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2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$69,200
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
TU Dance
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2014
End Date
March 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Hennepin
Ramsey
Anoka
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview
Arts Access
Project Details
TU Dance will provide access to beginning-level dance experiences for underrepresented Minnesota teens and pre-teens of color and/or from low income families, addressing barriers to the art form among these young people and their families.
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
Maya Beecham: Executive assistant and creativity director, Youthprise; visual and spoken word artist; freelance writer; Laurel Bradley: Director and curator, Perlman Teaching Museum, Carleton College, Northfield; Gregory Bullard: Independent Management Consultant, Bullseye Services Corp.; Melissa Cuff: Director of grants and foundation relations for YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities.; Joanna Kohler: Filmmaker and Media producer, community storytelling; Sherri Pugh: Retired community economic developer and philanthropy administrator; Minnesota African American Museum volunteer; Paul Robinson: Director, James P. Shannon Leadership Institute, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, Saint Paul; Jessica Roeder: Writer, poet and teacher
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
$69,200
Other Funds Leveraged
$9,446
Direct expenses
$78,646
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

TU Dance will engage new underrepresented youth (ages 9-18) of color and/or from low-income families via school partnerships. Track number of new qualifying participants in new and evolving programs; track demographics of these participants, including race, gender, age/grade, and economic status (free/reduced price lunch); assess school partnerships via surveys/conferences. 2: Economic barriers to project participation are removed; perceptual barriers to the art form are broken down and overcome. Track number of qualifying participants provided economic access, including attire and/or public transit subsidies; track community response/interest in project; evaluate and document changes in youth and parent/guardian attitudes towards dance.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Master classes for 73 students at schools, peer performance for 200 youth, subsidized 22-40 youth each program cycle (67% of color, 70% low-income). 2: Economic barriers to participation were removed; perceptual barriers were addressed by modeling diversity for diverse youth and via 1-on-1 engagement.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Chris Andersen, Leif Anderson, Roderick Ferguson, Michelle Horan, Priscilla Pierce Goldstein, Marcia Murray, Toni Pierce-Sands, Uri Sands, Zoe Sealy, Kelly Green Vagts
Project Manager
First Name
Abdo
Last Name
Sayegh
Organization Name
TU Dance
Street Address
PO Box 40405
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55104
Phone
(651) 699-6055
Email
Abdo.sayegh@tudance.org
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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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