Community Arts
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,800
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Twin Cities Chinese Dance Center, Inc.
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2012
End Date
September 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Hennepin
Project Overview
Xinjiang Uygur dance performance
Project Details
Funding to perform the Xinjiang Uygur (pronounced shin-jiyang we-gur) ethnic dance, a dance performance involving seniors from the Chinese community. The performance will take place in September 2012.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Daniel Adolphson: Director of Program Engagement, COMPAS-Community Programs in the Arts; Susan Fisher: Executive Director, Minnesota Brass; Janet Grove: Arts administrator, NDI Backyard Productions; David Harris: Executive Director, Rimon: The Minnesota Jewish Arts Council; Andrew Leitch: Community development consultant.
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
$3,800
Other Funds Leveraged
$2,000
Direct expenses
$5,800
Administration costs
$3,800
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
People at Chinese Senior Center will experience and participate in Chinese ethnic dance.Feedback from students, parents, and audiences.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Senior citizens from the Chinese community participated in two public performances; 650 community members attended the performances.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Handong Tu, Jing Li, Lina Liu, Hong Zheng, Aiju Ding
Project Manager
First Name
Lena
Last Name
Liu
Organization Name
Twin Cities Chinese Dance Center, Inc.
Street Address
PO Box 131114
City
Roseville
State
MN
Zip Code
55112
Phone
(651) 332-3822
Email
lenaliu99@yahoo.com
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