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2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,375
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Contempo Physical Dance
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2014
End Date
June 2014
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview
Arts Access
Project Details
Contempo Physical Dance will begin a need-based scholarship program for older adults and seniors to attend open Brazilian contemporary dance classes, as well as create and perform a new work involving dancers ages fifty and older.
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. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Michele Coppin: Painter and instructor, including work with seniors and genocide survivors; Katherine Dodge: Executive director, Itasca Orchestra and Strings program; board chair, Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission; Venessa Fuentes: Philanthropy writer at Project for Pride in Living; poet; Robert Hybben: Instructor, Hamline University; writer; Irna Landrum: Executive director, Summit-University Planning Council; community organizer and leadership developer; MaryLynn Pulscher: Environmental Education Coordinator, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board; Patricia Rall: Staff writer, Bemidji Pioneer; board member, Region Two Arts Council; Summer Scharringhausen: Board chair and former gallery director, Altered Esthetics; painter and multimedia artist; Robert Weisenfeld: Assistant vice president, corporate and foundation relations, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter
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

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,375
Other Funds Leveraged
$8,787
Direct expenses
$17,162
Administration costs
$50
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Contempo Physical Dance will provide adults ages 50+ with an opportunity to participate in the creative process and perform in a new dance work. Contempo Physical Dance will hold one-on-one meetings with each dancer ages 50+ to evaluate their experience and artistic growth throughout the process. 2: More adults ages 50+ will participate in Contempo Physical Dance’s open Brazilian contemporary dance classes with need-based scholarships. Contempo Physical Dance will compare current enrollment in open classes with enrollment after scholarships have been granted. Furthermore, applicants will be asked to describe their interest in taking the classes and financial need for a scholarship.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Contempo Physical Dance provided adults ages 50+ with the opportunity to participate in the creative process and perform in a new work titled Seca. 2: Enrollment increased and more adults' ages 50+ were able to take Contempo's open Brazilian contemporary dance classes.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
David Hoffman-Dachelet, Anthony Galloway, Cathy Kuo, Jenny Pennaz, Nancy Rosenbaum & Maria Wennerstrum
Project Manager
First Name
Jenny
Last Name
Pennaz
Organization Name
Contempo Physical Dance
Street Address
3162 Park Overlook Dr
City
Shoreview
State
MN
Zip Code
55126
Phone
(612) 619-4116
Email
contempophysicaldance@gmail.com
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Administered By
Administered by

Minnesota State Arts Board

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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Email the Agency
msab@arts.state.mn.us
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