Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,153
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Jawaahir Dance Company
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2014
End Date
June 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Carver
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Scott
Washington
Anoka
Carver
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Scott
Washington
Project Overview
Operating Support
Project Details
General operating support
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
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. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
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. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,153
Other Funds Leveraged
$252,918
Direct expenses
$263,071
Administration costs
$2,030
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Stage annual fall 2014 concert, with live Arabic music ensemble, featuring new choreography by two internationally recognized guest choreographers. We will measure success with attendance and revenue goals, company satisfaction with new choreography by guest artists, new music composed for this work, and audience engagement in artist talks. 2: Offer opportunities for intimate arts experiences through Salon Concerts, learning workshops, and Henna parties, and by participating in the Minnesota Fringe Festival. Success means deepening audience relationships with more close-up engagement at Minnesota Fringe Festival and Salon events, increasing understanding of Middle Eastern arts through informal Henna parties and workshops.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Refocused creative energies to produce new show for Fringe: Djinn and Tonic, experimenting in a more comedic story format, and reaching new audiences. Sold out two shows; reached new audiences. Mentions in Pi Press and American Jewish World, new media for Jawaahir. Created scenes that can be restaged, in more comedic form that stretches audience perception of Arabic work. 2: Performed in Fringe. Offered intimate events: Henna Party, two Cabarets, one public showing after professional weeklong Dance Intensive; showcases at venues throughout metro area. Fringe generated new audiences. Overall variety of events provided diverse points-of-entry for audience engagement and interaction, plus Q and A’s, informal conversations with dancers and other audience members about experiences.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Cassandra Shore, Patricia Auch, Kay Campbell, Salah Abdel Fattah, Eileen Goren, Theresa Kane, Kathy McCurdy, Melanie Meyer, Jenny Piper, Eileen O'Shaughnessy
Project Manager
First Name
Cassandra
Last Name
Shore
Organization Name
Jawaahir Dance Company
Street Address
3010 Minnehaha Ave S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55406
Phone
(612) 872-6050
Email
cassandra@jawaahir.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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