Arts Activities Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Ballet Minnesota
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2014
End Date
November 2014
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Ramsey
Project Overview
Arts Activities Support
Project Details
Funding to present a 90-minute, free admission, contemporary ballet dance event featuring two original story ballets; The Song of Hiawatha and Black Dog Cafe. Performances will take place at the Union Depot in downtown St Paul in October 2014.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Julie Andersen: Executive Director, Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director, Roseville Parks and Recreation; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor and Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: Consultant and Grant Writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: Vocal Performer; Dameun Strange: Composer and Performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Elin Anderson: Artistic; Betsy Mowry: Administration, Youth Programming, Community Service; Joseph Hagedorn: Marketing, Organizational Planning, Education; Angela Bernhardt: Fundraising, General Management, Community Service; Sue Crolick: Administration; Ian Plitnick: Administration, Fundraising; Cathy Gustafson: Administration, Education.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$4,185
Direct expenses
$12,185
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The 2014 Fall Concert will be our kick-off event for our performing season, celebrating 27 years of presenting dance events to Twin Cities audiences. We'll use this event to broadcast our upcoming season to the general public and provide a 90-minute, free admission, contemporary ballet dance event.Our Artistic Director, Executive Director, and Board meet after each event to review the success of the production, and discuss feedback from audience and artists. Volunteers act as the liaison between staff and the dancers to provide information on issues that need to be addressed during and after the production.

Measurable Outcome(s)

We achieved our goal of providing the community with free admission to a ballet dance event in downtown St Paul with new choreography in a theater-in-the-round space, building attendance for our future events, providing new opportunities for the Artistic Director and dancers, helping create a new cultural arts destination experience in the downtown area, contributing to a more vibrant downtown arts culture, and building audiences for the arts. This event was successful in attracting new audiences to one of our events, making them more aware of our future events, and adding to their knowledge of the dance arts in St Paul.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Lisa Gray, Jill Brett, Nicole Lapides, Heather Rist, Beth Kockelman, Julia Lauwagie
Project Manager
First Name
Arthur
Last Name
Penfield
Organization Name
Ballet Minnesota
Street Address
249 4th St E
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55101
Phone
(651) 245-3255
Email
cynbetz@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