Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$60,450
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Ragamala Dance
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2019
End Date
May 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Benton
Fillmore
Goodhue
Stearns
Benton
Fillmore
Goodhue
Stearns
Project Overview

Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details

Ragamala Dance Company will present public performances and associated community outreach and engagement activities in three Minnesota communities: Red Wing, Lanesboro, and Saint Joseph.

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

Darcey Engen: Coartistic director, Sod House Theater; theater professor, Augsburg University; Nathan Hanson: Composer and saxophonist; Arts Board grantee; Kurt Kwan: Actor; Pillsbury House Theatre artistic associate; David Marty: Former President, Reif Arts Council; Christine Murakami Noonan: Marketing and advertising supervisor, Minnesota State Fair; former MRAC board chair; Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha: Freelance director, actor and theater educator; James Rocco: Director and producer; former producing artistic director, Ordway

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

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$60,450
Other Funds Leveraged
$35,437
Direct expenses
$95,887
Administration costs
$8,450
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Attendees in three communities will be emotionally moved, challenged, inspired, engaged, and educated by Ragamala's performances and outreach activities. We will collect feedback via comment cards distributed to attendees, social media (Facebook/Twitter/Instagram), post-show Q and A, informal dialogue with attendees, ongoing communications with partnering organizations, post-project meetings and local pres 2: Working with local partners, Ragamala will build meaningful relationships with audiences in three communities we have not previously visited. We will assess the strength of these new relationships via comment cards distributed to attendees, social media, post-show Q and A, informal dialogue with attendees, ongoing communications with partnering organizations, post-project meetings, local press.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Attendees in three communities found Ragamala's performances/activities to be emotionally moving, challenging, inspiring, engaging, and educational. We collected feedback via comment cards distributed to attendees, social media (Facebook/Instagram), post-show Q and A, informal dialogue with attendees, ongoing communications with partnering organizations, post-project meetings and local press. 2: Through performances/activities at popular local venues/schools/community spaces, we brought our work to three communities we had not previously visited. Response collected via comment cards, social media, post-show Q and A, informal dialogue with attendees, ongoing communications with partnering organizations, post-project meetings, and local press demonstrated our success in building new relationships.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Briar Andresen, Nithya Balakrishnan Mathad, Neal Cuthbert, Sara Daggett (President), Cyrus Hanson, Sumit Kumar, Paul Kelash, Pratap Naidu, Aparna Ramaswamy, Dheenu Sivalingam (Treasurer), Krishnan Subrahmanian (Vice President)
Project Manager
First Name
Tamara
Last Name
Nadel
Organization Name
Ragamala Dance
Street Address
711 Lake St W Ste 309
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55408-2975
Phone
(612) 964-9213
Email
tamara@ragamaladance.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