Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$21,995
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Contempo Physical Dance
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2018
End Date
May 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Fillmore
Otter Tail
Fillmore
Otter Tail
Project Overview

Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details

Contempo Physical Dance will tour SenZalma to the Dreamery Rural Arts Initiative in Wykoff, Minnesota, and the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center, making culturally diverse, high quality artistic work accessible to rural communities.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, 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. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; 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

Delon Lyren: Professor of high brass and jazz, Bemidji State University; also assistant festival director, JENerations Jazz Festival; Brian Malloy: A novelist, teaching artist with the Loft, and adjunct faculty member at the U and Hamline; Margaret McCreary: Puppeteer, artist/educator; Arts Board grantee; Maya Washington: Filmmaker, writer, performer, and arts educator

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
$21,995
Other Funds Leveraged
$7,435
Direct expenses
$29,430
Administration costs
$1,200
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

750 people in Greater Minnesota have access to dance concert and community events with professional artists that entertain and expand cultural understanding. We will track audience statistics and community members' responses to surveys regarding satisfaction with, and increased understanding through, their concert and community engagement experiences.

Measurable Outcome(s)

475 people in greater Minnesota had access to dance concert and community events with professional artist that entertain and expand cultural understanding. We used box office information from the Dreamery and New York Mills Cultural Center and audience survey responses regarding satisfaction and increased understanding.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved most of the proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Carlos Caballero, Shih-Yu Kuo, Catlin Murphy, Jenny Pennaz, Nancy Rosenbaum
Project Manager
First Name
Jenny
Last Name
Pennaz
Organization Name
Contempo Physical Dance
Street Address
3162 Park Overlook Dr
City
Shoreview
State
MN
Zip Code
55126
Phone
(612) 619-4116
Email
contempophysicaldance@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