Arts Activities Support
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Theater Or
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2012
End Date
February 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Project Overview
Minneapolis Jewish Humor Festival
Project Details
Funding for the fourth annual Minneapolis Jewish Humor Festival at the Sabes Jewish Community Center in Minneapolis in January 2013.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Lori-Anne Williams: Development Director, AccountAbility Minnesota; Jennifer Tonko: Program Assistant, Minnesota Humanities Center; Katie Rye: Twisted Owl Marketing and Events; Michele Spaise: Artist; Carolyn Holbrook, Executive Director, SASE: The Write Place; Adriana Rimpel: Program Manager, Walker Art Center; Tom Moffatt: Supervisor, Silverwood Park; Vanessa Voskuil: Vanessa Voskuil Dance.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Jill Anfang: City of Roseville assistant parks and recreation director; Heather Beal: free-lance architectural writer; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Library system director; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits director of operations and human resources; Paul Creager: Gordon Parks High School teacher and administrator, Square Lake Film Festival director; Erika Eklund: Playwrights'Center director of external relations; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Community Theatre Managing Director; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake-Savage school district program specialist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy executive director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation Project Manager; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Childrens Theatre Company director of institutional giving; Margaret Rog: free-lance grant writer and organizational development consultant; Beth Starbuck: retired consultant; Dameun Strange: free-lance musician and composer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law assistant director of Career and Professional Development.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2012 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Access
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$28,650
Direct expenses
$38,650
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
To showcase local and national guest artists; to present innovative, provocative, and entertaining stand-up comedy, theatrical events, film and workshops that explore Jewish identity, history, and culture; to celebrate the Jewish contribution to the world of humor.Feedback collected from both audiences and participating artists in the form of a survey; demographic information.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Five showcases of local and national performers; audience members ranged in age from teens to 90's.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Josh Awend, Robyn Stoller Awend, Claire Avitabile, Brian Balcom, Todd Bruse, Dylan Fresco, David Jordan Harris, Aviva Hillenbrand, Susan Kaufman, Anya Kremenetsky, Anthony Neuman, Trey Casen Williams
Project Manager
First Name
Claire
Last Name
Avitabile
Organization Name
Theater Or
Street Address
4330 S Cedar Lake Rd
City
St Louis Park
State
MN
Zip Code
55416-3700
Phone
(952) 381-3400
Email
cavitabile@sabesjcc.org
View Project Website
Administered By
Administered by