Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,661
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Chinese American Association of Minnesota AKA CAAM Chinese Dance Theater
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2018
End Date
June 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Scott
Stevens
Washington
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Scott
Stevens
Washington
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

The CAAM Chinese Dance Theater is dedicated to preserving and celebrating Chinese cultural heritage, enriching a diverse culture through the universal language of dance.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

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.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, 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. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; 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

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.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, 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. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; 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

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,661
Other Funds Leveraged
$212,415
Direct expenses
$212,415
Administration costs
$1,000
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

CAAM Chinese Dance Theater will offer at least one community main stage performance of a major dance production in a venue able to seat at least 1,000. Board will incorporate feedback from performances, establish financial, educational and artistic goals, and monitor progress to goals and outcomes against benchmarks. 2: CAAM Chinese Dance will produce programming for at least ten partners in the community for their members to experience and learn about Chinese dance. Board will incorporate feedback from programming in planning and execution, establish financial, educational and artistic goals, and monitor progress to these goals and outcomes against benchmarks.

Measurable Outcome(s)

CAAM Chinese Dance Theater offered two community main stage performance of a major dance production in a venue able to seat at least 1000. Board gathered feedback about performances from artists, artistic director and audiences; Board reviewed financial, educational and artistic goals; at the end of the performance a report was made to the board on the achievement of each goal. 2: CAAM Chinese Dance Theater produced programming for more than 25 community partners for their members to experience and learn about Chinese dance. Board reviewed feedback on programming including planning and execution, as well as achievement of financial, educational and artistic goals; progress to achievement of those goals.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Yanhua Wusand, Liu Wei, Ronald Tu, Sean Bai, Tang Li, Arwin Chan, Beatrice Rothweiler, Brian Galligan, Joseph Lin
Project Manager
First Name
Beatrice
Last Name
Rothweiler
Organization Name
Chinese American Association of Minnesota AKA CAAM Chinese Dance Theater
Street Address
800 Transfer Rd Ste 8
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55114
Phone
(651) 774-0806
Email
beatricerothweiler@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