Arts Activities Support
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Threads Dance Project AKA Threads
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2013
End Date
January 2014
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Project Overview
Arts Activities Support
Project Details
Funding for Malignant, a new dance work exploring the human experience with cancer. The performance will take place at The Lab in Minneapolis in October 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
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
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
$16,980
Direct expenses
$26,980
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
To explore human experience with cancer.Post show audience talk backs; social media.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Three artists (a choreographer, musician and visual artist) created an original dance work about persons surviving cancer; in total, 30 artists participated; 245 individuals attended performances; audiences included cancer survivors; audience feedback was positive; artists learned through the collaborative process.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Lynn Plaschko, Jason Bowles, Kenneth Charles, Mary Easter, Joy Gullikson, Diego Quintanal, Amanda Traconis, Melinda Vincent
Project Manager
First Name
Karen
Last Name
Charles
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
karenlcharles@aol.com
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