Arts Activities Support
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Jewish Community Center of Greater Minneapolis AKA Sabes Jewish Community Center Performing Arts Department
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
October 2016
End Date
February 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview
Arts Activities Support
Project Details
Funding for the 8th annual Twin Cities Jewish Humor Festival at the Sabes Jewish Community Center in St Louis Park and the Saint Paul Jewish Community Center in January 2017.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher and performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair of El Arco Iris; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Artistic Director of World Music and Dance and the International Children’s Festival; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Katie Vang: Artistic, organizational development, community service; Ben Krywosz: Artistic, organizational planning, administration; Christina Dahlheimer: Fundraising, organizational development, administration; Reona Berry: Artistic; Sarah Steichen Stiles: Administration, artistic, community service, education, youth programming; Katherine Smith-Flores: Education, administration; Dawn Witt Saxton: Marketing, administration, volunteerism, organizational development; Jijun He: General administration; Alyssa Hawkins: Education, community service, organizational development.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2017 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Access
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$19,500
Direct expenses
$29,500
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Audience surveys will show that 60% of patrons identify as Jewish. Festival will serve 12 artists and 1100 patrons. The Twin Cities Jewish Humor Festival will be evaluated via examining media attention, audience survey feedback, verbal/emailed feedback, box office reports and attendance.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Audience surveys showed that 72% of patrons identify as Jewish. The festival served 10 performing artists, included one film, and served 982 patrons.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Josh Awend, Robyn Stoller Awend, Claire Avitabile, Todd Bruse, Soni Cohen, Anita Lewis, Anthony Neuman
Project Manager
First Name
Claire
Last Name
Avitabile
Organization Name
Jewish Community Center of Greater Minneapolis AKA Sabes Jewish Community Center Performing Arts Department
Street Address
4330 Cedar Lake Rd S
City
St Louis Park
State
MN
Zip Code
55416
Phone
(952) 381-3447
Email
cavitabile@sabesjcc.org
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