Arts Activities Support
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
TU Dance
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
October 2012
End Date
August 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Project Overview
Arts Activities Support
Project Details
Funding for two performances in their 2012 – 2013 season featuring world premiere dances and guest performers. Performances will take place at O’Shaughnessy Auditorium in St. Paul in November 2012 and July 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
Yes
Conflict of Interest Contact
Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Jeff Prauer (651) 645-0402
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
$100,532
Direct expenses
$110,532
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Company's horizons will be broadened through work with artists outside the company; audiences will have high quality performances of new works.Input from performers; attendance, ticket sales, media coverage, reviews, financials.
Measurable Outcome(s)
The company worked with guest artists to produce two productions at the O'Shaughnessy Auditorium reaching over 2400 patrons; new choreography was performed; 17 artists including one guest choreographer and one apprentice were engaged.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Toni Pierce-Sands, Uri Sands, Leif Anderson, Roderick Ferguson, Priscilla Pierce Goldstein, Marcia Murray, Zoe Sealy, Kelly Greene Vagts
Project Manager
First Name
Abdo
Last Name
Sayegh
Organization Name
TU Dance
Street Address
PO Box 40405
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55104
Phone
(651) 699-6055
Email
Abdo.sayegh@tudance.org
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