Arts Access

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,382
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
TU Dance
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2020
End Date
December 2021
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Arts Access

Project Details

TU Dance, in partnership with LoveWorks Academy charter school, will engage in dance activities at TU Dance Center with underserved North Minneapolis youth ages 8-14.

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

Catherine Belleveau: Founder and artistic director, Mask and Rose Women's Theater Collective; Kaitlyn Bohlin: Director of individual giving, the Loft; Dorinda Broderson: Management consultant, painter; Beatrice Rothweiler: Lawyer and nonprofit consultant; Avinash Viswanathan: Director of community engagement, Nexus Community Partners

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
$7,382
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,412
Direct expenses
$8,794
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

TU Dance will collaboratively create and deliver a valued model for providing access to dance programs for communities facing geographic barriers. Obtain qualitative feedback from young participants and families on value of the experience; discuss results and lessons of partnership and the access model among project team members and stakeholders. 2: Underserved North Minneapolis youth and their families will report feeling connected to dance and welcomed into the TU Dance community. Youth participant qualitative comments gathered in surveys and shared with teachers/artists; parent qualitative comments gathered in surveys about their own and their child's sense of belonging at TU Dance Center.

Measurable Outcome(s)

We developed a school partnership and community outreach model that provided access to valued dance activities and overcame barriers. We obtained qualitative feedback from students and families on the value of their experience, and discussed results/lessons of the partnership with Sheridan personnel, including suggestions for improving the model. 2: We engaged new Northeast Minneapolis youth and families, who reported feeling welcomed into the art form and our organization. We gathered student and parent comments, surveyed participants and their families for qualitative input and demographic reach, and assessed outcomes with our artists and school personnel.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Julia Yager, Neeraj Kumar Mehta, Joseph Zachmann, Andrew Troup, Rafina Larsen, Sarah Gullickson McGrane, Steven Nelson, Anne Parker; Toni Pierce-Sands, Abdo Sayegh Rodriguez (ex-officio)
Project Manager
First Name
Abdo
Last Name
Sayegh
Organization Name
TU Dance
Street Address
PO Box 40405
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55104
Phone
(612) 605-1925
Email
Abdo.sayegh@tudance.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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