Arts Project Grant
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,964
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Icebox Radio Theater
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2012
End Date
August 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Koochiching
Project Overview
Audio plays for internet and radio broadcast
Project Details
Produce a series of 18 new, original audio plays for broadcast on internet and radio.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.
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 ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,964
Other Funds Leveraged
$3,650
Direct expenses
$6,614
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Produce 18 new plays and continued artistic growth of actors, writers and sound effect artists.All participating artists will have the chance to fill out an online survey developed for the purpose of getting feedback on the season and attend an event to discuss how the season succeeded and how it can be improved. Also measured by end of season director's meeting.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Ten hours of original audio theater were produced and distributed all over the world via podcast. Some of the plays were broadcast on radio stations in International Falls and Grand Rapids.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Jeffrey Adams, Dave Erwin, Aela Mackintosh, Victoria Olson, Karen Shickell, Jim Yount
Project Manager
First Name
Jeffrey
Last Name
Adams
Organization Name
Icebox Radio Theater
Street Address
PO Box 46
City
International Falls
State
MN
Zip Code
56649
Phone
(218) 285-2215
Email
home@iceboxradio.org
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