Art Project Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,800
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Ressl Dance!
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
May 2015
End Date
July 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
St. Louis
Lake
Cook
St. Louis
Lake
Cook
Project Overview
Art Project Grant
Project Details
Artistic collaboration of the arts defines the mission of Ressl Dance!, which will present Dances on the Lakewalk, a performance of site-specific dances with original choreography by Minnesota and California artists at Lake Place Park on Friday and Saturday July 17 and 18, 2015.
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; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of 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; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; 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.
Advisory Group 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; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; 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.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,800
Other Funds Leveraged
$325
Direct expenses
$5,125
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Dances on the Lakewalk, once an innovative concept, became an established and respected opportunity artists to highlight their choreography. The revival of dance performances along the Lakewalk blends the innovative with the established. New faces have choreographic and performance opportunities in this outdoor setting and the audience will get to enjoy dance works by those established choreographers they may not have seen in recent years.Tracking the number of people attending and participating in the event each year helps us decide the future of the event. The post-performance conversations with audience members will play an important role in evaluating the project's success along with a post-event meeting with the choreographers and dancers.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Cathy Podeszwa, Amy Eliot, Marco Carreon, Christopher Watson
Project Manager
First Name
Cathy
Last Name
Podeszwa
Organization Name
Ressl Dance!
Street Address
1517 8th St E
City
Duluth
State
MN
Zip Code
55812
Phone
(218) 260-5247
Email
cpodeszwa@msn.com
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
Email the Agency
Location

424 West Superior Street, Suite 104
Duluth, MN 55802

Phone
Project Manager: Rebecca Graves
218-722-0952
Email the Agency