Arts Access
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$94,200
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Hennepin Theatre Trust
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2015
End Date
July 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Aitkin
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Blue Earth
Chisago
Clay
Douglas
Hennepin
Isanti
Le Sueur
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Nicollet
Pine
Ramsey
Sherburne
St. Louis
Winona
Wright
Project Overview
Arts Access
Project Details
Hennepin Theatre Trust is partnering with Project SUCCESS locally and with high school musical theater programs across the state to provide underserved students with high-quality arts experiences.
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
Yes
Conflict of Interest Contact
Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600
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
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$94,200
Other Funds Leveraged
$11,403
Direct expenses
$105,603
Administration costs
$10,838
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
To provide tickets and transportation for 1,500 students to attend touring Broadway shows coupled with arts-focused educational programming. 1) Track the number of participants, and 2) Conduct surveys to rank the value of the experience, interest in future programs like this.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Hennepin Theatre Trust and Project SUCCESS provided tickets and transportation for 1,128 students to attend touring Broadway shows coupled with arts-focused educational programming. We evaluated the success of this program in a number of ways, mostly informal. Through group discussion following the events, we made space for the students to debrief as a large group. Surveys were conducted and collected by teachers at pre and post event. We followed up with the educators and artists for their feedback. We reviewed social media engagement.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Travis Barkve, Scott Benson, Daniel Pierce Bergin, Judy Blaseg, Ralph W. Burnet, Sonia Cairns, Andrea Christenson, Dan Cramer, Michele Engdahl, Gloria Freeman, Kathleen Gullickson, Tom Hoch, Linda Ireland, Jeannie Joas, Barbara Klaas, Jim Linnett, Mark Marjala, Annette Thompson Meeks, Jay Novak, Jann L. Olsten, David Orbuch, Deneane Richburg, Thomas J. Rosen, Ann Simonds, Julie Beth Vipperman, Tom Vitt
Project Manager
First Name
Nathan
Last Name
Soland
Organization Name
Hennepin Theatre Trust
Street Address
615 Hennepin Ave
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55403
Phone
(612) 455-9500
Email
nathan.soland@hennepintheatretrust.org
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