Arts Project Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
ARENA Dances, Inc. AKA Mathew Janczewski's ARENA DANCES
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
October 2019
End Date
May 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Arts Project Support

Project Details

4th Annual CANDY BOX Dance Festival.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Craig Dunn: Arts Accessibility Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Professional; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Coordinator of Community Programs; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Daisuke Kawachi: Artistic, Community Education, General Administration; Joko Sutrisno: Youth Programming, Education, Artistic; Laurie Phillips: Artistic, Marketing/Audience Development, Program Development; Sagirah Shahid: Artistic, Community Education, Youth Programming; Sara Kleinsasser Tan: General Management/ Administration/ Support, Artistic, Education; Zoë Bird: Accessibility/Disability Access, Artistic, General Management/Administration/Support.

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 ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$15,200
Direct expenses
$25,200
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The cross pollination of 700+ audience members will take in the dance work by 8 different artists. Artists will take away a sense of a strong, supportive community around dance and feel supported in what they create and how they create. This festival will give the participants a chance to take classes from other artists, receive valuable feedback on their creative process, and build new audiences for their work. Evaluation of CANDY BOX will be based on the artistic process; audience and artist responses; and success in audience attendance. Janczewski will conduct evaluative follow-up interviews with every choreographer involved. ARENA DANCES will encourage feedback from audiences in post-performance discussions, lobby meet-and-greets, in-person comments, and through e-mails and social media. ARENA’s Chief Financial Officer on the Board, Gustave Mutombo will review project income and expenses as measured against the proposed budget. Staff will also prepare a report for the Board.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Qualitatively fulfilled the sense of the participating artists involved and how the engagement brought the artists closer together within the group by working together in this unprecedented event. Quantitatively, the goals of reaching 700+ audience members was not possible, however we were able to still reach people with our on-line virtual offerings described in project changes section.

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

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Carter Averbeck, Jerry Burg, Joe Crook, Jessi Fett, Anna Growcott, Tom Hines, Catherine Malmberg Dannenbring, Gustave Mutombo
Project Manager
First Name
Mathew
Last Name
Janczewski
Organization Name
ARENA Dances, Inc. AKA Mathew Janczewski's ARENA DANCES
Street Address
3901 Poplar Dr PO Box 50261
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55422
Phone
(612) 804-0238
Email
arenadances@gmail.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 14106
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 

Phone
Project Manager: Kathy Mouacheupao
651-645-0402
Email the Agency