Arts Access

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$95,400
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Park Square Theatre Company AKA Park Square Theatre
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2016
End Date
October 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Washington
Hennepin
Ramsey
Washington
Project Overview
Arts Access
Project Details
Park Square Theatre will expand organizational partnerships to engage 600 at-risk youth and families and provide access to theater, artists, and performance opportunities.
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
Ann Benrud: Director of communications and external relations, Minneapolis College of Art and Design; Christina Chang: Museum curator; doctorate in art history; Kevin Curran: Nonprofit professional in development and grant writing for arts organizations; Mary Flicek: Arts administrator; board member, River Junctions Arts Council; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Patrick Serrano: MS in nonprofit institutions, volunteer grant writer; Dameun Strange: Bush Foundation Community Innovation Team member
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
$95,400
Other Funds Leveraged
$15,782
Direct expenses
$111,182
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Expand artist-driven partnerships to engage those outside the mainstream audience in performance, creation and dialog with leading artists of color. Park Square staff will survey and hold regular discussions with partners and artists to determine the success of the project and the potential for ongoing collaboration, as well as directly survey/interview participants. 2: At least 600 at-risk young adults (age 16-24) and families age 40+) will attend and/or create multiple performances and designed with and for them. Park Square will maintain accurate attendance records, collect surveys and interview comments from partners and participants.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Artist-driven partnerships engaged at risk youth in performance, creation and dialog with leading artists of color. To see what changed through our work, we frame the activities with pre- and post-experience evaluations from both teachers/youth development workers and participants. Project partners first reported on the goals they hope to achieve with the partnership and the evidence they will look for to gauge impact of how the experience met their goals. 2: 578 young adults (age 16-24) and families age 40+ attended multiple performances and designed with and for them; 160 teens performed. Quantitative Measurements included: attendance/ticketing records; response to the activities; surveys indicating if they want to come to the theatre again.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
TIM OBER, JOHN L. BERTHIAUME, JOHN LEFEVRE, NANCY FELDMAN, JEFF JOHNSON, DANIEL BOONE, KRISTINE CLARKE, BARB DAVIS, JIM FALTEISEK, KRISTIN GEISLER, JEWELIE GRAPE, ANDREA TRIMBLE HART, KAREN HEINTZ, PAUL A. JOHNSON, GREG LANDMARK, PAUL MATTESSICH, KRISTIN BERGER PARKER, KARI RUTH, PAUL R. SACKETT, PAUL STEMBLER, HELEN WAGNER, SUSAN WENZ, BETSY COBB
Project Manager
First Name
Michael-jon
Last Name
Pease
Organization Name
Park Square Theatre Company AKA Park Square Theatre
Street Address
408 St Peter St Ste 110
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55102
Phone
(651) 767-8485
Email
pease@Parksquaretheatre.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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