eastman, Jason Anderson

Project Manager

Sharon

Marty-Rasmussen

Grand Rapids Players, Inc.

PO Box 26

Grand Rapids

(218) 999-9650

srasmussen@isd318.org

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