Arts Access

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,390
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Mankato Ballet Company
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2020
End Date
December 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Blue Earth
Brown
Itasca
Le Sueur
Nicollet
Blue Earth
Brown
Itasca
Le Sueur
Nicollet
Project Overview

Arts Access

Project Details

Mankato Ballet Company is committed to producing dance based concerts for southern Minnesota, while introducing the art of dance to underserved communities and youth.

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.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, 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. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; 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.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Ronda Anderson-Sand: Project manager, Allegro School of Dance and Music; Xiaohong Chen: Lawyer; dancer and board member, MN Chinese Dance Theater; Basil Considine: Artistic Director, Really Spicy Opera; Heidi Jeub: Visual artist; former executive director of Visual Arts Minnesota; Aaron Johnson: Mural artist; Suzanne Legatt: Artist and community organizer; Alissa Morson: Cochair, Mankato Area International Festival; Rachel Yang: Marketing and public relations specialist, the Loft

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
Yes
Conflict of Interest Contact

Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650

Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,390
Other Funds Leveraged
$3,500
Direct expenses
$8,890
Administration costs
$500
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

To increase our involvement of underserved youth by 50% in 2020 by working with the Boys and Girls Club of Southern Minnesota. We will use written and verbal evaluations from the participants to collect feedback and data about the experience. 2: More than 90% of the staff from Boys and Girls Club will want to see continued involvement with our organization for forward. Through a survey handed out at the end of our program.

Measurable Outcome(s)

MBC was able to increase involvement with underserved youth by 87% by working with My Place of Southern, MN. We used Google Docs surveys for staff and parents so they could be emailed out. We used written evaluations for the kids who completed them on their last day of class. 2: Staff from My Place want to continued involvement with our organization for forward. Survey information and a final meeting with the program directors determined the excitement an desire to move forward with more programs like this in the future.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Anne Broskoff, Mary Calreton, Susan DeVos, Julie Rudolf, Heidi Stevermer, Seth Rausch, Ruthann Weelborg
Project Manager
First Name
Eryn
Last Name
Michlitsch
Organization Name
Mankato Ballet Company
Street Address
731 Front St S P.O. Box 114
City
Mankato
State
MN
Zip Code
56002
Phone
(507) 625-7716
Email
demipointe@hotmail.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
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