Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2026 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$41,465
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Ballet Co.Laboratory
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
July 2025
End Date
June 2026
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Ramsey
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

To reimagine how ballet is taught, created, and presented to advance equity in the art form.?

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Mary Ann Aufderheide: former arts administrator; Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; 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; Philip McKenzie, adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Mary Ann Aufderheide: former arts administrator; Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; 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; Philip McKenzie, adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota, 2025 regular session, chapter 36, article 4, section 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2026 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$41,465
Other Funds Leveraged
$717,242
Direct expenses
$737,975
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Minnesota artists enhanced their technical dance skills, while productions fostered greater cultural awareness among both performers and audiences. Outcome one will be evaluated from data collected via staff / student evaluations and surveys, school / production revenue and attendance reports, in addition to formal and informal discussions. 2: Programming enriched MN's cultural landscape, bringing multigenerational communities together and generating additional revenue for our local economy. Outcome two will be evaluated via patron surveys, patron formal/informal conversations, expense reports, ticketing/tuition reports, event attendance, local economic development reports, and local arts impact reports.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Rachel
Last Name
Koep
Organization Name
Ballet Co.Laboratory
Street Address
276 E Lafayette Frontage Rd
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55107
Phone
(651) 313-5967
Email
rkoep@balletcolaboratory.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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