Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$53,941
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Minnesota Shubert Center for Dance and Music, Inc. AKA The Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2019
End Date
August 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

The Cowles Center will engage with eight Minnesota high schools to facilitate two part creative residencies where dance classrooms work with teaching artists to create a dance and then bring schools together for one day for master classes and sharing.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

John Ginocchio: Director of bands and professor of music at Southwest Minnesota State University; Roberta Gray: Director of Saint Francis Music Center, Little Falls; David Hamlow: Installation artist and teacher; Gregory Neidhart: Director of Winona State University arts administration program, chair of art and design department, music faculty; Jennifer Nicklay: Grad student at U of M in the ecology of urban architecture; former education and outreach coordinator, Weavers Guild of Minnesota; Kathleen Ray: Published playwright and founder of Playing On Purpose Productions; Suchitra Sairam: Dancer, choreographer, and founder of Kala Vandanam Dance Company

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Education

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$53,941
Other Funds Leveraged
$9,982
Direct expenses
$63,923
Administration costs
$15,341
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

High school students will learn new dance forms, how to create choreography, and share their choreography with their peers. We will use surveys, TA assessments, and post-performance dialogue to evaluate activity completion, effectiveness of residencies, impact on dance classrooms, and impact on student perception of dance.

Measurable Outcome(s)

High school students learned new dance forms and how to create choreography; and shared their choreography with their peers. We created a Showcase video that documented student learning and a third-party evaluator compiled a report to evaluate activity completion, effectiveness of residencies, impact on dance classrooms, and impact on student perception of dance.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Pauline Pieper Allison, Elizabeth (Liz) Brama, Karen Charles, Gwen Cooney, Kirstin Currie, Reece Devlin, Allison Gelfman, Lisa Hake, Amelia W. Hardy, Masami Kawazato, Erinn Liebhard, Patrick Mosher, Thomas R. Pack, Shannon Powell, Irene Quarshie, Breia Schleuss, Jason Stamm
Project Manager
First Name
Andrew
Last Name
Dolan
Organization Name
Minnesota Shubert Center for Dance and Music, Inc. AKA The Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts
Street Address
528 Hennepin Ave Ste 200
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55403
Phone
(612) 206-3623
Email
adolan@thecowlescenter.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
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