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2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$17,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Ragamala Dance
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
End Date
October 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Anoka
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview
Arts Access
Project Details
Ragamala Dance Company will produce Bringing the Arts from Home to Community: An Ode to Navarathri, a free event inspired by this South Indian festival rooted in the sharing of art.
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
Kjellgren Alkire: Artist and researcher; faculty member, Saint Mary's University Winona; Adam Courville: Arts educator and manager, puppeteer; studying for master''s in nonprofit management at Hamline; Shelley Johnson: Theater and dance teacher at Franklin Middle School; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Jessica O'Brien: Associate director, Minnesota Council of Churches’ Mankato refugee services; Dameun Strange: Bush Foundation Community Innovation Team member
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
$17,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$8,431
Direct expenses
$25,431
Administration costs
$500
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Ragamala develops new ways to connect to our constituency in the Indian-American community. Staff, Board and planning committee assess attendee response via written/video/electronic surveys, social media, and informal conversation. 2: Indian-American audiences expand and deepen the way they perceive and experience Ragamala's programs. Staff, board and planning committee assess attendee response via written/video/electronic surveys, social media, and informal conversation.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Ode to Navarathri created a venue for Ragamala to connect with the Indian-American community in new ways. Attendee response assessed via written comments, video interviews, informal conversation, email, and social media. 2: Indian-American audiences developed new experiences and perceptions of Ragamala and our programs. Attendee response assessed via written comments, video interviews, informal conversation, email, and social media.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Sara Daggett, Theresa Kirwin Carter, Dheenu Sivalingam, Briar Andresen, Nithya Balakrishnan, Carolyn Chalmers, Pratap Naidu, Aparna Ramaswamy, Krishnan Subrahmanian, 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
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Administered By
Administered by

Minnesota State Arts Board

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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Email the Agency
msab@arts.state.mn.us
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