Arts Activities Support

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

Arts Activities Support

Project Details

Twin Cities Jewish Humor Festival

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Marisol Chiclana-Ayala: Artist, Board Chair El Arco Iris; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Vice President for Advancement; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of MN Founder and Executive Director; See More Perspective: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach St. Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter, LLP Attorney

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Bryan Thao Worra: Artistic, Community Service / Development; Rachel Levitt: Audience Development / Marketing; Joan Linck: Fundraising, Community Education, Youth Programming; Sara Kleinsasser Tan: General Administration, Education, Artistic; Tom Niemisto: General Administration, Volunteerism, Community Service / Development; Roseanne Pereira: Community Education, Education, Youth Programming

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Cultural Heritage

2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$14,500
Direct expenses
$24,500
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Audience surveys will show that 60% of patrons identify as Jewish. Festival will serve twenty artists and 1000 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 81% of patrons identify as Jewish. The festival served 9 comedians or performing artists, 1 literary artist (author), two professional and local visual artists, about 20 local Jewish teenage artists, plus there was one film. About 1300 patrons attended.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
Achieved proposed outcomes.
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
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