Arts Activities Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Flying Foot Forum AKA Joe Chvala and the Flying Foot Forum
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2013
End Date
October 2014
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Arts Activities Support

Project Details

Funding to produce and present Alice, a multidisciplinary take on Lewis Carroll's classic featuring dancing, acting, music and puppetry. Performances will take place at the Lehr Theater in September and October 2014.

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

Philip Fried: artistic, community development, disabilities specialist; Nan Jahnke: administration, volunteerism, community development; Michele Blanchard: artistic, audience development, fundraising; Bill Venne: fundraising; Maggie Scanlan: artistic, education; Cass Erickson: fundraising, youth programming, community education; Elizabeth Tanner: artistic, education, community education; Patricia Mitchell: artistic, audience development, administration; Lori Anne Vicich: marketing, artistic.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
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
$55,500
Direct expenses
$65,500
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Expand audience appreciation and knowledge of percussive dance; build successful partnership with other St Paul organizations; attract over 2,000 audience members; create a powerful and joyful evening-length performance.Interview artists and select audience members; attendance statistics; audience response on social media and critical reviews.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Presented most ambitious production to date; attendance over 1,500; additional 1,000 students attended special performances.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Joan Loshek, Timothy Fuller, Joe Chvala
Project Manager
First Name
Joe
Last Name
Chvala
Organization Name
Flying Foot Forum AKA Joe Chvala and the Flying Foot Forum
Street Address
3105 Garfield Ave S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55408-2930
Phone
(612) 825-4291
Email
jobohe56@gmail.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
Email the Agency
Location

PO Box 14106
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 

Phone
Project Manager: Kathy Mouacheupao
651-645-0402
Email the Agency