Two-Year Operating Support Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$14,700
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Grand Marais Playhouse
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
May 2018
End Date
July 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
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Project Overview

Two-Year Operating Support Grant

Project Details

Support to reorganize operations and develop succession plan for the Grand Marais Playhouse.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist

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

2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$14,700
Other Funds Leveraged
$185,900
Direct expenses
$200,600
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The Grand Marais Playhouse (Playhouse) will embark on a four-year transitional process that will increase educational opportunities while maintaining high quality theatrical offerings with and for the local community and its visitors in a sustainable environment. To achieve this the Playhouse will develop a four-year strategic plan that will include: Clarify staff and board roles and responsibilities for transitional period; Evaluate current schedule and develop plan to offer theatrical opportunities for current participants, and engage a wider community in participation and support; Develop plan to increase educational opportunities and increase income from theatrical learning; Determine leadership structure of the organization; Create a sustainable staffing structure; Create a succession plan The Playhouse will develop a calendar that will include deadlines for each step of the strategic plan. The list will include data collection, research, membership meetings, community surveys and participant surveys, and facility use agreements. The strategic plan will be completed by the end of 2018. Implementation of the strategic plan will begin in January of 2019 Reorganization will be completed by 2021.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Sue
Last Name
Hennessy
Organization Name
Grand Marais Playhouse
Street Address
PO Box 996
City
Grand Marais
State
MN
Zip Code
55604-0996
Phone
(218) 387-1284
Email
playhouse@boreal.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
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Location

424 West Superior Street, Suite 104
Duluth, MN 55802

Phone
Project Manager: Rebecca Graves
218-722-0952
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