Arts Access

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$17,582
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Threads Dance Project AKA Threads
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2019
End Date
December 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview

Arts Access

Project Details

Threads Dance Project will engage with youth in afterschool dance programming to increase comfort and appreciation for dance.

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.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Heather Allen: Program officer, Central Minnesota Arts Board; Adam Courville: St Paul Public Schools fund development and grant management; Robert Kern: Photographer; Arts Board grantee; Rupa Nair: Dancer with Katha Dance Theatre; cost controls specialist with construction company Weston Solutions; Mónica Segura-Schwartz: Board member, GREAT Theatre, Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs, St Cloud School District

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$17,582
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,948
Direct expenses
$19,482
Administration costs
$3,416
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The program participants will gain confidence in their artistic abilities, and how dance relates to their self and identity. Evaluations will be given to all participants, assessing how the participants felt about the quality and content of the activities. 2: The program participants will become comfortable in learning, understanding and seeing dance. Evaluations of the participants will determine how the activities served them, as well as their willing participation in a Q and A with the company and artists at the matinee performance.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The program participants expand their knowledge of dance and gain confidence and tools for achieving their artistic abilities and goals. Evaluations and surveys were given to every participant, oral feedback and Q and A with the project participants offered evaluation. 2: The program participants became comfortable in learning, understanding and seeing dance. The project participants participation in a Q and A with the company and artists at the matinee performance, as well as seeking out further future opportunities for seeing, learning and making dance.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Helena Haynes-Carter, Marcus Buggs, Zachary Clifton, Scott Kriedeman, W. Todd Ackerman, Omarra Alexander, Kenneth Charles, Christine Clifford, Tricia Kaufman, Amanda Norman
Project Manager
First Name
Sara
Last Name
Karimi
Organization Name
Threads Dance Project AKA Threads
Street Address
1740 Bridgewater Rd
City
Golden Valley
State
MN
Zip Code
55422
Phone
(952) 250-5965
Email
skarimi@threadsdance.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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