Arts Access

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$14,136
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Harmony Theatre Company and School
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2013
End Date
December 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Anoka
Hennepin
Anoka
Project Overview
Arts Access
Project Details
Harmony Theatre Company and School, in partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters, will provide acting and filmmaking training for at-risk youth, which will culminate in creating six short films with the participants for public broadcasting.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Katherine Dodge: Executive director, Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program.; Elizabeth Flinsch-Garrison: Education and Outreach Director, Northern Clay Center; Patricia Grimes: Arts Coordinator- Sanford Center ( Neilson Place), Bemidji; Susan Haas: Artistic Producing Director, Open Eye Figure Theatre, Minneapolis; Joanna Kohler: Filmmaker and Media producer, community storytelling; Jennifer Monroe: President of the Lupus Foundation of Minnesota and Treasurer of the Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association; Sherri Pugh: Director of Operations, Sabathini Community Center; Robert Weisenfeld: Assistant Vice President,Corporate and Foundation Relations, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter
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

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$14,136
Other Funds Leveraged
$3,054
Direct expenses
$17,190
Administration costs
$200
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.15
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

To provide three acting/filmmaking workshop series for 36 at-risk youth and their mentors, and to create six short films for public broadcasting. The success of the primary outcome will be evaluated by actual attendance of the workshops and evidence of following through all commitments to finish the project by the Big Brothers Big Sisters participants. 2: To increase the likelihood for Big Brothers Big Sisters youth to participate in acting training and future filmmaking arts endeavors. The success of the secondary outcome will be evaluated by pre- and post- workshop evaluation surveys that will ask the participants about their attitudes and interest in acting and filmmaking endeavors.

Measurable Outcome(s)

We achieved our goal of serving 36 unduplicated youth and their mentors. The child-adult matches participated in workshops and final film production. The final product was four different silent films (total run time over 60 minutes) and two films featuring interviews with Big Brothers Big Sisters matches. 2: The secondary outcome of this project was to increase the likelihood of Big Brothers Big Sisters youth to participate in acting training and future filmmaking arts endeavors. The success was measured by pre- and post-evaluation surveys. Before the workshops only 30% participants strongly agreed that they feel confident they will participate in future performance arts activities, 35% strongly agreed that they are generally interested in performing arts. After the workshops, 95% participants from the post-survey indicated that they would participate in performance arts/filmmaking activities in the future. At the final film screening, many participants inquired about the upcoming opportunities in acting/filmmaking.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Mindy Duvernet, Marina Shkolnik, Anna Gusovsky, Elena Khalitov, Steve Roth, Sheila Grogan, Jane Shkolnik, Daniel Khalitov
Project Manager
First Name
Elena
Last Name
Khalitov
Organization Name
Harmony Theatre Company and School
Street Address
6121 Excelsior Blvd Ste 107
City
St Louis Park
State
MN
Zip Code
55416
Phone
(763) 442-1628
Email
info@harmonytheatre.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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