Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$32,541
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Contemporary Dance Arts, Inc. AKA Shapiro & Smith Dance
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2019
End Date
September 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Blue Earth
Hennepin
Le Sueur
Nicollet
Rice
St. Louis
Blue Earth
Hennepin
Le Sueur
Nicollet
Rice
St. Louis
Project Overview

Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details

Shapiro and Smith Dance will present public performances and conduct empowering outreach activities with women's shelters, female first responders, and dance students in Duluth and Mankato.

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.; 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; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; 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

Megan Flanagan: Director, City Center Partnership and co-leader, CityArt, Mankato; Simón Alberto Franco Caricote: Student Activities and Leadership Coordinator, University of Minnesota, Morris; Kajsa Jones: Managing director, Merrill Arts Center in Woodbury; Scott Lykins: Founding artistic and executive director, Lakes Area Music Festival; Daniel Peltzman: Assistant manager, Fitzgerald Theater; Louella Voigt: Board member, Blue Mound Area Theatre; Dennis Whipple: Executive director, Great River Educational Arts Theatre

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

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$32,541
Other Funds Leveraged
$16,775
Direct expenses
$49,316
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Through arts activities participants will gain a new and meaningful understanding of dance and movement's power to communicate. Feedback will be collected at outreach and performance activities through surveys and discussions assessing participants’ new and deeper understanding of dance's communicative impact.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Through arts activities participants reported and demonstrated new and meaningful connections with dance and movement's power to communicate. Feedback collected via surveys, discussions and observations showed participants' new and deeper understanding of dance's communicative impact. All audience members, outreach participants and sponsors reported all the experiences were exceptional.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved most of the proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Timothy Heitman, Sandra Smalley-Fleming, Soozie Tyrell, Kari Mosel, Stephanie Schroeder, Laura Selle Virtucio, Joanie Smith
Project Manager
First Name
Joanie
Last Name
Smith
Organization Name
Contemporary Dance Arts, Inc. AKA Shapiro & Smith Dance
Street Address
528 Hennepin Ave S Ste 401
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55403
Phone
(612) 803-4334
Email
jsmith@shapiroandsmithdance.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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