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2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$24,100
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Great River Educational Arts Theatre AKA GREAT Theatre
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2015
End Date
October 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Sherburne
Stearns
Wright
Sherburne
Stearns
Wright
Project Overview
Arts Access
Project Details
GREAT Theatre will provide four-show season memberships to 75 families that are living at or below the poverty level. This will build season-long participation for families who would otherwise be unable to experience live theater in greater Saint Cloud.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
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. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Mary Bromen: Executive director, Dakota Woodlands Women's and Family Homeless Shelter; Laura Campbell: Adult day program manager, Southwest Senior Center, ArtSage teaching artist; Kendall Carlson: Communications and events manager for Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio (CLUES); Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Lisa Vesel: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$24,100
Other Funds Leveraged
$2,800
Direct expenses
$26,900
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Seventy-five families representing 300 individuals will experience a season of GREAT Theatre with their family. An evaluation team will be hired to create program theory-driven evaluation tools that measure the qualitative and quantitative effectiveness of the program, including pre and post-surveys, short and long-term outcomes and any mitigating factors. 2: Great River Educational Arts Theatre will build a deeper relationship with 300 local individuals through the experience of attending live theatre. An evaluation team will be hired to create program theory-driven evaluation tools that measure the qualitative and quantitative effectiveness of the program, including pre and post-surveys, short and long-term outcomes and any mitigating factors.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Seventy-five families representing over 300 individual youth and adults experienced a four show season of GREAT Theatre productions. Goal setting by GREAT Theatre with Up Front Consulting. Surveys were sent via email. First person discussion and feedback was gathered by GREAT Staff and community organizers. Using GREAT's program theory-driven evaluation tools (used for attendance at all performances and education classes) that measure the qualitative and quantitative effectiveness of the program. 2: Seventy-five families representing over 300 individual youth and adults experienced a four show season of GREAT Theatre productions that had never been GREAT Season Members or Arts members of any type. Goal setting by GREAT Theatre with Up Front Consulting. Surveys were sent via email. First person discussion and feedback was gathered by GREAT Staff and community organizers. Using GREAT's program theory-driven evaluation tools (used for attendance at all performances and education classes) that measure the qualitative and quantitative effectiveness of the program. We also measured through attendance.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Joanne Dorsher, Brady Hughs, Bonnie Bologna, Pat Thompson, Patrick LaLonde, Steve Palmer, Monica Segura-Schwartz, Barb Carlson, Bon Christenson, Marianne Arnzen
Project Manager
First Name
Dennis
Last Name
Whipple
Organization Name
Great River Educational Arts Theatre AKA GREAT Theatre
Street Address
710 Sundial Dr
City
Waite Park
State
MN
Zip Code
56387
Phone
(320) 258-2787
Email
dennis@greattheatre.org
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Administered By
Administered by

Minnesota State Arts Board

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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Email the Agency
msab@arts.state.mn.us
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