Arts Activities Support

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Rhythmically Speaking

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

April 2015

End Date

September 2015

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Ramsey

Project Overview

Arts Activities Support

Project Details

Funding for the seventh annual showcase featuring dances created by five to nine local emerging and established Twin Cities Jazz and rhythm-driven choreographers. The showcase will be held at a venue to-be-determined in August 2015.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Anthony Galloway: Actor, Storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre Artist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Colleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Dameun Strange: Composer and Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Mary Grace Flannery: Organizational Development, Administration, Community Development; Teresa Mock: Artistic, Audience Development, Organizational Development; Joan Vorderbruggen: Administration; Alex Legeros: Administration, Artistic; Carrie Christensen: Community Development, Education, Artistic; Toni Wilcox: Education, Administration; Christine Karki: Youth Programming, Education, Artistic; Paul Humiston: Administration; Deneane Richburg: Artistic, Community Education, Marketing.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2015 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$9,700

Direct expenses

$19,700

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Quantitatively, we hope to engage 30 artists and 400 audience members, 20% of which are new patrons (an increase of 5% from last year). Qualitatively, we hope to once again offer Twin Cities art patrons the highest quality and most diverse offering of jazz and rhythm-driven dance the area has to offer.We will evaluate the success of our proposed outcomes by surveying audience members and program participants. We will then analyze the data to gain insights to allow for improvement the next time we run the program.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Our audience numbers were the highest they have ever been (460). We also managed to beat our goal of having 20% of our audience be new attendees; this year's survey sample was 70% first-timers! 75% gave a 9 or 10 (10 being high) when asked how likely they'd be to recommend the show to a friend, so we are hopeful that new audiences will continue to connect with us.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Heather Westerlund, Erinn Liebhard, Caitlin Milligan Sheaffer, Kathleen LeBlanc, Nikki Otten, Zoe Sealy

Project Manager

Erinn

Liebhard

Rhythmically Speaking

1640 Dunlap St N

St Paul

55108