Community Arts
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,040
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Christopher Watson Dance Company
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
December 2011
End Date
July 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Project Overview
Dances at the Lakes
Project Details
Funding for the 11th annual Dances at the Lakes, a free dance concert featuring original works by 12 local companies and choreographers. Performances will take place at the Lake Harriet Rose Garden in Summer 2012.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Carin Bratlie: Producer, Theatre Pro Rata; Shauna Dee: Arts administrator, FORECAST Public Art; Meaghan Disciorio: Director, Swandive Theatre; Craig Dunn: Executive Director, VSA Minnesota; Robin Gillette: Executive Director of Minnesota Fringe Festival; Mary Elizabeth Lee: Managing Director, Cantus vocal ensemble; Louis Porter II: Literary artist and college instructor; Jeanne Souldern: Administrator and communications coordinator, Women's Art Resources of Minnesota; Maryam Yusefzadeh: Musician.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Jill Anfang: City of Roseville assistant parks and recreation director; Heather Beal: free-lance architectural writer; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Library system director; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits director of operations and human resources; Paul Creager: Gordon Parks High School teacher and administrator, Square Lake Film Festival director; Erika Eklund: Playwrights'Center director of external relations; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Community Theatre Managing Director; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake-Savage school district program specialist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy executive director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation Project Manager; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Childrens Theatre Company director of institutional giving; Margaret Rog: free-lance grant writer and organizational development consultant; Beth Starbuck: retired consultant; Dameun Strange: free-lance musician and composer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law assistant director of Career and Professional Development.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2012 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Access
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,040
Other Funds Leveraged
$760
Direct expenses
$3,800
Administration costs
$3,040
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
600 audience members will have access to two free concerts of contemporary dance from diverse cultural traditions performed by 100 youth and professional artists.Audience surveys; assessment by artists, board of directors, volunteers.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Over 600 audience members attended two free contemporary dance concerts featuring 100 youth and professional artists from diverse cultural traditions.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Hjordis Trygg Bjorklund, Jean Thiel, Cristopher Watson, Raymond Terrill, Matthew Thiel
Project Manager
First Name
Christopher
Last Name
Watson
Organization Name
Christopher Watson Dance Company
Street Address
5317 Xerxes Ave S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55410-2450
Phone
(612) 670-0839
Email
cwdc1991@gmail.com
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