Community Arts

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$5,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Christopher Watson Dance Company

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

April 2015

End Date

July 2015

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Hennepin

Project Overview

Community Arts

Project Details

Funding for the 14th 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 July 2015.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Minnesota Public Radio Development Officer; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Charles Campbell: Artistic, administration, audience development; Suzanne Roberts: Artistic, finance, community education; Laura Narhi: Fundraising, administration; Laura Leffler-McCabe: Administration; Janelle Doyle: Education, youth programming, artistic; Sarah Johnson: Administration, fundraising, education; Anne Cheney: artistic, administration; Catherine McGuire: Administration; Ben Layne: Artistic, administration.

Project Details: 2015 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$5,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$1,250

Direct expenses

$6,250

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Sixty adult and student dancers will perform and 600 people will attend the concerts. The artists and board will meet following the event to discuss what was successful and what changes can be made to strengthen the project. Audience feedback from surveys inserted in programs and post-performance conversations will provide additional information with which to evaluate the success of the project.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The two most significant outcomes of this year's festival were the increased diversity of the artists presented and the large increase in attendance. The diversity outcome is the result of our continued quest to present a wide range of artistic perspectives. The increase in audience size and diversity can be traced back to the diversity of artists who performed and the increased marketing efforts.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Jean Thiel, Ray Terrill, Mathew Thiel, Sandra Grossman, Christopher Watson

Project Manager

Christopher

Watson

Christopher Watson Dance Company

5317 Xerxes Ave S

Minneapolis

(612) 670-0839