Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,044
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Magic Lantern Puppet Theater
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
October 2014
End Date
December 2014
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview
Arts Learning
Project Details
Funding for a two-week color shadow puppet residency in October 2014 at Metro Deaf School in which students will create their own stories and puppets.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Julie Andersen: Executive Director, Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director, Roseville Parks and Recreation; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor and Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: Consultant and Grant Writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: Vocal Performer; Dameun Strange: Composer and Performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Sally Sand: Administration, Education, Audience Development; Carol Veldman Rudie: Volunteerism, Education, Organizational Development; Heather Doyle: Artistic, General Management, Education; Merilee Klemp: Artistic, Education, Youth Programming; Mark Collier: Artistic, Community Education; Joanna Cortright: Education, Community Education, Artistic; Bob Olsen: Education, Fundraising, Organizational Development; Charles Caldwell: Artistic, Administration; Natalie Kennedy Schuck: Education, Administration.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Education

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,044
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,911
Direct expenses
$8,955
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

90% of the students saw the professional puppet shows; 75% of participating Metro Deaf students made a shadow puppet and/or participated in a performance of their own.1) Audience/participant count; post-residency teacher and student feedback.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Students in grades 1-6 at Metro Deaf School learned puppetry arts by creating their own and by seeing performances.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Dyan Sherwood, Debra Hornfeldt, Jenea Rewertz-Targui, Marcela Sanchez, Kurt Hunter, Paul Eide, Gustavo Boada, Julie Boada, Jemiah Aitch, Barb Martinez, Chrys Carroll
Project Manager
First Name
Anne
Last Name
Sawyer-Aitch
Organization Name
Magic Lantern Puppet Theater
Street Address
3131 17th Ave S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55407
Phone
(612) 376-7502
Email
bronte@bitstream.net
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
Email the Agency
Location

PO Box 14106
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 

Phone
Project Manager: Kathy Mouacheupao
651-645-0402
Email the Agency