Arts Activities Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 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
June 2017
End Date
April 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Arts Activities Support

Project Details

Tapestries 3.0.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher, performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair at 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; 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, Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Amy Dillahunt: Fundraising, general administration, organizational development; Toni Wilcox: Education, youth programming, volunteerism; Tommy Sar: Disabilities specialist, community service/development, education; Hawona Sullivan Janzen: Artistic, general administration, community education; Nic Soukup: General administration, finance, artistic; Melissa Clark: Artistic, community education, computer systems/web design; Cori Lin: Organizational development, artistic, community service/development; Sovanneary Phann Sweere: Youth programming, community service/development, artistic.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
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
$16,596
Direct expenses
$26,596
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

250 people attended the two performances and through their feedback surveys, responded positively to the choreography. Three emerging choreographers will successfully create and set work of up to 15 minutes in length on the company and have it presented with lights, music and costumes in the Spring show. Through Audiences Talking About Dance we will gather the audience count- of at least 250 people, as well as gaining post-performance feedback in which the audiences will comment on what aspects of the work and show they connected to, emotional and intellectual responses to the work, if there was variety in the choreography. Through artist surveys, we will evaluate the peer-mentor model and the peer-peer model.

Measurable Outcome(s)

191 tickets were sold in total for both shows. Audience surveys showed 100% of respondents would attend another performance, 66% wanted to stay connected via e-newsletters. 100% of the choreographers felt Tapestries was a beneficial experience, assisting in attaining future opportunities. As a dancer said “They pushed us and challenged us in new ways, making us stronger and more versatile.”

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Kenneth Charles, Marcus Buggs, Darrell Gradford, Fredric Morgan, Michelle Tufts, Lauren Hunter, Sharon Smith-Akinsaya, Zachary Clifton
Project Manager
First Name
Karen
Last Name
Charles
Organization Name
Threads Dance Project
Street Address
1740 Bridgewater Rd
City
Golden Valley
State
MN
Zip Code
55422
Phone
(952) 250-5965
Email
karenlcharlestdp@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