Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$26,338
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Ananya Dance Theatre
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2016
End Date
June 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Hennepin
Ramsey
Washington
Anoka
Hennepin
Ramsey
Washington
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. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Amy Braford Whittey: Business developer for the arts for HGA; 16 years of nonprofit experience; Helen Franczyk: Arts marketing and communications consultant; Steve Heckler: Executive director, Twin Cities Jazz Festival and Lowertown Blues Festival; Julie Johnson: Grant writing consultant; former public relations director at Great River Shakespeare Festival; Gregory Smith: Business operations manager, the Fitzgerald Theater; Ellen Stanley: Executive director, Minnesota Music Coalition; Carla Tamburro: Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator; Lisa Vesel: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center
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

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$26,338
Other Funds Leveraged
$200,873
Direct expenses
$227,211
Administration costs
$26,338
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.30
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Present at least one major and original new work annually created in collaboration with local artists, and communities and their leaders. Community artists/members attend pre-performance workshops/rehearsals, performances, and post-performance artist/audience interactions. 2: Prepare the groundwork for a second annual production of new or existing work in the Twin Cities emphasizing audience participation. Record of correspondence/conversations with venues and collaborators and performance(s) scheduled for 2018 and beyond.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Presented Horidraa: Golden Healing in September 2016, and visually and emotionally engaged audiences, of whom 70% resided in Minneapolis-Saint Paul. Community artists/members attended pre-performance workshops/rehearsals, performances, and post-performance artist/audience interactions. 2: Presented Just Breathe for al fresco Northern Spark audiences as a prototype for second production emphasizing audience participation. Record of correspondence/conversations with venues and collaborators and performance(s) scheduled for 2018 and beyond.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Gina Kundan, David Mura, Robert Lynn, Gary Peterson, Prachee Mukherjee, Divya Karan, Elizabeth Altheimer, Shinaah Thao, Yasmin Abdi, Janis Lane-Eward, Danielle Mkali, Anitra Cottledge
Project Manager
First Name
Gary
Last Name
Peterson
Organization Name
Ananya Dance Theatre
Street Address
PO Box 2427
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55402-0427
Phone
(612) 486-2238
Email
gary.peterson@ananyadancetheatre.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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