Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$31,722
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Pangea World Theater
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2017
End Date
June 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

Pangea World Theater illuminates the human condition, celebrates cultural differences, and promotes human rights by creating and presenting international, multidisciplinary theater.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$31,722
Other Funds Leveraged
$521,940
Direct expenses
$521,940
Administration costs
$18,210
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Provide significant opportunities for artists from diverse backgrounds to create new work and present it to the larger community. This year Pangea will produce four works by playwrights of color and one by an indigenous playwright and will produce a festival featuring the work of four women of color. 2: Cultivate the cultural vitality of local immigrant, Indigenous and people of color communities through artistic and community based programming. Continued growth in artistic and audience participation in our productions and programming, especially significant increase in participation and collaborations from members of immigrant communities.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Provide significant opportunities for artists from diverse backgrounds to create new work and present it to the larger community. Pangea produced three new works by playwrights or ensembles of color including one by an indigenous artist. Pangea presented a showcase of new work from the Arts Organizing Institute and worked on an upcoming festival. 2: Cultivate the cultural vitality of local immigrant, Indigenous and people of color communities through artistic and community based programming. Continued growth in artistic and audience participation in our productions and programming, especially significant increase in participation and collaborations from members of immigrant communities.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Mona Antilla Carloni,Rajan Menon ,Ramona Indru Advani, Afshan Anjum, M.D.,Paul Cimmerer,Sharon Day, Soyini Guyton, Olga Herrera, Mark A. Hodges, Hasim Khorakiwala,Kelley Lindquist, Freida Martin, Dipankar Mukherjee, Meena Natarajan, Anh Thu T. Pham, Bert Wilson
Project Manager
First Name
Ellen
Last Name
Hinchcliffe
Organization Name
Pangea World Theater
Street Address
711 Lake St W Ste 101
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55408
Phone
(612) 822-0015
Email
ellen@pangeaworldtheater.org
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
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