Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$33,464
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Zorongo Flamenco, Inc. AKA Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre and School
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
July 2023
End Date
June 2024
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

To draw people of diverse backgrounds close to the power, passion, and virtuosity of flamenco dance and music traditions and expand on those traditions to create innovative art forms that explore issues of contemporary life.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$33,464
Other Funds Leveraged
$227,750
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Increase the access of Minnesotans of different ages, abilities and backgrounds to Zorongo flamenco classes and performances. Surveys analyzed by venue size, demographics, price point, etc.; sites, sponsors and number of community-based performances, classes, free events; Board makeup. 2: Implement strategic plan to identify, hire and train a flamenco artist to assist, and later succeed, Zorongo's Founder/Artistic Director. Achieving the stages identified for this goal in Zorongo's Board approved FY2023-27 Strategic Plan; analysis of progress at Board meetings and annual retreat; course correction when needed.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
G. Michael
Last Name
Bargas
Organization Name
Zorongo Flamenco, Inc. AKA Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre and School
Street Address
3715 Minnehaha Ave Ste C
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55406
Phone
(612) 234-1653
Email
gmbargas@zorongo.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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