Operating Support
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$31,434
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Duluth Ballet AKA Minnesota Ballet
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2011
End Date
June 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
St. Louis
Carlton
Lake
Olmsted
Project Overview
Operating Support
Project Details
General operating support
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., 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., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., 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., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2012 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Access
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$31,434
Other Funds Leveraged
$552,207
Direct expenses
$583,641
Administration costs
$6,000
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
1. Persons of a wide range of ages, ethnicities, and abilities are exposed to the art of dance. 2. Help sustain a thriving arts community in the Duluth region. The board assesses progress toward goals.
Measurable Outcome(s)
1. To broaden audience appeal, the Ballet premiered its dramatic "Dracula" and doubled the number of student audience members (ages 12-22) from the previous year's fall performance. "Coppelia" and "The Nutcracker" engaged families and allowed older students to dance in professional performances. The school served 200 students, from preschoolers to adults. The Creative Dance class allowed children of various abilities to study dance and participate in the student performance. Outreach programs introduced dan
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Jack Bowman, Rahsaan Greenwood, Joellyn Gum, Steve Hanke, Betsy Holcomb, Rachel Inselman, Susan Johnson, Ken Kolquist, Wendy Kropid, Harvey Plasch, Carole Turner, Shelby Vittorio, Mary Jo White, Amy Wright
Project Manager
First Name
Willy
Last Name
McManus
Organization Name
Duluth Ballet AKA Minnesota Ballet
Street Address
301 W 1st St Ste 800
City
Duluth
State
MN
Zip Code
55802-1613
Phone
(218) 529-3742x 17
Email
bizadmin@minnesotaballet.org
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