Arts Tour Minnesota

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$18,097

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

September 2016

End Date

May 2017

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Beltrami

Clay

Lyon

Mower

Stearns

St. Louis

Project Overview

Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details

CLIMB Theatre will bring its award-winning play on racial equity, Feeling History: African Americans' Reach for Equality, to fourteen colleges and theaters in greater Minnesota.

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; 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: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Harold Cropp: Executive director, Commonweal Theater Company, Lanesboro; Lisa Fuglie: Multi-instrumentalist with bluegrass band Monroe Crossing; Arts Board grantee; Cheryl Larson: Executive director of Central Square Cultural and Civic Center; Natalie Morrow: Founder of The Twin Cities Black Film Festival; Jeanne Willcoxon: Assistant professor of theater, St Olaf College.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2016 Fiscal Year

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

$18,097

Other Funds Leveraged

$3,937

Direct expenses

$22,034

Administration costs

$3,300

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Greater Minnesota audiences gain an emotional and intellectual understanding of institutional racism and are moved to action through CLIMB's Feeling History. Audiences complete a four-question survey about their levels of empathy, knowledge, and motivation to take action. They mail back postcards reporting on actions they took.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Greater Minnesota Audiences gain an emotional and intellectual understanding of institutional racism and are moved to action through CLIMB's Feeling History. Two primary evaluation methods were used: action step postcards and an activity called 'values clarification. During the workshop, participants chose steps they felt comfortable taking to increase racial equality in their community. When that step was complete they returned these self-addressed postcards to CLIMB. During values clarification, participants were surveyed about their experience during Feeling History. Audience responses were tracked and reported by actor educators.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Jim Gambone, Rep. Joseph Atkins, Bonnie Matson, James Olney, Bill Partlan, Milan Mockovak, Christine Walsh

Project Manager

Lauren

Diesch

CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre

6415 Carmen Ave E

Inver Grove Heights

55076-4428