Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$44,554
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
KAIROS ALIVE!
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2018
End Date
August 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Lake
Ramsey
Hennepin
Lake
Ramsey
Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

Kairos Alive! will create three sets of Dancing Heart, culminating in three sets of Intergenerational Dance Hall programs serving people in distinct communities within three areas of Minneapolis. Learners will have a greater knowledge of dance genres, greater attitude of confidence or joy, improved dance skill, new openness to others, or improved mobility.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

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.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Carl Beihl: Artist in photography, ceramics, painting; instructor, Minnetonka Center for the Arts; David DeGennaro: Former managing and creative director, West Bank School of Music; Nathaniel Dickey: Associate Professor of Music; low brass, band; Connie Lanphear: Communications manager, Freshwater Society; James Miller: Founder and managing director, Velo Glass; Akiko Ostlund: Dancer, performing artist, poet, puppeteer, curator, and activist; Sharon Thalmann: Former executive director, Henning Landmark Center; theater actor, producer, designer and director

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 Education

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$44,554
Other Funds Leveraged
$15,537
Direct expenses
$60,091
Administration costs
$4,513
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Learners have greater knowledge of dance genres, attitude of confidence or joy, improved dance skill, new openness to others, or improved mobility. Kairos administers a participant survey (in English, Spanish and Hmong) to gather self-reported skills and attitudes. Teaching artists and partners’ staff document participants' behaviors and attitudes.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Learners have greater knowledge of dance genres, attitude of confidence or joy, improved dance skill, new openness to others, or improved mobility. Kairos administered a participant survey (in English, Spanish and Hmong) to gather self-reported skills and attitudes. Teaching artists and partners' staff documented participants' behaviors and attitudes.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Gary Oftedahl, Brenna Galvin, Leni de Mik, Joan Semmer, Maria Genne
Project Manager
First Name
Maria
Last Name
Genna
Organization Name
KAIROS ALIVE!
Street Address
4316 Upton Ave S Ste 206
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55410
Phone
(612) 926-5454
Email
maria@kairosalive.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
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