Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$31,613
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Ragamala Dance
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2015
End Date
June 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview
Operating Support
Project Details
General operating support
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. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist
Advisory Group 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. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$31,613
Other Funds Leveraged
$476,476
Direct expenses
$508,089
Administration costs
$2,213
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Ragamala’s unique and nationally recognized artistic vision is further developed through the creation/presentation of new work. Audience response monitored through surveys, post-show dialogue, emails, blogs and Facebook. Feedback from artists, presenters, and funders sought through dialogue. Response monitored in the press. 2: Ragamala’s work reaches new audiences through community partnerships cultivated to address cultural, geographic, economic and perceptual barriers. Audience response/demographics monitored through surveys, post-show dialogue, emails, blogs, and Facebook. Audience numbers/demographics/geographical reach to be compared to past years.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Ragamala presented public performances in Minneapolis, Saint Paul, and Eagan. Ragamala collected audience response and demographics through surveys, post-show dialogue, emails, blogs and Facebook posts, and response from presenter partners through post-show dialogue. Results were evaluated by staff. 2: Ragamala company dancers and Ragamala School students performed and presented education/engagement activities in a wide variety of Minnesota community settings. Ragamala collected attendee response via surveys, dialogues, emails and Facebook, and response from community partners via post-show dialogue and email exchanges. Results were evaluated by staff and compared to past years.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Aparna Ramaswamy, Briar Andresen, Nithya Balakrishnan, Sara Daggett, Pratap Naidu, Rachel Soffer, Dheenu Sivalingam, Sunitha Varadhan, James Wilkinson
Project Manager
First Name
Tamara
Last Name
Nadel
Organization Name
Ragamala Dance
Street Address
711 W Lake St Ste 309
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55408-2975
Phone
(612) 964-9213
Email
tamara@ragamala.net
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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