Arts Activities Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Universal Dance Destiny
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
October 2017
End Date
July 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Arts Activities Support

Project Details

African Roads, American Streets in Summer 2018

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

Susan Rotilie: Artistic, Education, Volunteerism; Ari Koehnen Sweeney: Education, Artistic, Youth Programming; Cigale Ahlquist: Artistic, Fundraising, Audience Development / Marketing, AsaleSol Young: Fundraising, General Administration, Youth Programming; Ryan Stopera: Artistic, Community Education, Youth Programming; Ishwari Rajak: General Administration, Youth Programming; Joe Ippolito: General Administration, Community Education, Artistic; Kasey Payette:Artistic, Audience Development / Marketing, Fundraising

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 Arts Access

2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$24,475
Direct expenses
$34,475
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

This project seeks to serve a considerable amount of artists, attendees, and production participants. The audience communities that ARAS2 will serve are mainly the members of various communities and the African community. Our method of evaluating our anticipated outcomes will be the distribution of our evaluation sheets to attendees upon their arrival and collected on their way out. A week after, evaluation sheets will be emailed to performers, production staff, technicians, project leaders, board, and volunteers for feedback on overall production success- encouraging suggestions to strengthen future shows.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The most significant outcome that resulted from the completion of ARAS2 project was that audience reviews and surveys showed that this project richly educated communities artistically about African and Hip Hop culture and history through dance. 85% of attendees had never seen a mix of dancers of different ages, where traditional African dance meets urban dance.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
Achieved proposed outcomes.
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Wallace Anderson, Edna Stevens, Barbara Anderson, Sylvia Sabrina Dubose, Josephine Kpanyea, Eileen Davis-Banks, Nikeisha Braithwaite
Project Manager
First Name
Edna
Last Name
Stevens
Organization Name
Universal Dance Destiny
Street Address
3422 Douglas Dr N
City
Crystal
State
MN
Zip Code
55422
Phone
(612) 354-6997
Email
info@universaldancedestiny.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