Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$48,470
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Contemporary Dance Arts, Inc. AKA Shapiro and Smith Dance
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2016
End Date
May 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Nobles
Rice
St. Louis
Winona
Hennepin
Nobles
Rice
St. Louis
Winona
Project Overview
Arts Tour Minnesota
Project Details
Shapiro & Smith Dance will perform Suffragettes and Flappers and other dance works featuring an intergenerational female cast, as well as conduct activities with women’s shelters and dance students, in Winona, Worthington, and Faribault.
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; 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; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Dan Guida: Executive director of Red Wing Arts Association; Gina Kundan: Director, Center for Health Interprofessional Programs, University of Minnesota; Board chair, Ananya Dance Theatre; Noelle Lawton: Executive director, Twin Rivers Council for the Arts; Kathleen Ray: Former executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center; theater artist and playwright; Christine Tschida: Director of Northrop, University of Minnesota
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
$48,470
Other Funds Leveraged
$16,964
Direct expenses
$65,434
Administration costs
$4,700
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

1,000 youth and adults in three greater Minnesota communities including women’s groups and dance students will engage in contemporary dance activities and performances. Attendance data will be collected by all partners; feedback will be provided by community partners through dialogue with participants in women’s groups, shelters and dance schools; a full evaluation will take place. 2: In greater Minnesota underserved women from five shelters and 150+ dance students in will engage with contemporary dance performance and art activities. Records of participants' attendance.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Youth and adults in three Minnesota communities including women's centers and dance students will engage in contemporary dance activities and performances. Shapiro and Smith Dance employed multiple evaluation methods including: Written audience surveys, student performer surveys, evaluation letters from shelters and women's centers, discussions with participants at the end of each arts event, post-performance lobby and reception discussions with audiences, follow-up phone interviews with sponsors, return evaluation trip to Winona sites during the final evaluative process, and review of archived photos, video footage and social media commentary. 2: Under served groups from five women's shelters and centers and over 150 students engaged with contemporary dance performance and arts activities. Shapiro and Smith Dance employed multiple evaluation methods including: Written audience surveys, student performer surveys, evaluation letters from shelters and women's centers, discussions with participants at the end of each arts event, post-performance lobby and reception discussions with audiences, follow-up phone interviews with sponsors, return evaluation trip to Winona sites during the final evaluative process, and review of archived photos, video footage and social media commentary.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Tim Heitman, Sandra Smalley-Fleming, Soozie Tyrell, Stephanie Schroeder, Joan Smith, Laura Selle Virtucio, Kari Mosel
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
Zip Code
55403
Phone
(612) 803-4334
Email
jsmith@shapiroandsmithdance.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
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