Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$11,259
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Zenon Dance Company and School
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2021
End Date
June 2022
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Becker
Carlton
Carver
Cass
Chisago
Cook
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Hennepin
Isanti
Itasca
Jackson
Kanabec
Lake of the Woods
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Marshall
Martin
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Nobles
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pipestone
Pope
Ramsey
Sherburne
Stearns
St. Louis
Traverse
Wabasha
Washington
Winona
Anoka
Becker
Carlton
Carver
Cass
Chisago
Cook
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Hennepin
Isanti
Itasca
Jackson
Kanabec
Lake of the Woods
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Marshall
Martin
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Nobles
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pipestone
Pope
Ramsey
Sherburne
Stearns
St. Louis
Traverse
Wabasha
Washington
Winona
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

To provide high quality dance instruction and performance opportunities for avocational to professional dancers in a diverse curriculum.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$11,259
Other Funds Leveraged
$379,119
Direct expenses
$379,119
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Zenon will support Minnesotas dancers and choreographers with artistically excellent hybrid dance instruction and performance opportunities Questionnaires; informal feedback from dancers, choreographers and instructors; website surveys; and emailed surveys.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Zenon offered hybrid, online and in-person classes and concerts to a growing number of movers. Informal feedback, end of session surveys, emailed surveys, website and social media user analysis.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
April Haven, Betsy Sylvester, Rachel Marti, Shinae Hildebrandt, Sarah Brennecke, Megan Becker, Elizabeth Camp
Project Manager
First Name
Mara
Last Name
Winke
Organization Name
Zenon Dance Company and School
Street Address
528 Hennepin Ave Ste 400
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55403-1810
Phone
(612) 338-1101
Email
marasmail@yahoo.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
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