Quick Start Opportunity Grants

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$193

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Elizabeth M. McKhann AKA Lisa McKhann

Recipient Type

Individual

Status

Completed

Start Date

June 2015

End Date

July 2015

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

St. Louis

Lake

Project Overview

Quick Start Opportunity Grants

Project Details

To choreograph and perform for Dances on the Lakewalk

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.

Project Details: 2015 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$193

Other Funds Leveraged

$857

Direct expenses

$1,050

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The goal of this project is to create and perform a dance for the two performances of Dances on the Lakewalk this July. Measurable outcomes will include a video of the piece for all dancers and myself; new repertory for the dancers' resumes; and the positive experience of modern dance by audience members' at two outdoor performances, Friday and Saturday evenings. Evaluation of the dance-making process and the final performances outdoors will be done informally with participants. Each will be made aware of the stipend available to him/her. Each will be given a copy of the performance video for use in promoting their own artistic careers. The project will be deemed a success if dancers have been able to participate with some compensation for their many hours and hard work, and if I feel like we've created work to be shared with other audiences, in new venues. Audience numbers at each night's show are counted by the sponsor of Dances on the Lakewalk, Ressl Dance.

Measurable Outcome(s)

We expanded the dance, "With Love," by 1:30. We enlarged the ensemble from 5 to 10 dancers. The performance made many in the audience cry. Dancers all have access to a YouTube video of the performance.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager

Elizabeth

McKhann

Elizabeth M. McKhann AKA Lisa McKhann

(218) 722-6190

lulu@cpinternet.com

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