Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$21,067
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Pangea World Theater
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2011
End Date
June 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview
Operating Support
Project Details
General operating support
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
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
$21,067
Other Funds Leveraged
$409,033
Direct expenses
$430,100
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

1. Provide significant opportunities for diverse artists to create new work or present existing work to the broader community. 2. Build pride and solidarity in immigrant communities and other communities of color through artistic creation, broad-based dialogue, and cross-cultural alliances. Dialogue among partner organizations. In-person debriefs with staff and key participants, follow-up calls, and written feedback and reports based on documentation and evaluation. Facilitated reflection and feedback process. Audience surveys and narrative evaluation reports.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Pangea World Theater works with diverse artists in three productions and two presentations. Productions include "Zafira The Olive Oil Warrior" by local playwright Kathryn Haddad and "House on Mango Street," by Amy Ludwig, based on a book by Sandra Cisneros. We presented Alaska-based performance artist Allison Warden as part of our Indigenous Voices Series with Intermedia Arts. HypheNATIONS: Immigrants Matter, a new series which responds to the challenges faced by the growing Latino/a immigrant population in

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Lana Barkawi, Arnie Bigbee, Joseph Brown Thunder, Mona Carloni, Paul Cimmerer, Christopher Fisher, Murray Kornberg, June LaValleur, Karen Loekksmoe, Dipankar Mukherjee, GiGi Mullins, Meena Natarajan, Laura Provinzino, Emily Ann Tuttle, Maureen White Eagle, Bertrand Wilson, Roy Woodstrom
Project Manager
First Name
Meena
Last Name
Natarajan
Organization Name
Pangea World Theater
Street Address
711 W Lake St Ste 101
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55408
Phone
(612) 822-0015
Email
meena@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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