Community Arts

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Deborah Elias Danza Espanola
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2015
End Date
June 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview
Community Arts
Project Details
Funding for Damnation and Blue Song: Experimental Works between a Dancer and a Painting, a collaboration with painter Barbara Roche consisting of two performance pieces. Eight showings will be presented at Roche Studios in the Northrop King building in Minneapolis between March and May 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: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Cassandra Shore: Artistic, community service, administration; Mark Kausch: Artistic, audience development, organizational planning; Jeanne Morales: Finance, artistic, fundraising; Jonna Kosalko: Fundraising, audience development, administration; Justine Pearson: Artistic, administration, audience development; John Allen: Finance, administration; Laura Krider: Administration, artistic; Chris Garza: Artistic, administration, audience development; Sam Stahlmann: Artistic, youth programming, organizational development.
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
$2,700
Direct expenses
$7,700
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

240 people will attend showings of Damnation and Blue Song: Experimental Works between a Dancer and a Painter. 120 people will participate in Salons to discuss the new works. We will evaluate the project’s success artistically by considering audience feedback from each Salon and after each performance, and by examining our satisfaction with the completed Salons and performances, including the following questions: Were we prepared? Did the logistics of getting people into/out of the space work? Did all the elements – dance, sound, and visuals - flow smoothly together without glitches? We will also look at attendance numbers, how the actual budget figures compare to the planned budget, and marketing efforts (based on audience sign-in sheets asking how they found out about the show).

Measurable Outcome(s)

Four artists of different disciplines were challenged to work together in new ways to create new experimental work. 154 people were exposed to experimental work that stretched their interests and understanding beyond their primary art form.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Kate Cooper, Jon Erickson, Christine Kozachok, Donna Meyers, Steve Morse
Project Manager
First Name
Deborah
Last Name
Elias
Organization Name
Deborah Elias Danza Espanola
Street Address
117 Mackubin St Ste 5
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55102
Phone
(651) 224-2075
Email
dedanza@gmail.com
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
Location

PO Box 14106
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 

Phone
Project Manager: Kathy Mouacheupao
651-645-0402
Email the Agency