Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$82,925
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Zenon Dance Company and School, Inc.
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
November 2013
End Date
December 2014
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Beltrami
Blue Earth
Cook
Hennepin
Ramsey
Sherburne
Beltrami
Blue Earth
Cook
Hennepin
Ramsey
Sherburne
Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

Zenon will conduct seven weeks of residency programs at schools in Bemidji, Grand Marais, Elk River, Faribault, Minneapolis, and Saint Paul, serving deaf/hard of hearing, at-risk, and general population students.

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

Agnes Alsgaard-Lien: Visual artist and art instructor; Kristina Clark: Independent museum exhibit developer; Kathleen Corrigan: Breck Middle School and Upper School Arts Specialist; Amy Giddings: Music specialist, North Shore Community School, Duluth; Alison Good: Former commercial artist, educator and administrator; active community volunteer; Narate Keys: Poet, songwriter, and program development specialist for the City of Apple Valley Teen Center; Jill Nysse: Library media specialist, Winona Area Public Schools; Janet Skidmore: Independent artist and performer

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Education

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$82,925
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$82,925
Administration costs
$2,991
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Zenon Dance Company and School seeks to offer new opportunities for arts learning in the state by partnering with new residency sites and audiences for our programming. The project outcome will be evaluated through class participation levels, written and verbal evaluations, school administrator evaluations, and the quality of the culminating student performance. 2: Zenon seeks to make dance as an art form accessible to young people regardless of economic background, geography or physical ability. The project outcome will be evaluated by demographic analysis of residency participants as provided by school administrators, including physical and economic challenges and limited geographic access to the Twin Cities dance community.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Zenon offered new opportunities for arts learning in the state by partnering with new residency sites and audiences for our programming. 2: Zenon made dance as an art form accessible to young people regardless of economic background, geography or physical ability.

Recipient Board Members
Lisa Byrne, Patricia Timpane, Paul Dunbar, Amy Ongaro, Linda Z. Andrews, Travis L. Barkve, Tiffany Joy Hanken, Heidi Kurtze, L. Kelley Lindquist, Shannon Loecher, Shawn Pearson, Jennifer Price
Project Manager
First Name
Mara
Last Name
Winke
Organization Name
Zenon Dance Company and School, Inc.
Street Address
528 Hennepin Ave Ste 400
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55403-1810
Phone
(612) 338-1101
Email
marasmail@yahoo.com
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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