Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$27,900
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Ragamala Dance
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2020
End Date
June 2022
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Itasca
Olmsted
Itasca
Olmsted
Project Overview

Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details

Ragamala Dance Company will present public performances and associated community outreach and engagement activities in four Minnesota communities: Winona, Morris, Bigfork, and Faribault.

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.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, 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. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; 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.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Sarah Larsson: Former outreach and development director, Somali Museum of Minnesota; Amanda Lien: Former executive director, Crookston Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitor's Bureau; Dayna Martinez: Artistic director of world music, dance and the International Children's Festival, Ordway Center; David Marty: Former President, Reif Arts Council; Celia Mattison: Marketing coordinator, Guthrie Theater

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
$27,900
Other Funds Leveraged
$8,983
Direct expenses
$36,883
Administration costs
$1,500
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Attendees in four communities will be emotionally moved, challenged, inspired, engaged, and educated by Ragamala's performances and outreach activities. We will collect attendees' feedback and demographics through comment cards, post-show Q and A, informal dialogue following performances/activities, social media (Facebook/Instagram), local press, and feedback from presenters and partnering organizations. 2: Ragamala will work with local partners to design activities geared toward the needs/interest of people who do not regularly attend dance performances. We will evaluate our success in drawing new audiences via specially-tailored questions on comment cards, post-show Q and A, informal dialogue with attendees, and feedback from presenters and partnering organizations.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Attendees in two communities were emotionally moved, challenged, inspired, engaged, and educated by Ragamala's performances and outreach activities. We collected feedback and demographics through post-show Q and A, informal dialogue following performances/activities, Zoom chats, and feedback from presenters and partnering organizations. 2: Ragamala worked with local partners to design activities geared toward the needs/interest of people who do not regularly attend dance performances. We determined our success in drawing new audiences via post-show Q and A, informal dialogue with attendees, observation of attendees, and feedback from presenters and partnering organizations.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Krishnan Subrahmanian, President; Neal Cuthbert, Vice President; John Riske, Secretary; Dheenu Sivalingam, Treasurer; Marguerite Ahman; Nithya Balakrishnan; Unnikrishnan Gopinathan; Cyrus Hanson; Paul Kelash; Sumit Kumar; Nisha Kurup; Aparna Ramaswamy
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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