Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$36,811
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Ragamala Dance
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2019
End Date
June 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Benton
Dakota
Fillmore
Goodhue
Hennepin
Olmsted
Ramsey
Scott
Stearns
Washington
Anoka
Benton
Dakota
Fillmore
Goodhue
Hennepin
Olmsted
Ramsey
Scott
Stearns
Washington
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

Ragamala creates interdisciplinary, intercultural dance landscapes at the nexus of ancestral wisdom and creative freedom. Rooted in the South Indian dance form of Bharatanatyam, Ragamala serves audiences, artists, and students--at home in the Twin Cities and on tour worldwide.

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

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.; 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.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$36,811
Other Funds Leveraged
$741,588
Direct expenses
$741,588
Administration costs
$3,129
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Indian-American and ethnically diverse audiences across age/geography/faith are moved, inspired, educated, and challenged by Ragamala's work. Success in reaching and impacting diverse audiences is monitored through written/electronic surveys, post-show talks, conversation with attendees, email, and social media. 2: Community engagement programs and partnerships provide points of access and invite diverse audiences to feel connected to our culturally rooted work. Success in addressing barriers to participation and reaching new constituencies across boundaries of ethnicity and faith is monitored through written/electronic surveys, post-show talks, feedback from partners and attendees, email, and social media.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Feedback demonstrates Ragamala's work moved/inspired/educated/challenged Indian-American and ethnically diverse audiences across age/geography/faith. Success in reaching and impacting diverse audiences was monitored through written/electronic surveys, post-show talks, conversation with attendees, email, and social media. 2: Through community engagement programs and partnerships, Ragamala provided points of access and invited diverse audiences to feel connected to our work. Success in addressing barriers to participation and reaching new constituencies across boundaries of ethnicity and faith was monitored through written/electronic surveys, post-show talks, feedback from partners and attendees, email, and social media.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Briar Andresen, Nithya Balakrishnan, Neal Cuthbert, Sara Daggett (President), Cyrus Hanson, Paul Kelash (Secretary), Sumit Kumar, Pratap Naidu, Aparna Ramaswamy, Dheenu Sivalingam (Treasurer), Krishnan Subrahmanian (Vice President), Sunitha Varadhan
Project Manager
First Name
Tamara
Last Name
Nadel
Organization Name
Ragamala Dance
Street Address
711 Lake St W Ste 309
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55408-2975
Phone
(612) 964-9213
Email
tamara@ragamaladance.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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