Flexible Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$14,970
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Off-Leash Area: Contemporary Performance Works AKA Off-Leash Area
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2021
End Date
April 2022
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Flexible Support

Project Details

Minotaur

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner; Amanda Cortes: Artspace and Springboard for the Arts; Paul Creager: Square Lake Film and Music Festival Founder and Director; Adrienne Doyle: Juxtaposition Arts Tactical Lead and Development Associate; Craig Dunn: Access Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Interdisciplinary Artist and Sparkle Theatricals Creative Creative Director; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift dancer; Christal Moose: Native Arts Collaborative Agency and Native Pride Productions, Inc. Arts Manager and Artist; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Independent Consultant; Andrea Sjogren: Community Education; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Sara Wilson: Lommen Abdo P.A. Attorney; Kate Walker: Valley Chamber Chorale Singer; Lauren White: Augsburg College Assistant Director of Leadership Gifts.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

AP Paulson, Artistic, Program Development, Education; Conie Borchardt, Artistic, Community Service / Development, General Administration; Jennifer Ilse, Artistic, General Management / Administration; Justine Lloyd, Artistic, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Volunteerism.

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

2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$14,970
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$0
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

A reduction in geographic, cultural and/or physical barriers to arts participation; a change in knowledge, attitude, behavior or condition due to arts events; arts groups' are strengthened by connecting to their communities through the arts; artists expand and improve their work and the way in which they create it; artists connect to new audiences, building relationships that provide artistic growth. Interviews/Conversations with participants ; Community dialogue (group conversations with a large group) ; Observation ; Surveying (paper or online)

Measurable Outcome(s)

Off-Leash Area's project goals were to develop, rehearse, and create a new original performance work called Minotaur, and present that new work publicly in a theater for 4 performances. Due to the ongoing pandemic's disruptions to health, planning, availability, and schedule of the artists, the project was postponed and rescheduled. Our original music collaborator, Andrea Reynolds, also needed to remove herself from the project due to other projects being rescheduled due to Covid, and she referred us to another African American electronic music composer who she collaborates with frequently, Dameun Strange. Ultimately, the development, rehearsal, and the majority of the creation of the work was completed, and the work was shown publicly as a work-in-progress showing, as described in our approved project changes. Through evaluation with cast, collaborators, board and staff, and audience members we highly satisfactorily executed the project.

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

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Paul Herwig, Jennifer Ilse, Sheila McMahon, Mary White, Ann Williams, Mike Cohn, Chris Hoppe
Project Manager
First Name
Paul
Last Name
Herwig
Organization Name
Off-Leash Area: Contemporary Performance Works AKA Off-Leash Area
Street Address
3540 34th Ave S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55406-2733
Phone
(612) 724-7372
Email
offleash@offleasharea.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
Email the Agency
Location

PO Box 14106
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 

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