Arts Access
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$25,055
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Ananya Dance Theatre
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
End Date
October 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview
Arts Access
Project Details
Ananya Dance Theatre will conduct fourteen workshops connecting refugee, immigrant, and Native girls and women with dance, dancemaking, and self-expression through movement, creating access to professional concert dance and building cultural leadership.
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
Rachel Carlson: Poet, novelist; nominated for Minnesota Book Award; Katherine Dodge: Retired executive director, Itasca Orchestra and Strings program; board chair, Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission; Takara Henegar: Program associate and Ron McKinley Philanthropy Fellow at The Saint Paul Foundation; Lauren Hughes: Creative arts development supervisor, Midwest Special Services; gallery curator; Keri Kellerman: Managing director, Playwrights' Center; Jessica Roeder: Writer, poet and teacher; Simon Sperl: Director of corporate and foundation relations. Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2017 Fiscal Year
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
$25,055
Other Funds Leveraged
$2,056
Direct expenses
$20,559
Administration costs
$180
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Refugee, immigrant, and Native women and girls will choose to re-engage with the grantee. Participants' willingness to re-engage as expressed by anecdotal reports, workshop attendance, and post-workshop conversation. Participants' use of complimentary tickets associated with this program.
Measurable Outcome(s)
More than half of refugee, immigrant, and Native women and girls who participated chose to re-engage with the grantee. Participants' willingness to re-engage as expressed by anecdotal reports, workshop attendance, and post-workshop conversation. Participants' use of complimentary tickets associated with this program.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Gina Kundan, David Mura, Robert Lynn, Gary Peterson, Betsy Altheimer, Divya Karan, Prachee Mukherjee, Janis Lane-Ewart, Yasmin Abdi, Shinaah Thao
Project Manager
First Name
Gary
Last Name
Peterson
Organization Name
Ananya Dance Theatre
Street Address
PO Box 2427
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55402-0427
Phone
(612) 486-2238
Email
gary.peterson@ananyadancetheatre.org
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