Arts Activities Support
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
October 2011
End Date
August 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Project Overview
Beyond Fidgety Fairy Tales: The Fourth Mental Health Musical
Project Details
Funding for Beyond Fidgety Fairy Tales: The Fourth Mental Health Musical, a 40-minute performance using familiar fairy tales to illustrate symptoms of children's common mental health disorders. Twelve performances will take place throughout the metro area in April 2012.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Theresa Downing: independent art curator; Mary Grace Flannery: Arts administrator, Nimbus Theatre; Greg Herriges: Musician, Indian Music Society of Minnesota; Heidi Larson: Minnesota Orchestral Association staff; Abby Marcus: General Manager, Playwrights' Center; Marya Morstad: Arts administrator, Mizna.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Jill Anfang: City of Roseville assistant parks and recreation director; Heather Beal: free-lance architectural writer; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Library system director; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits director of operations and human resources; Paul Creager: Gordon Parks High School teacher and administrator, Square Lake Film Festival director; Erika Eklund: Playwrights'Center director of external relations; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Community Theatre Managing Director; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake-Savage school district program specialist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy executive director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation Project Manager; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Childrens Theatre Company director of institutional giving; Margaret Rog: free-lance grant writer and organizational development consultant; Beth Starbuck: retired consultant; Dameun Strange: free-lance musician and composer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law assistant director of Career and Professional Development.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2012 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Access
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$13,250
Direct expenses
$23,250
Administration costs
$10,000
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
To include youth with mental health disorders in the creation of musical theatre work of high artistic quality; to create a performance that conveys accurate information about mental health; to create a performance that illuminates the lives of children struggling with a mental health disorder and raise awareness and understanding; to reduce stigma.Audience surveys; participant and advisory committee feedback.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Audiences were delighted by the performers, expressed new understanding of mental health issues, and youth performers found art to be a positive form of creative expression.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Julie Bader, Sue Bengtson, Ryan Davenport, Martha Gilligan, Renee Jenson, Leif Jurgensen, Kristin Mascotti, Molly Pirjevec, Joel Oberstar, Kathy Kosnoff, Deborah Saxhaug, Katie Cullen, Rev Bart Fletcher, Kerry Frank, Philip Kampa, Lisa Peterson, Danny Por
Project Manager
First Name
Matthew
Last Name
Jenson
Organization Name
Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health
Street Address
165 Western Ave N Ste 2
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55102-4613
Phone
(651) 644-7333
Email
mjenson@macmh.org
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