Artist in Residence

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,500
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Paramount Center for the Arts AKA Paramount Theatre and Visual Arts Center
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2018
End Date
January 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Stearns
Stearns
Project Overview

Artist in Residence

Project Details

Heart of the Beast Theatre will present Crow Boy, the story of artist Taro Yashimo to 500 high school and College students, along with a workshop.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Janice Courtney: Chair, Stearns County, arts adviser/assistant director of Saint Cloud State University Program Board, arts advocate, arts administrator; Linda Brobeck: Vice chair, Wright County, visual artist and owner of Crow River North, LLC, served on many non-profit boards; Leslie Hanlon: Secretary, Stearns County, Director of Fundraising and Marketing for College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Fine Arts Series; Doug Lien: Stearns County, watercolorist; member of Central Minnesota Watercolorists, community education art class instructor; Ken Barry: blues musician, Victorian photographer proficient in digital imaging, platinum/palladium printing, a wet plate collodion process, bromoil printing, cyanotype printing, University of Wisconsin, certified nuclear engineer; George Minerich: Benton County, professional film, digital and nature photographer, local arts center and photography club volunteer; Mark Nelson: Wright County, public school music teacher, choral director, community theatre director, voice lessons instructor, American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota board member. Buddy King: Saint Cloud playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, Unit Director for Roosevelt Boys and Girls Club in Saint Cloud, engaged in numerous youth arts initiatives in the community.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Janice Courtney: Chair, Stearns County, arts adviser/assistant director of Saint Cloud State University Program Board, arts advocate, arts administrator; Linda Brobeck: Vice chair, Wright County, visual artist and owner of Crow River North, LLC, served on many non-profit boards; Leslie Hanlon: Secretary, Stearns County, Director of Fundraising and Marketing for College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Fine Arts Series; Doug Lien: Stearns County, watercolorist; member of Central Minnesota Watercolorists, community education art class instructor; Ken Barry: blues musician, Victorian photographer proficient in digital imaging, platinum/palladium printing, a wet plate collodion process, bromoil printing, cyanotype printing, University of Wisconsin, certified nuclear engineer; George Minerich: Benton County, professional film, digital and nature photographer, local arts center and photography club volunteer; Mark Nelson: Wright County, public school music teacher, choral director, community theatre director, voice lessons instructor, American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota board member. Buddy King: Saint Cloud playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, Unit Director for Roosevelt Boys and Girls Club in Saint Cloud, engaged in numerous youth arts initiatives in the community.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education

2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,500
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,720
Direct expenses
$5,220
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Expose community to Heart of the Beast, develop skills/interest in puppetry locally, provide historical context for current social justice issues. Attendance records, photos of event/workshop, feedback forms from teachers/students, focus group with workshop participants.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
King Banaian, Elna Bateman, Helga Bauerly, David DeBlieck, Paul Harris, Marla Kanengieter-Wildeson, John Mathews, Dan Meyer, Lynn Metcalf, Chris Stalboerger, Gary Mrozek, Greg Murray, Past, June Roos, Melinda Tamm, Paul Thompson, Dan Torgerson, Jeff Goerg
Project Manager
First Name
Jane
Last Name
Oxton
Organization Name
Paramount Center for the Arts AKA Paramount Theatre and Visual Arts Center
Street Address
913 St Germain St W
City
St Cloud
State
MN
Zip Code
56301-3460
Phone
(320) 257-3127
Email
jane@paramountarts.org
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

P.O. Box 458
220 4th Ave North 
Foley, MN 56329

Phone
Project Manager: Leslie LeCuyer
320-968-4290x 3 or Toll Free: 866-825-1471