Community Arts
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Eclectic Edge Ensemble
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2013
End Date
August 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Project Overview
Community Arts
Project Details
Funding for their Tenth Anniversary Concert, featuring both new and reworked choreography in collaboration with four local composers. Performances will take place at the Ritz Theater in Minneapolis in July 2013.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Julie Andersen: Executive Director of Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director at Roseville Parks and Recreation; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Libraries Director; Bethany Brunsell: music teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Erika Eklund: HGA Architects; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: consultant, grant writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: vocal performer; Dameun Strange: composer, performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Beth Cleary: theatre, multidisciplinary, literature, artist, education, fundraising; Craig Dunn: music, general management, disabilities specialist; Carolyn Pratt: music, artist, general management; Carin Bratlie: theatre, visual arts, craft arts, artistic, general management, fundraising; Jennifer Ilse: theatre, dance, artist, general management; Emily Zimmer: theatre, community arts, literature, puppetry, artistic, education, youth programming; Masami Kawazato: visual arts, multidisciplinary, craft arts, fundraising, artist, organizational development; Sarah Peters: community arts, artist, general management, education; Jeff Erbland: music, theatre, audience development, fundraising, general management.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2013 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
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$17,390
Direct expenses
$22,390
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
To challenge the artists involved (musicians, dancers and choreographer) to push themselves artistically and physically to create highly engaging, theatrical and thought-provoking work.Attendance figures; demographic surveys; feedback from artists.
Measurable Outcome(s)
New original work was created challenging artists; partnerships with local businesses contributed to economic growth in Northeast Minneapolis; 24 artists participated in the 10th anniversary production; 328 audience members attended performances.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Laurie Knutson, Laura Sorenson, Carole McMonigal, Marta Volbrecht, Mary Farquhar, Lucy Morrissey, Diana Scheff
Project Manager
First Name
Karis
Last Name
Sloss
Organization Name
Eclectic Edge Ensemble
Street Address
2035 Florida Ave S
City
St Louis Park
State
MN
Zip Code
55426
Phone
(612) 910-2920
Email
eeedance@gmail.com
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