Arts Activities Support
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Contemporary Dance Arts, Inc.
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
October 2012
End Date
April 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Project Overview
Arts Activities Support
Project Details
Funding to create and premiere WILDSPACE, a new dance choreographed by Joanie Smith focusing on two virtuoso dancers over the age of 50: Erin Thompson and Judith Howard. The project will include six “Rush” events previewing the work-in-progress and performances at the Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts in March 2013.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Julie Andersen: Executive Director of Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director at Roseville Parks and Recreation; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Libraries Director; Bethany Brunsell: music teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Erika Eklund: HGA Architects; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: consultant, grant writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: vocal performer; Dameun Strange: composer, performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Beth Burns: marketing, administration, organizational development, theatre, music, literature; Christine Knutson: administration, fundraising, music; Donna Bachman: administration, youth programming, dance, theatre; Kate Walker: artistic, finance, music; Karis Sloss: artist, education, youth programming, dance, theatre, music; Alan Berks: artist, audience development, education, theatre, literature, community arts; Robert Shoemaker: administration, music; Ann Benrud: marketing, fundraising, organizational development, visual arts, design arts, media arts; Jessica Brooks: marketing, youth programming, organizational development, craft arts, music, theatre.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2013 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
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$32,250
Direct expenses
$42,250
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Artists and audiences will experience compelling new dance.Ongoing dialogue with artists; audience feedback; board and staff assessment of artistic and financial goal achievement.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Created a compelling work highlighting the movement of older dancers, received with high regard by critics and audiences.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Joanie Smith, Soozie Tyrell, Tim Heitman, Nicole Hettwer, Michal Kobialka, Kari Mosel, Laura Selle-Virtucio
Project Manager
First Name
Joanie
Last Name
Smith
Organization Name
Contemporary Dance Arts, Inc.
Street Address
528 Hennepin Ave S Ste 401
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55403
Phone
(612) 803-4334
Email
jsmith@shapiroandsmithdance.org
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