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2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$91,460
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
November 2015
End Date
October 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview
Arts Access
Project Details
In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre will provide year-round arts activities for 90 K-12 youth enrolled in programming at three sites serving at-risk youth in underserved Minneapolis neighborhoods.
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; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Private equity manager; board chair, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Kjellgren Alkire: Artist and researcher; faculty member, Winona State University; Heather Allen: Program officer, Central Minnesota Arts Board; Lorene Bruns: Arts adminstrator, Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre; Melissa Cuff: Grant writer for Saint Paul College and the Friends of Saint Paul College Foundation; Katherine Dodge: Retired executive director, Itasca Orchestra and Strings program; board chair, Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission; Joanna Kohler: Filmmaker and Media producer, community storytelling; Summer Scharringhausen: Program manager, MacRostie Art Center; painter and multimedia artist; Anat Shinar: Instructor, Young Dance; independent project manager, Walker Art Center
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$91,460
Other Funds Leveraged
$17,576
Direct expenses
$109,036
Administration costs
$7,633
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.5
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

90 youth facing barriers of cost and transportation will access high quality arts programming close to home in familiar settings. Youth progress toward outcomes will be measured through observational assessments by teaching artists and on-site program staff and evaluated in monthly artist team meetings and quarterly sessions with an Arts Learning Specialist.

Measurable Outcome(s)

120 youth facing barriers of cost and transportation accessed quality arts programming close to home in familiar settings. HOBT Program Director, Arts Coordinator and Artists met quarterly with an Arts Learning Specialist, to evaluate and plan each session with the proposed outcome in mind. HOBT Program Director, Arts Coordinator, Youth Directors from Waite House, Little Earth, Collaborative Village and the Arts Learning Specialist met once during the year to reflect and evaluate the overall program also with the outcome in mind. Notes were taken and shared with all partners at these meetings.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Karen Brown, Scott Moriarity, Victoria Cox, Joe Musich, Shannon Forney, Dan Newman, Claire Graupmann, Gary Schiff, Alex Haecker, Sandra Spieler, Erika Heid, Allison Welch, Dan Herber, Corrie Zoll, Ira Jourdain
Project Manager
First Name
Corrie
Last Name
Zoll
Organization Name
In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre
Street Address
1500 Lake St E
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Phone
(612) 721-2535
Email
czoll@hobt.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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