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2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$65,549
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Saint Stephen's Human Services AKA zAmya Theater Project
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2016
End Date
October 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview
Arts Access
Project Details
zAmya Theater will provide in-depth theater workshops to 60 people who have experienced homelessness and present an original play based on their stories to the public and a targeted audience of people experiencing homelessness.
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
Maya Beecham: Education team coordinator, Bush Foundation; visual and spoken word artist; freelance writer; Mary Bromen: Executive Director, Dakota Woodlands Women's and Family Homeless Shelter; John Connelly: Independent consultant to nonprofits, photographer; Scott Dixon: Artist and administrator, Commonweal Theatre; Sandra Gillespie: Visual artist; online writing instructor, University of Alaska Anchorage; former program director, Alaska State Council on the Arts; Fatima Said: Executive director, Project FINE (Focus on Integrating Newcomers through Education) in Winona; Robert Weisenfeld: Director of government grants and sponsored programs, Gustavus Adolphus College, Saint Peter
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
$65,549
Other Funds Leveraged
$37,439
Direct expenses
$102,988
Administration costs
$8,054
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Increase the number of people experiencing homelessness who are acting, creating, and experiencing theater. Measure the number of workshop attendees and the number of people who attend all performances. 2: zAmya will remove barriers to participation in theater for people experiencing homelessness. Up to 60 people experiencing homelessness will participate in theater—from storytelling and acting to creating their own original plays.

Measurable Outcome(s)

zAmya Theater Troupe engaged 127 new participants in acting, creating theater. Workshop participants filled out surveys and were invited to have a meal after the show during which we debriefed. For the actors that went on to participate in the summer sessions and final performance there was a both a formal evaluation and lots of informal processing before, during and after the run. Many are continuing to attend zamya open sessions and sharing their reflections. 2: Of the 127 participants experiencing homelessness who attended a workshop, 47 of them were engaged in one of the performance opportunities. In addition to evaluation methods described above, each workshop began with a check in and a one-word check out. This enabled us to gauge the temperature of participants and the impact the work was having. We could see, hear and feel the energy in the room uplifting.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Jim Nikolai, Chuck Webber, Kristina A. Skar, Karen Klein, Nicole Bernardi, Henry A. Bromelkamp, Stanley H. Brown, J. Andrew Herring, Christine Jones, Loretta Larkey, Sandra Larson, Jay McGregor, Ed Murphy
Project Manager
First Name
Edith
Last Name
Kadlec
Organization Name
Saint Stephen's Human Services AKA zAmya Theater Project
Street Address
2309 Nicollet Ave S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55404
Phone
(612) 874-0311
Email
grants@ststephensmpls.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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