Arts/Cultural Heritage Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Paul Bunyan Playhouse, Inc.
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2015
End Date
July 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Beltrami
Red Lake
Hubbard
Cass
Itasca
Beltrami
Red Lake
Hubbard
Cass
Itasca
Project Overview
Arts/Cultural Heritage Grant
Project Details
Funds will assist the Paul Bunyan Playhouse to bring to the stage the dark, but often hilarious tale, of the 1935 kidnapping of William Hamm in “Prints.”
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Steve Prenevost: Arts appreciator, arts advocate; Justin Holley: Literary artist, musician, theatrical artist; Natalie Grosfield: Musician, theatrical artist; Joseph Allen: Art professor, photographer, traditional native crafts artist; Nancy Cole: Musician, theatrical artist, craft artist; Linda Kaul: Craft artist, theatrical artist, folk dancer; Jill Johnson: Literary artist, musician; Sandra Roman: Arts educator, visual artist, literary artist; Mary Boomgaarden: Photographer, film artist; Gayle Highberg: Visual artist, photographer.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Justin Holley: Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist; Jill Johnson: Literary Artist, Musician; Sandra Roman: Arts Educator, Visual Artist, Literary Artist; Malotte Backer: Potter, Visual Artist, Arts Advocate; Nancy Brown-Colligan: Theatrical Artist, Choreographer; Delina White: Bead Artist, Regalia Artist, Dancer, Musician.
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$27,462
Direct expenses
$33,462
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

“Prints” will impact participants (cast and crew) by adding to their professional experience, in some cases offering new professional theater artists their first professional job. The community will be impacted significantly. Not only will the production of “Prints” offer a play that will reach out to audiences across the age spectrum, it also offers a look into an incident from Minnesota history inspiring a greater desire to learn more about Minnesota in the 1930’s. This production will draw first time theatergoers as well as seasoned theater audiences. In order to gauge our ability to reach outcomes we will utilize audience, cast and crew surveys. Surveys will be conducted through SurveyMonkey, making it easily accessible to both audience members, cast and crew. These surveys will be available opening night of the first show through the end of the summer season. This will allow audiences adequate time to go online and complete the quick survey. The cast and crew will also participate in a talk-back with the Artistic Director Zach Curtis and the Business Manager Tracy Klefsas to address how participating in this show contributed to their professional development and career.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Participants felt challenged by this show and gave our actors and technical artists the opportunity to incorporate video and projection details into the show. Artists very much appreciated that this was a professional production and that all principal players were paid for their performance. 22% of our audience did fall into the younger demographic we had targeted, but overall our audience numbers were smaller than expected.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
George McConnell, Mary Knox-Johnson, Aspen Easterling, Tom Lucas, Lynn Johnson, Holly Nelson, Ron Gangeness, Chris Keenan, Steve Berard
Project Manager
First Name
Zach
Last Name
Curtis
Organization Name
Paul Bunyan Playhouse, Inc.
Street Address
314 Beltrami Ave NW
City
Bemidji
State
MN
Zip Code
56601
Phone
(218) 751-7270
Email
info@paulbunyanplayhouse.com
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 693
505 Bemidji Ave N
Bemidji, MN 56619

Phone
Project Manager: Laura Seter
(218) 751-5447
Email the Agency