Arts Activities Support
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Contemporary Dance Arts, Inc. AKA Shapiro and Smith Dance
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
November 2015
End Date
May 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Project Overview
Arts Activities Support
Project Details
Funding to create and perform HANDS, featuring the company and guest dancer Judith Howard, with original music by Scott Kilian and text by David Greenspan. The performance will premiere at The Cowles Center in March 2016.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Minnesota Public Radio Development Officer; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Lori-Anne Williams: Fundraising, administration, marketing; Scott Pakudaitis: Artistic, organizational development, marketing; Jennifer Marshall: Education, artistic, administration; Courtney Kupsch: Fundraising, administration; Erin Brueggemann: Artistic, disabilities specialist, organizational planning; Justin Merritt: Education; Kari Schloner: Administration; Eric Selle: Volunteerism, artistic, disabilities specialist; Brandon Bagaason: Artistic, fundraising, education.
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
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$48,450
Direct expenses
$58,450
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Qualitative: 95% of the participants indicated the opportunity to practice their artistry at a high level of excellence was achieved. Feedback at informal showings of HANDS, Audience/participant surveys, Artist feedback, Post-performance feedback at The Cowles Center, Critical reviews.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Joan Smith, Laura Selle Virtucio, Kari Mosel, Sandra Smalley-Fleming, Timothy Heitman, Soozie Tyrell
Project Manager
First Name
Joanie
Last Name
Smith
Organization Name
Contemporary Dance Arts, Inc. AKA Shapiro and Smith Dance
Street Address
528 Hennepin Ave S Ste 401
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Phone
(612) 803-4334
Email
jsmith@shapiroandsmithdance.org
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