Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$32,780
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Pangea World Theater
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2016
End Date
June 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Hennepin
Ramsey
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. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Nolita Christensen: Community and nonprofit management consultant; woodworker; Amy Demmer: Executive director, Grand Marais Art Colony; Sindiswa Georgiades: Project management and fund development professional; Sonja Jacobsen: Retired office manager, Jacobsen Metal Fabrication; vocal and instrumental music teacher; board member, Mankato Symphony; Colleen LeBlanc: Retired community educator; former Five Wings Regional Arts Council board member; Tammy Mattonen: Financemanager, Minnesota Discover Center (Chisholm); Laura Salveson: Director of the Mill City Museum; Rickey Shiomi: Playwright, director, cofounder of Mu Performing Arts; Bonnie Stewart: Cofounder, Sisters Sojourn
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$32,780
Other Funds Leveraged
$390,603
Direct expenses
$423,383
Administration costs
$30,500
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Provide significant opportunities for artists from diverse backgrounds to create new work and present it to the larger community. For our 2017 Season, Pangea will produce three works by playwrights of color, commission one local indigenous artist for our Indigenous Voices series. 2: Cultivate the cultural vitality of local immigrant, Indigenous and people of color communities through artistic and community based programming. Continued growth in artistic and audience participation in our productions and programming, especially significant increase in participation and collaborations from members of the Somali community.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Pangea presented, commissioned and produced 5-6 works by artists from diverse backgrounds for audiences. Requests for interviews, press and publicity, surveys and evaluation, both internal and external. 2: Pangea worked with local immigrant, indigenous and people of color communities through performances, trainings and community based programs. Records of ethnic make-up of audiences and participants, track numbers and collect and analyze survey information.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Ramona Indru Advani, Afshan Anjum, M.D., Mona Antilla Carlon, Paul Cimmerer, Sharon Day, Soyini Guyton, Olga Herrera, Mark A. Hodges, Hasim Khorakiwala, Kelley Lindquist, Freida Martin, Rajan Menon, Dipankar Mukherjee, Meena Natarajan, Anh Thu T. Pham, Bert Wilson
Project Manager
First Name
Ellen
Last Name
Hinchcliffe
Organization Name
Pangea World Theater
Street Address
711 Lake St W Ste 101
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55408
Phone
(612) 822-0015
Email
ellen@pangeaworldtheater.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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