|
 The following is a list of recent grants awarded to local organizations through MRAC funding:
Current Fiscal Year (July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009)
FY08 (July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008)
FY 2009 Arts Activities Support Grant Awards - Round 2
In June 2009, MRAC awarded $250,536 to 36 organizations/projects in the second round of its 2008/2009 Arts Activity Support grants.
This fiscal year’s first round of Arts Activity Support grants will fund projects that will reach approximately 77,000 people. The organizations and projects chosen demonstrate both strong artistic quality and a connection to a community need. The following is a complete list of grantees sorted by county that includes award amounts, project summaries, and links to the grantee's web site when available.
Hennepin County
20% Theatre Company Twin Cities $7,500
www.tctwentypercent.org
Funding to produce and stage five short plays as part of its 2009-2010 professional performing arts season. The project will begin in July 2009.
Art of This Gallery $6,000
www.artofthis.net
Funding for the second annual One Nighter, a series of eight one-night visual art exhibitions by emerging local and national artists. The exhibitions will take place between June and October 2009.
Bakken Trio $6,583
www.bakkentrio.org
Funding to produce and stage two public performances of Igor Stravinsky’s A Soldier’s Tale. Performances will take place in Minneapolis and Edina and include four, free rehearsals open to the public. The project will begin in January 2010.
Barebones Productions $7,448
Funding to stage the 16th Annual Halloween Harvest Performance Spectacle, a free outdoor puppet pageant and performance that will take place at Hidden Falls Regional Park in St. Paul in October 2009.
Blue Lake Dance Project $5,315
www.bluelakedance.blogspot.com
Funding to provide dance instruction to elementary students ages 6-12, beginning in fall 2009.
Fool’s Productions $7,500
www.theatreoffools.com
Funding for the premiere of THE VAUDEVILLIAN / Spirit of the American Dream, an original play by Lloyd Brant in collaboration with Kevin Kling. Performances will take place at the Southern Theater in March 2010 as part of the 100th Anniversary Season.
Franklin Art Works $7,500
www.franklinartworks.org
Funding to present No Boundaries, a visual and performance art exhibit featuring the work of Minnesota artist Rob Fischer. The exhibit will run from mid-September through November 1, 2009.
in the belly $2,500
Funding for a twelve-week mentoring based, performance art residency for fifteen formerly incarcerated youth. The project will begin in July 2009.
Indian Music Society of Minnesota $7,500
www.imsom.org
Funding to present a four-concert series of Indian classical music. The series will include a fall festival presenting the work of local artists. The project will begin in August 2009.
Japan America Society of Minnesota $3,000
www.mn-japan.org
Funding to present bon odori, a traditional Japanese folk dance that will be performed during Como Park’s Japanese Lantern Lighting Festival in summer 2009.
Kulture Klub Collaborative $7,500
www.kultureklub.org
Funding for two Artist-in-Residence series of workshops that engage homeless youth in diverse, artistic practice. The project will begin in June 2009.
Link Vostok $6,750
http://www.linkvostok.org
Funding for the Mississippi/Volga III Dance Festival, an international collaboration among 18 local and national artists. The two-week festival will run from October 1 to 14, 2009.
Lyndale Neighborhood Association $7,500
www.lyndale.org
Funding for The Music and Dance from Around the World Project, a project to provide free arts and cultural education to community members in collaboration with the Hosmer Community Library.
Minneapolis Urban League $7,500
www.mul.org
Funding for a six-week ceramics project and the African American Culture Camp, an annual six-day art immersion camp for youth. The project will begin in June 2009.
Patrick’s Cabaret $7,500
www.patrickscabaret.org
Funding for the youth cabaret project, a series of ten cabarets offering students the opportunity to create and present art on a professional stage. The project will begin in fall 2009.
Rain Taxi, Inc. $7,500
www.raintaxi.com
Funding to present a Celebration of Midwestern Poets in conjunction with the Poetry Society of America’s 100th Anniversary. The event will feature 15 local and regional poets at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts and Open Book in April 2010.
Soo Visual Arts Center $7,500
http://www.soovac.org
Funding for the Minnesota Teen Arts Exhibition Project, a juried exhibition presenting work by Minnesota teen artists between the ages of 15 and 19.The project will begin in August 2009.
The Singers - Minnesota Choral Artists $7,500
www.singersmca.org
Funding to host The Morten Lauridsen Festival and Residency, which will include community presentations, concerts, and a daylong educational event. The festival will take place in February 2010.
Theatre Novi Most $7,500
www.theatrenovimost.org
Funding to produce and stage Gilgamesh, based on the ancient Mesopotamian epic of the same name. The project will include a public reading of the script and audience discussion. Performances of the final script will take place in June 2010.
Twin Cities Puppeteers, Inc. $7,500
www.tcpuppet.org
Funding to present a performance series and master classes by regional, award-winning puppet artists. The project will begin in October 2009.
Urban Samurai Productions $7,500
www.urbansamurai.org
Funding to produce and stage three main-stage productions for its 2010 live theater season. Performances will take place at the Sabes Jewish Community Center in Minneapolis in February 2010.
Young Dance, Inc. $7,500
www.youngdance.org
Funding for Intercut, a project pairing Young Dance students with professional artists for a workshop exploring the connections between culture, film, music, and dance. Developed work will be presented at the Barbara Barker Center for Dance in May 2010.
zAmya Theater Project $7,500
www.zamyatheater.org
Funding to produce and stage the sixth annual 2009 Roadshow, a theatrical production developed with members of homeless and housed populations. Completed work will tour five venues for six to eight performances across the Twin Cities metropolitan region.
Ramsey County
Ballet Minnesota $7,500
www.balletminnesota.org
Funding for the fourth Annual Fall Concert, featuring choreography by Andrew Rist and music from Stravinsky's Rite of Spring and Beethoven's 9th Symphony. The concerts will be presented at the Fitzgerald Theater in November 2009.
Center for Hmong Arts and Talent $7,500
www.aboutchat.org
Funding for the CHAT Radio Recording Project providing 20 Hmong musical artists/groups access to high quality recording sessions and culminating in a compilation CD. The project will take place at Essential Sessions Studios in St. Paul between July and December 2009.
Lyra Baroque Orchestra $7,500
www.lyrabaroque.org
Funding for five performances of baroque music spanning the 18th century as a part of Lyra's 25th anniversary season. Performances will take place at Sundin Music Hall in St. Paul.
Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health $7,500
www.macmh.org
Funding for Fidgety Fairy Tales 2: Another Mental Health Musical, a 40-minute performance using familiar fairy tales to illustrate symptoms of common children's mental health disorders. Performances will take place throughout the metro area in February and March 2010.
Nautilus Music-Theater $7,500
www.wesleybalk.org/nautilus.html
Funding for six ROUGH CUTS programs, a series of monthly presentations of works-in-progress, dialogues between artists and audience members, and explorations of the creative process. Funding will support five regular presentations as well as one special performance as a part of the St. Paul Art Crawl.
Saint Paul Civic Symphony $7,500
www.saintpaulcivicsymphony.org
Funding for three interactive outreach concerts, including a performance at the Gathering at the River, the annual children's concert at the Paul and Sheila Wellstone Center and a third concert performed in a school setting.
Suburban Hennepin County
Minnesota Creative Arts and Aging Network $7,500
Funding for The Art of Aging exhibit and presentations by visual, literary, and performing artists. Presentations will take place at senior-living sites and the exhibit will be displayed in Cargill Hall at the Hennepin County Central Library.
Partnership Resources, Inc. $7,500
www.partnershipresources.org
Funding for an expansion of the PARTnerships art program to include daylong off-site art classes at established artist studios. Activities will take place between June and December 2009.
Yellow Tree Theatre $7,500
www.yellowtreetheatre.com
Funding for The Movie Game by Minnesota playwright Adam Hummel. Performances will take place in downtown Osseo in September and October 2009
Suburban Ramsey County
White Bear Center for the Arts $7,500
www.whitebeararts.org
Funding for twelve weeks of art education classes taught by professional artists and art educators in a variety of disciplines. The classes will take place at locations in White Bear Lake between July and September 2009.
Washington County
ArtReach Alliance $7,440
www.artreachalliance.org
Funding for two free performances, two ticketed events in collaboration with Valley Chamber Chorale, and a free community jazz lecture as a part of their 2009–2010 season. Activities will take place between July 2009 and April 2010.
East Metro Symphony Orchestra $7,500
Funding for five concerts for its inaugural season as an independent orchestra. Performances will take place in east metro locations between September 2009 and May 2010.
Wildwood Artist Series $3,000
www.maefgives.org/was.htm
Funding for the 2008–2009 Wildwood Artist Series, a chamber music concert and three performance events featuring The Shangri-La Chinese Acrobats, Monroe Crossing, and Billy McLaughlin. The series will be held at the Chautauqua Fine Arts Center in Mahtomedi.
FY 2009 Creative Intersections Grant Awards - Round 2
In May, 2009 MRAC awarded $16,000 in round two of its 2008/2009 Creative Intersections grant program. The following is a complete list of grantees that includes award amounts and project summaries.
The Creative Intersections program is designed to foster cross-sector partnerships among public, private nonprofit, and commercial sectors for enhancing arts and culture in communities. The grant program provides up to $8,000 for projects that will build bridges among community sectors, strengthen the community as a whole through a quality arts development project, and build momentum toward long-term community development goals.
Anoka
City of Columbia Heights $8000
www.ci.columbia-heights.mn.us
Funding for Heighten the Arts, a project to create public art that will honor the city's commitment to the arts and serve as a launching point for a five-year plan to expand arts in the city.
Suburban Hennepin County
Discovery Arts Council $8000
Funding to develop an arts mini-grant, re-granting program that will encourage local artists and community members to initiate public arts projects that express the community's sense of place.
FY 2009 Community Arts Grant Awards - Round 2
In March, 2009, MRAC awarded $145,060 to 52 organizations/projects in the second round of its 2008/2009 Community Arts grant program. The following is a list of this round’s grant recipients sorted by the county of activity. Each entry includes a short description of the project and the amount of the award. The grant recipients’ web addresses (when available) are also included as a way to access more information about a specific arts organization and project.
The Community Arts program is funded with a generous grant from The McKnight Foundation in addition to an appropriation from the Minnesota State Legislature. Groups indicated by an * are funded in part through the McKnight Foundation grant.
Anoka
Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts $3000*
www.banfill-locke.org
Funding for Art at Rice Creek, a free arts festival on the banks of Rice Creek and the Mississippi River in Anoka County. The daylong festival features visual, literary, and performance art experiences and will take place in September 2009.
Blaine Parks and Recreation $2000*
www.blaineparks.com
Funding for the second annual Blaine World Fest celebration, a public event exploring the cultural arts and ethnicities that currently exist in the city. The event will take place in September 2009.
Central Center for Family Resources $2950*
www.ccffr.org
Funding for Art Outreach, a series of free visual art classes and studio time for adults living with mental illness. The series will culminate in a traveling exhibit, which will be displayed at locations throughout Anoka County.
Fridley City Band $2300*
www.fridleycityband.org
Funding for seven free concerts for senior citizens in the Anoka County area. The concert series will begin in June 2009.
Musikgarten of Anoka $3000*
www.musikgarten.org/anoka
Funding to offer reduced-cost, early childhood music and movement classes for children from birth through eight years of age. The classes will take place at the First Congregational Church of Anoka beginning in June 2009.
Carver
Centre Stage Theatre and Arts $3000*
Funding for performances of The Wizard of Oz involving teens and adults from Cologne, Hamburg, Norwood Young America, and surrounding communities. The performances will take place at Central High School in Norwood Young America in August 2009.
ISD 110 Community Education $3000*
http:/www.waconiacommunityed.org
Funding for two, weeklong theater workshops for children in grades 2-8 to be offered in conjunction with Prairie Fire Theatre Company. The workshops will culminate in two performances each of Snow White and The Wizard of Oz. The performances will take place at the Waconia High School auditorium in summer 2009.
Library Foundation of Carver County $1800*
www.carverlib.org
Funding to present four free performances of storyteller Danielle Daniel and musician Alphonse Bolden, Sr. at Carver County library branches. The performances will take place as part of Carver County library’s 2009 summer reading series.
Mayer Rising Arts Council $3000*
www.cityofmayer.com
Funding for the second annual Mayer Rising Artists Festival, a free visual arts festival, which will be held at the Mayer Community Center in July 2009.
Dakota
Chameleon Theatre Circle $3000*
http://www.chameleontheatre.org
Funding for the tenth annual New Play Festival featuring a fully-staged production of last year's winner, Paper Dolls by Timothy Braatz. The performances will take place at the new Burnsville Performing Arts Center in September 2009.
Dakota City Heritage Village, Inc $3000*
www.dakotacity.org
Funding for Dakota Chautauqua 2009, a musical theater production with original songs and script based on accounts of Dakota County's history. Fourteen performances will be held at the Dakota County Fair in August 2009.
Dakota Valley Symphony $2671*
Funding to present a musical performance by the winner of the Young Artists' Competition at the new Burnsville Performing Arts Center in April 2009.
Eagan Parks and Recreation $3000*
www.eaganarthouse.org
Funding for Art... Be A Part!, an arts programs for all ages, featuring weekly, hands-on art activities at the Eagan Market Fest, two art activity tents at the 15th annual Eagan Art Festival, and smaller workshops for teens and intergenerational audiences. The activities will take place during summer 2009.
Friends of the Lakeville Area Arts Center $1825*
Funding for a two-hour concert featuring multi-instrumentalist Todd Green and including a free hour-long show and tell. The activities will take place at the Lakeville Area Art Center in April 2010.
University of Minnesota Extension, Dakota County $3000*
www.extension.umn.edu/go/onthemove/
Funding for the Cultural Art Program, which engages new immigrant and high-risk youth in fine art activities that explore their stories and histories. The activities will take place at four sites in Dakota County beginning in July 2009.
Hennepin
ARENA Dances, Inc. $3000
www.arena-dances.org
Funding to produce and stage POP, a new work with Minneapolis DJ, Alexander East spinning live at The LAB in May 2009.
Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota $3000
www.efmn.org
Funding for a free literary and visual arts event celebrating the talents and creativity of people with epilepsy. The event will take place in September 2009 at a Minneapolis location to be determined.
Flower Shop Project $3000
www.theflowershopproject.com
Funding to produce and stage a season of three new plays at the Bryant Lake Bowl in 2009. New works include 9X9X9, Dawn’s Inferno, and In The Weeds.
Hope Community, Inc. $3000
Funding for The Power of Vision, two neighborhood mural projects that will engage approximately 50 youth. The project will take place during summer 2009 and culminate in a community, unveiling ceremony.
Les Jolies Petites School of Dance $3000
Funding for the 2009 spring performance showcasing completed work developed by Les Jolies students. Performances will take place at North Community High School and are open to the public.
Library Foundation of Hennepin County $3000
www.supporthclib.org
Funding for Art Out of the Box, a series of free art experiences that will connect art educators with teens and young children. The program is done in collaboration with the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and will take place at sixteen libraries throughout the seven-county, metropolitan area during summer 2009.
Live Action Set $1339
www.liveactionset.org
Funding to produce and stage My Father’s Bookshelf, an original, physical theater piece about Alzheimer’s disease. Performances will take place at the Guthrie Theater’s Dowling Studio in June 2009.
Nimbus Theatre $3000
www.nimbustheatre.com
Funding to produce and stage The Trial of Mother Theresa, a new play to be presented from May 29 through June 21, 2009 at the Minneapolis Theatre Garage.
Northstar Storytelling League $2925
www.northstarstorytelling.org
Funding for the eighth annual, Tellabration, a worldwide storytelling event to be held at Open Book in November 2009.
Peace Day Lantern Ceremony $2300
Funding for the Peace Day Lantern Ceremony, a ceremony calling for peace through beauty and commemorating the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The ceremony will take place in Powderhorn Park on August 6, 2009.
Red Letter Theater $3000
www.redlettertheater.com
Funding for the regional premiere of Sarah Kane's play Phaedra's Love. Performances will take place at Bryant Lake Bowl in August 2009.
Summer Carnival $3000
www.charangatropical.com
Funding to present a day and evening-long celebration of Brazilian and Caribbean culture. The event will feature student dance troupes, percussion ensembles, and a professional Latin orchestra. The event will take place in summer 2009.
Two Chairs Telling $1200
Funding to present a series of three storytelling performances pairing established, spoken word/storytelling artists. The series will take place at Open Eye Figure Theatre beginning in fall 2009.
Workhaus Playwrights Collective $3000
www.workhauscollective.org
Funding to produce and stage eight performances of 800 Words: The Transmigration of Philip K. Dick by playwright, Victoria Stewart. Performances will take place at the Waring Jones Theater in Minneapolis from May 28 through June 7, 2009.
Youth Farm and Market Project $2300
www.youthfarm.net
Funding for Step-It-Up, a community showcase presenting the ethnic dance style of Step. Participants will receive dance and choreography instruction during an eight-week, summer project. The project will culminate in a public performance at the annual Harvest Festival on August 12, 2009.
Ramsey
Minhua Chorus $3000
minhuachorus.org
Funding for A Rainbow Across the Pacific, a collaborative choral concert between Minhua Chorus and Minnesota Center Chorale mingling Chinese and American vocal arts. Performances will take place at O'Shaughnessy Auditorium at The College of St. Catherine in December 2009.
People, Inc. $3000
www.peopleincorporated.org
Funding for Artability at Apollo, an annual community arts project featuring several workshops for artists with mental illness. The workshops provide instruction and skill development in drawing, watercolor, matting, and framing and will culminate with an art exhibit in October 2009.
Sample Night Live! $3000
www.samplenightlive.com
Funding for three months of Sample Night Live!, a monthly evening of performances previewing upcoming and ongoing Twin Cities arts events. Performances will take place at History Theatre in downtown St. Paul from September through November 2009.
StoryBlend $3000
www.storyblend.com
Funding for its annual two-week workshop pairing deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals with sign language interpreters to explore deaf culture through the creation of bilingual, performance art. The project will take place on the campus of The College of St. Catherine and culminate in a public performance of completed work in summer 2009.
Umunne Cultural Association $3000
www.umunne.org
Funding for Igbofest, an annual festival featuring traditional Igbo dances, folk music, storytelling and textile design to be held at the University of St. Thomas campus in August 2009.
Upstream Arts, Inc. $3000
www.upstreamarts.org
Funding for All Play First Fridays, an offering of arts workshops presented in collaboration with the Minnesota Children’s Museum. The workshops are designed for children with disabilities and their families and are inclusive of participants of all abilities and ages. The project will begin in spring 2009.
Women’s Initiative for Self-Empowerment $3000
www.womenofwise.org
Funding for the Youth Arts Program, a visual arts summer program serving high school-aged immigrant youth and offering professional instruction, artist clinics, and field trips. The program will take place at Hamline Park Plaza in St. Paul in summer 2009.
Young Artists Initiative $3000
www.youngartistsmn.org
Funding for the 2009 Summer Theatre Experience, an eight-week arts enrichment program culminating in four public performances of Pinocchio. Performances will take place at the Neighborhood House Theater in St. Paul in August 2009.
Scott
Hymnus, Incorporated $3000*
www.hymnus.us
Funding for the 2009 spring concert series entitled Light out of Darkness.
Suburban Hennepin
4 Community Theatre $3000*
Funding for seven performances of Annie Get Your Gun. Performances will be held at Rockford High School Auditorium in July 2009.
Continental Ballet Company $3000*
www.continentalballet.com
Funding for the addition of a professional division to the annual summer study course offering continuing education and training to professional ballet artists. This activity will include a performance at the Schneider Theater at the Bloomington Center for the Arts in July 2009.
Discovery Arts Council $1450*
Funding for the fourth annual Orono International Festival celebrating the diversity and culture that exists within the six communities of the Orono School District. The festival will take place in October 2009.
Hollywood Studio of Dance $3000*
www.hollywoodstudioofdance.org
Funding to present Legacy of a President, the studio’s 18th annual, themed dance recital presenting dance and spoken word performances interpreting the impact of presidential decisions on our nation’s history, race relations, and community relations. The recital will take place in June 2009.
Plymouth Concert Band $3000*
www.plymouthconcertband.org
Funding to form, prepare, and present six small wind ensembles. The ensembles will perform 15 to 20 times in Plymouth neighborhoods between April and September 2009.
Westonka Community Education and Services $3000*
www.westonka.k12.mn.us
Funding for the Music in the Park Series, a free concert series consisting of five to six performances on Thursday evenings during June through August 2009.
Suburban Ramsey
Minnesota Brass, Inc. $3000*
www.mnbrassinc.org
Funding for Sounds of Minnesota, a drum and bugle competition featuring seven drum corps from throughout the Midwest. The event will take place at South St. Paul High School in August 2009.
Roseville Parks and Recreation $3000*
www.cityofroseville.com/parks
Funding for Performances in the Park, a variety of family-friendly performances that will take place three evenings per week from June through August 2009. The performances will be held at Central Park in Roseville.
Two Rivers Chorale $3000*
http://www.tworiverschorale.org
Funding for an Asian-American-themed choral concert featuring the St. Paul Central High School choir. The performances will take place at Benson Great Hall at Bethel University in November 2009.
Washington
Forest Lake Park Board $3000*
www.ci.forest-lake.mn.us
Funding for Arts in the Park, a series of free, weekly summertime performances and exhibits to be held at Lakeside Park and Gazebo in Forest Lake.
Harmonic Relief $3000*
www.harmonicrelief.com
Funding for three free performances of All the World's a Stage, a vocal and show choir musical review. Performances will take place at Woodbury Central Park Indoor Amphitheater in October 2009, Mahtomedi High School Black Box Theater in November 2009, and Edina Edinborough Indoor Park Amphitheater in January 2010.
Masquers Theatre Company $3000*
www.masquerstheatre.org
Funding for 16 performances of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Performances will take place at Forest Lake High School Auditorium in July 2009.
St Croix Valley Chamber Chorale $3000*
www.valleychamberchorale.org
Funding for THE ANNIVERSARY EDITION, a springtime series of three cabaret-style choral performances celebrating their 35th year. The series will take place at the Washington County Historic Courthouse in May 2010.
FY 2009 Organizational Development Grant Awards
In January, 2009, MRAC awarded $87,652 to 15 organizations in our 2008/2009 Organizational Development grant program. The following is a complete list of grantees sorted by county that includes award amounts and project summaries.
The Organizational Development grant program offers grants of up to $6,000 for projects designed to strengthen the management or administration of small and mid-sized nonprofit arts groups located in the seven-county metropolitan area. An appropriation from the Minnesota State Legislature is the principle source of MRAC funds. MRAC also receives a generous grant from the McKnight Foundation; grants with an asterisk include a portion of this funding.
Dakota
Caponi Art Park $6000*
www.caponiartpark.org
Funding to develop a comprehensive, strategic plan in preparation for the organization’s capital campaign.
Dakota Valley Symphony $6000*
Funding to develop a comprehensive audience development and marketing plan in response to the opening of the new Burnsville Performing Arts Center.
Hennepin
20% Theatre Company Twin Cities $4200
www.tctwentypercent.org
Funding to hire a graphic designer to expand and improve the company’s marketing and promotional materials.
Art of This Gallery $5952
www.artofthis.net
Funding to hire a graphic and web designer to create a website with fundraising capabilities.
Minnesota Spoken Word Association $6000
Funding for the creation of an organization website and to conduct a comprehensive, community needs-assessment which will inform website development.
Off-Leash Area $6000
www.offleasharea.org
Funding to work with an administrative specialist to overhaul the organization’s administrative systems in preparation for future, long-term administrative support.
Plymouth Christian Youth Center $6000
www.pcyc-mpls.org
Funding to develop a comprehensive marketing and audience development plan for PCYC’s Capri Theater located in North Minneapolis.
Rain Taxi, Inc. $6000
www.raintaxi.com
Funding to create a second, three-year strategic plan with emphasis on building administrative capacity.
Soo Visual Art Center $6000
www.soovac.org
Funding to hire a sponsorship consultant to expand the organization’s sponsorship program during its current fiscal year.
Theatre Unbound $5500
www.theatreunbound.com
Funding to develop and implement a strategic, long-term board development plan.
VSA Arts of Minnesota $6000
www.vsaartsmn.org
Funding to engage a professional consulting firm to conduct a feasibility study of the organization’s physical space needs.
Young Dance, Inc. $6000
www.youngdance.org
Funding to develop a three- to five-year strategic plan incorporating the commitment to ongoing outreach efforts.
Ramsey
Arts and Culture Partnership of St. Paul $6000
www.stpaulculture.com
Funding to develop and implement a comprehensive fundraising plan to support the hiring of a full-time executive director by December 2009.
CAAM Chinese Dance Theater $6000
http://www.caam.org/cdt
Funding to analyze and develop a strategy for more effective use of the organization’s marketing and outreach activities.
Washington
Music Saint Croix $6000*
www.musicsaintcroix.com
Funding to work with Luke Studios to develop a new comprehensive marketing and media package.
FY 2009 Capital Grant Awards
In January, 2009, MRAC awarded $79,127 to 16 organizations in its 2008/2009 Capital grant program. The following is a complete list of grantees sorted by county that includes award amounts and project summaries.
The Capital grant program offers grants of up to $6,000 to small and mid-sized nonprofit arts organizations to purchase equipment and related supplies and service, or to make capital improvements. An appropriation from the Minnesota State Legislature is the principle source of MRAC funds. MRAC also receives a generous grant from the McKnight Foundation; grants with an asterisk include a portion of this funding.
Dakota
Exultate $6000*
www.exultate.org
Funding to purchase a desktop and laptop computer and the software necessary to establish a new public office location. The request also includes the purchase of music stands and choral riser extensions.
International Friendship Through the Performing Arts $2959*
Funding to purchase a computer, printing equipment, and related software, which will replace old equipment that is no longer functioning.
Velvet Tones $1300*
Funding to purchase the organization’s first computer system to centralize organization records and to expand management, administrative, and arts-programming related functions.
Hennepin
ArtiCulture $6000
www.articulture.org
Funding to replace the organization’s computer network including three desktop and one laptop computers and related hardware, software, and supplies. The purchase will enhance the technological capacity of the organization.
Old Arizona Collaborative, Inc. $6000
www.oldarizona.com
Funding to purchase safety rails and lighting to better accommodate audiences and presenters using the space.
Puppet Farm Arts $6000
www.puppetfarm.org
Funding to purchase a vehicle and bicycle trailer to replace the organization’s non-functioning transportation system.
Skewed Visions $2892
www.skewedvisions.org
Funding to purchase an HDV digital video camcorder, tripod, and related supplies to improve the organization’s artistic development process.
Walking Shadow Theatre Company $4900
www.walkingshadowcompany.org
Funding to purchase digital archival and promotional equipment including a camera, camcorder, laptop, hard-drive, and related software. The purchases will support the development of promotional/marketing media and quality archival recordings.
Ramsey
Hmong Arts Connection $6000
www.hmongartsconnection.org
Funding to purchase a computer system network to centralize organization data and operational capacity among staff and volunteers.
Minnesota Brass, Inc. $6000
www.mnbrassinc.org
Funding to replace an aging marimba and to purchase ten new trumpets necessary to accommodate the expanding corps and to support the Minne-Brass, mini-corps.
Sounds of Hope, Ltd. $6000
http://www.soundsofhope.org
Funding to purchase a 12-15 passenger van and cargo trailer to replace an older, not fully functioning vehicle and trailer.
Suburban Hennepin
Discovery Arts Council $3621*
Funding to purchase music equipment and music stands for the Discovery School of Music in order to accommodate a significant expansion in program participation.
Katha Dance Theatre $6000*
www.kathadance.org
Funding to purchase a computer and related equipment to create professional audiovisual media for programming and marketing purposes.
Morris Park Players $6000*
www.morrisparkplayers.org
Funding to replace failing and obsolete sound equipment including microphones, transmitters, and receivers. The purchases will enhance the sound quality of Morris Park Players productions.
St. Barnabas Center for the Arts $5921*
www.stbarnabaslutheran.org/sbca
Funding to purchase a portable sound and recording system for use in the center and off-site. The purchase would provide sound enhancement for audiences as well as archival and instructional recordings for artists.
Suburban Ramsey
Lakeshore Players, Inc. $3534*
www.lakeshoreplayers.com
Funding to purchase portable sound equipment for use in off-site community outreach programs.
FY 2009 Community Arts Grant Awards - Round 1
In December, 2008, MRAC awarded $140,012 to 48 organizations/projects in the first round of its 2008/2009 Community Arts grant program. The following is a list of this round’s grant recipients sorted by the county of activity. Each entry includes a short description of the project and the amount of the award. The grant recipients’ web addresses (when available) are also included as a way to access more information about a specific arts organization and project.
The Community Arts program is funded with a generous grant from The McKnight Foundation in addition to an appropriation from the Minnesota State Legislature. Groups indicated by an * are funded in part through the McKnight Foundation grant.
Anoka County
Chorus Polaris* $3000
Funding for The World of Felix Mendelssohn, a choral concert featuring the Mississippi Valley Orchestra. The concert will take place at First Lutheran Church in Columbia Heights in April 2009.
North Artists' Studio Crawl* $3000
www.nascrawl.org
Funding for the spring 2009 art crawl, an annual tour of artists' studios in the north suburban communities of East Bethel, Ham Lake, Blaine, Coon Rapids, Ramsey, and Anoka.
Northern Symphony Orchestra* $3000
www.nso-mn.org
Funding to present two concerts to audiences, especially school-aged children, who may not typically see orchestral concerts. The first concert will feature music inspired by animals and the second concert will feature music by American composers including new music by Anoka High School alumnus, Nicholas Jacobson-Larson with renowned soloist, Katherine Jacobson Fleisher. The two concerts will take place in Anoka County in spring 2009.
Carver County
ISD 108 Community Education* $3000
Funding for a "Music in the Park" series of ten performances to be held on Thursday evenings in Norwood Young America during summer 2009.
ISD 112 - Hooked on Books* $3000
Funding for the 2009 Hooked on Books program featuring author Allison Stoutland and illustrator Cathy Hofher. The event will take place at Chaska High School in February 2009.
Watertown-Mayer Community Education* $3000
www.wmcommunityed.com
Funding for the Youth Summer Theater program, a six- to eight-week program featuring an original script and musical score. The program will take place at the Watertown-Mayer Primary School auditorium and will culminate with three public performances in August 2009.
Dakota County
Chamber Music Lakeville* $3000
Funding for three Coffee Concert Recitals featuring the Vecchione/Erdahl Duo, Minnesota Percussion Trio, and the Indande Duo. Concerts will take place at the Lakeville Area Arts Center from February through May 2009.
Eagan Men's Chorus* $3000
Funding for the 2009 Big Sing, a gathering of 12 male choruses that includes an adjudicated event, workshops and a public concert. Activities will take place at Inver Hills Community College in April 2009.
Exultate* $3000
www.exultate.org
Funding for A German Requiem by Johannes Brahms featuring a festival choir of 50 additional singers. Performances will take place in Plymouth, Woodbury, and Roseville in March 2009.
International Festival of Burnsville* $3000
www.burnsville.org
Funding for the International Festival of Burnsville, featuring cultural displays of art, traditional dress, ethnic foods, and music and dance performances. The festival will be held at Nicollet Commons Park in Burnsville in June 2009.
Mississippi Valley Orchestra* $3000
www.missvalleyorch.com
Funding for Homenaje el Latino, a free collaborative concert with Zorongo Flamenco Dancer Debra Elias and guitarist Jeffrey Van. The concert will feature Cuban, Mexican, and Spanish music and take place at Augustana Lutheran Church in West St. Paul in February 2009.
Velvet Tones* $3000
Funding for 8 vocal performances to be presented to groups with limited arts access. Performances will take place throughout the greater metropolitan area between January and June 2009.
Hennepin County
ArtiCulture $3000
www.articulture.org
Funding to present early childhood family education workshops offering parent instruction and hands-on art activities. Sixteen events will be offered throughout the 2009 school year.
Bridge Productions $3000
www.bridgeproductions.info
Funding for the Sweet and Lowdown One-Act Play Festival featuring staged readings of Betsy's Daughters and Tales of Horror from the Bible. Performances will take place at the Waring Jones Theater in February 2009.
Explorations in Flamenco $3000
Funding for The Apple Tree and Lobos, two new dance pieces incorporating flamenco and non-traditional elements to explore relevant social themes. Performances will take place at Intermedia Arts in April 2009.
Exposed Brick Theatre Company $3000
Funding for Evolution: The Making of Self, an original theatrical piece created and performed by Aamera Siddiqui and Suzy Messerole. Performances will take place at Pangea World Theater studios in May 2009.
Fuego Flamenco $3000
www.fuegoflamenco.com
Funding to produce and stage Flamenco, Heart and Soul, a program of traditional flamenco. Performances will take place at the Southern Theater in May 2009.
Girl Friday Productions $3000
www.girlfridayproductions.org
Funding to produce and stage 12 performances of The Skin of Our Teeth by Thornton Wilder. Performances will take place at the Minneapolis Theatre Garage in summer 2009.
Minneapolis Southside Singers $3000
www.mplscommunityed.com
Funding to present 20 free concerts during calendar year 2009, serving underserved audiences across the seven-county metropolitan area.
People Sittin' Around Doin' Theatre $3000
www.psadt.com
Funding for Angels in America: Millennium Approaches by Tony Kushner. Performances will take place at Intermedia Arts in May 2009 as part of the second None-New Works Series.
Persian Tapestry $3000
Funding to produce and stage four performances of "Hidden Yearning," a production committed to the cultivation and preservation of Persian culture. Performances will take place at the Ritz Theater in fall 2009.
Puppet Farm Arts $2800
www.puppetfarm.org
Funding for Monsters, Beasts and Dragons, a youth arts project in collaboration with Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association. The project will begin in December 2009.
Southside Family Nurturing Center $3000
www.ssfnc.org
Funding for Arts in Action, a free community-based arts program offered to Center families in partnership with In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre. The project will begin in January 2008.
Stevens Square Center for the Arts $3000
www.stevensarts.org
Funding for Red Hot Art, a two-day community arts festival celebrating and engaging the Stevens Square community. The festival will take place in summer 2009.
Twin Cities Jazz Workshops $3000
www.tcjazzworkshop.com
Funding for the Twin Cities Jazz Workshop, a summer experience offering professional jazz music instruction to local students. Each instruction series offered will culminate in a local performance opportunity for participating students. The project will begin in summer 2009.
Workhouse Theatre Company $1712
www.workhousetheatre.org
Funding to produce and stage How I Learned to Drive by Paula Vogel. Performances will take place at the Warren, An Artist's Habitat in North Minneapolis in spring 2009.
Ramsey County
Cultural Society of Filipino-Americans, Inc. $3000
www.csfamn.org
Funding for Pamana VIII, a two-hour music and dance production celebrating the Filipino culture. The performance will take place at a venue in St. Paul in September 2009.
Metropolitan Symphony Orchestral Association $2050
www.msoa.net
Funding to present a free family concert of orchestral music in collaboration with Neighborhood House. The concert will take place at St. Matthew's Catholic Church in February 2009.
Music in the Park Series $3000
www.musicintheparkseries.org
Funding for the 2009 Family Concert Series, featuring Dan Chouinard and Molly Sue McDonald, Chiara String Quartet and the Indonesian Gamelan. Performances will take place at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in St. Anthony Park from February through April 2009.
River Valley Community Theater Project $3000
Funding to create a community-based theater work with members of the West Side Neighborhood in St. Paul. Performances will take place at a location on the West Side in Fall 2009.
Saint Paul Almanac $3000
www.saintpaulalmanac.com
Funding for the 2010 St. Paul Almanac, an annual publishing of amateur and professional literary artists. The 2010 St. Paul Almanac will be released in September 2009.
TCHDC/Liberty Plaza $3000
www.tchdc.org
Funding for a two-week summer arts program for youth living at the Liberty Plaza affordable housing development in St. Paul. The program will feature artists from Barebones Productions and culminate in a community event in August 2009.
Scott County
Jordan Art Festival* $3000
www.jordanchamber.org
Funding for the Sixth Annual Jordan Art Festival, a two-day juried art show featuring displays and demonstrations of visual arts. The festival will take place in downtown Jordan in June 2009.
Savage Arts Council* $3000
www.savageartstudios.com
Funding for the third annual Juried Art Competition and Show, a visual arts exhibition for adults. Artwork will be displayed throughout the community of Savage in June and July 2009.
Suburban Hennepin County
Allegro Orchestral Association* $3000
www.allegronotes.org
Funding for two free concerts. The first concert will feature organist Diana Lee and the second concert will feature Matthew Sanford as a guest speaker. The concerts will be presented at Wayzata Community Church in March and April 2009.
Cross Community Players* $3000
www.crossplayers.org
Funding for seven performances of Suessical to be presented at Osseo Senior High School in July 2009.
Music Association of Minnetonka* $3000
www.musicassociation.org
Funding for two young people's concerts focused on building children's familiarity with instruments in the orchestra. The concerts will be presented at Normandale United Methodist Church in February and Minnetonka United Methodist Church in March 2009.
Orono Community Education* $2550
www.orono.k12.mn.us
Funding for the Orono Community Arts Festival, featuring hands-on activities, demonstrations, and performance art. The festival will take place at the Discovery Center in Maple Plain in February 2009.
Thursday Musical* $3000
www.thursdaymusical.com
Funding for eight concerts in the Thursday Morning Artist Series, featuring solo artists every other Thursday from January through April 2009 at the Schneider Theater in the Bloomington Center for the Arts.
Vietnamese Community of Minnesota* $3000
www.vietnam-minnesota.org
Funding for the Vietnamese Tet New Year Festival, a one-day festival celebrating Vietnamese heritage through ceremonies, performances, demonstrations, and clinics. The festival will take place at Hopkins High School in January 2009.
Women of the West Quilters* $3000
Funding for Pieces of Our Lives, a quilt show featuring quilts by the Women of the West Quilters. The show will be held at the Plymouth Creek Center in October 2009.
Suburban Ramsey County
3M Club Sounds of Harmony* $3000
Funding for Sentimental Journey, a choral concert to be held at Maplewood Community Center in May 2009.
Encore Wind Ensemble* $1900
www.encorewind.com
Funding for three free concerts, with one concert featuring local, high school-aged musicians. Concerts will take place at Tartan High School in February, St. Anthony Park Lutheran Church in St. Paul in March, and Wayzata Community Church in April 2009.
Honeywell Concert Band* $3000
Funding for 12 concerts to be presented at care centers, assisted living centers, senior citizens' housing complexes, and public parks. Performances will take place between February and December 2009.
North Suburban Chorus* $3000
Funding for 30 choral performances to be held at nursing, healthcare, and retirement centers in the north suburban area from January through June 2009.
TCHDC/Calibre Ridge* $3000
www.tchdc.org
Funding for a two-week summer arts program for youth living at the Calibre Ridge Town Homes affordable housing development in Roseville. The program will feature artists from Barebones Productions and culminate in a community event in June 2009.
Washington County
Art St. Croix* $3000
Funding for a full year of arts opportunities for artists with disabilities in the St. Croix Valley. Activities will include art exhibitions, visual arts classes, and creative writing classes.
FamilyMeans* $3000
www.familymeans.org
Funding for the Arts Exploration Workshop, free weekly art experiences in visual, musical, literary, dance, and cultural arts for youth ages 5-18 in the mobile home community of Landfall. Art experiences will take place at the Teen Center from January through November 2009.
FY 2009 Creative Intersections Grant Awards - Round 1
In November, 2008 MRAC awarded $11,360 in round one of its 2008/2009 Creative Intersections grant program. The following is a complete list of grantees that includes award amounts and project summaries.
The Creative Intersections program is designed to foster cross-sector partnerships between public, private nonprofit, and commercial sectors for enhancing arts and culture in communities. The grant program provides up to $8,000 for projects that will build bridges among community sectors, strengthen the community as a whole through a quality arts development project, and build momentum toward long-term community development goals.
For more information on the Creative Intersections grant program, check out the Creative Intersections program page or contact Gwen Cannon at 651-523-6389 or by email at gwen@mrac.org.
Carver County
ISD 112 Community Education $4360
Funding for the collaborative development of a guidebook integrating art into East Carver County's annual Hooked on Books event. The project will begin in December 2008.
Ramsey County
Neighborhood House $7000
www.neighb.org
Funding for Generations: West Side Creative Leadership, an 18-month community engagement project that will result in the creation of neighborhood place-markers representing under-represented and newer communities in the neighborhood landscape. The project will begin in November 2008.
FY 2009 Arts Activities Support Grant Awards - Round 1
In September 2008, MRAC awarded $247,756 to 34 organizations/projects in the first round of its 2008/2009 Arts Activity Support grants.
This fiscal year’s first round of Arts Activity Support grants will fund projects that will reach approximately 73,000 people in a range of communities that include ethnic populations, age groups such as youth or seniors, suburban communities, and inner city neighborhoods. The organizations and projects chosen demonstrate both strong artistic quality and a connection to a community need. The following is a complete list of grantees sorted by county that includes award amounts, project summaries, and links to the grantee's web site.
Hennepin
Ananya Dance Theatre $7500
www.ananyadancetheatre.org
Funding to produce and stage, Ashesh Barsha, a piece exploring issues of climate justice. Performances will take place at the Southern Theater in September 2009.
Artists with Disabilities Alliance $6400
Funding for an artist retreat inviting artists with disabilities to create art, attend career and artistic development workshops, and network. The two-night retreat will take place at Wilder Forest in fall 2008.
Ascension Place $4154
www.ascensionplace.org
Funding for the Visiting Artists Program pairing local artists with residents of Ascension Place. The project will include multiple, eight month-long sessions of arts activities at no cost to residents beginning in fall 2008.
Flying Foot Forum $7500
www.flyingfootforum.com
Funding to produce and stage The Circus of Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, an evening of percussive dance duets choreographed and performed by Joe Chvala and Karla Grotting. The Circus will premiere in April 2009.
Great Neighborhoods! Development Corporation $7500
www.greatneighborhoodsdc.com
Funding to present Two Wings, an exhibit exploring how family and tribal identity contribute to the creative expressions of sibling artists. The exhibit will open for eight weeks beginning in October 2008.
John Catron and Jon Ferguson $7500
Funding for a new staging of George Orwell’s, Animal Farm. Performances will run for three weeks at the Southern Theater in Minneapolis.
Kairos Dance Theatre $7500
www.kairosdance.org
Funding to work in collaboration with aging artists to develop and present new dance work. The project will culminate in a six-site tour to sites serving aging adults. The project will begin in winter 2008.
Minneapolis Musical Theatre $7500
www.aboutmmt.org
Funding to stage the area premiere of Zanna, Don’t!, a new, Off-Broadway musical challenging the definition of love, acceptance, and tolerance. Performances will take place in summer 2009 at the Illusion Theater in downtown Minneapolis.
Minneapolis Pops Orchestra Association $7500
www.mplspops.org
Funding to perform five, free community concerts for seniors. Concerts will take place at the Nicollet Island Pavilion and Elliot parks in Minneapolis during July 2009.
Minnesota Guitar Society $7500
www.mnguitar.org
Funding to present five concerts of classical guitar compositions at Hamline University’s Sundin Hall. The concert series will include free, community workshops open to the public. The project will begin in fall 2008.
Off-Leash Area $7500
www.offleasharea.org
Funding to produce and stage 11 performances of Ivan the Drunk and His Terrible Tale of Woe. Performances will take place at Open Eye Figure Theatre in June 2009.
Open Eye Figure Theatre $7495
www.openeyetheatre.org
Funding for the seventh, annual Driveway Tour, a local, community tour of puppet theatre performances originally created by Michael Sommers and Susan Haas. The tour will serve various sites within the Twin Cities during summer 2009.
Red Eye Collaboration $7500
www.redeyetheater.org
Funding for NEW WORKS 4 WEEKS 2009, the culminating public component of Red Eye’s Works-In-Progress and Isolated Acts programs through which artists develop new work. The new works festival will take place in summer 2009.
Sandbox Theatre $7500
www.aboutthisplay.com
Funding to produce and stage 11 performances of The Horse, The Bird, The Monkey & The Dancer, an original play inspired by Edgar Allen Poe and international folk tales. Performances will take place in November 2008, at the Red Eye Theater in Minneapolis.
Soap Factory $7500
www.soapfactory.org
Funding for the 2009 NOLA (New Orleans, Louisiana) exhibition. The project will bring eight artists to the Twin Cities to create original art addressing issues of displacement, crisis, and place. A roundtable forum for the public will open the exhibition, which will run from June 6 to July 26, 2009.
Theatre Unbound $7000
www.theatreunbound.com
Funding to produce and stage 10-12 performances of Quilters, A Musical by Molly Newman and Barbara Damashek. Performances will take place at the Neighborhood House performance space in St. Paul in spring 2009.
Walking Shadow Theatre Company $7500
www.walkingshadowcompany.org
Funding to stage the Midwest premiere of Scottish playwright, David Greig’s adaptation of Cligula, the political allegory investigating the power of people to grant and revoke authority. Performances will take place at the Red Eye Theater in February 2009.
Suburban Hennepin
Ethnic Dance Theatre $7500
www.ethnicdancetheatre.com
Funding for The Kaiser's Jubilee, a multi-ethnic music and dance re-creation of the Emperor Franz Josef's 65th Jubilee Celebration in 1913. The performance will be presented as part of Ethnic Dance Theatre’s 35th anniversary at the Fitzgerald Theater in spring 2009.
Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir $7500
www.tccgospel.org
Funding for five, free concerts for disadvantaged or under-served populations in the metropolitan area.
Ramsey
Commedia Beauregard $6867
www.cbtheatre.org
Funding for the Midwest Translation Festival of artistic groups producing theater performances translated from different languages. Performances will take place at the Neighborhood House performance space in March 2009.
East Side Arts Council $7500
www.eastsideartscouncil.org
Funding for Artmobile, a mobile art project offering seven weeks of free, drop-in art classes. Artmobile will be held at public spaces across the East Side of St. Paul in the summer of 2009.
Friends of the St Paul Public Library $7500
www.thefriends.org
Funding for Hmong Stories: Yesterday and Tomorrow, a series of programs on storytelling transitions within the Hmong culture. The programs wil take place at the Rhondo, Rice Street, and Arlington Hills branch libraries in spring 2009.
Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company $6885
www.mnjewishtheatre.org
Funding for the regional premiere of 2.5 Minute Ride to be presented at the Hillcrest Recreation Center in April and May 2009.
One Voice Mixed Chorus $7500
www.ovmc.org
Funding for Many Lives, One Song, a concert commemorating the 20th anniversary of Worlds AIDS Day. The concert will take place at Hopkins High School Auditorium in December 2008.
Sounds of Hope, Ltd. $7500
www.soundsofhope.org
Funding for Songs of Hope 2009, an international concert project featuring youth between 10- and 16-years-old from countries around the world along with youth from the Twin Cities. Twenty concerts will be held throughout the metro area in July 2008.
St. Paul Art Collective $7455
www.artcrawl.org
Funding for the St. Paul Art Crawl, a self guided walking tour of artists' studios and galleries located throughout downtown St. Paul. The Art Crawl will be held in April 2009.
TU Dance $7500
www.tudance.org
Funding for the fifth annual dance concert featuring three, world-premiere works choreographed by Artistic Director Uri Sands along with pieces from their existing repertoire. The dance concert will be performed at the Southern Theater in June 2009.
Wicked Sister Dance $7500
www.wickedsisterdance.org
Funding to develop and stage Inhabiting Earth, a collection of new dance works co-presented by Red Eye Collaboration and performed at the Red Eye Theater in March 2009. Inhabiting Earth will feature artists ages 8-80, and original music compositions by local composers. The production will be preceded by free, movement workshops at local area venues.
Wishes for the Sky $7500
www.wishesforthesky.org
Funding to produce and present a large-scale, multidisciplinary, public art event celebrating Earth Day 2009.
Zeitgeist $7500
www.zeitgeistnewmusic.org
Funding for the 2008-2009 Eric Stokes Song Contest program, including the Eric Stokes Song Contest and the “Playing it Close to Home” concert. The program will be presented at Studio Z in St. Paul and Grace University Lutheran Church in Minneapolis in February 2009.
Dakota
Caponi Art Park $7500
www.caponiartpark.org
Funding for the 2009 Summer Performance Series, a free series featuring a poetry slam for teens and young adults, a Shakespeare Festival, the Dakota Valley Summer Pops Orchestra and Chorale, the Latin Sounds Orchestra, the Beyond Ballroom Dance Company, and Zeitgeist. The performance series will be held at Caponi Art Park in Eagan.
Washington
St. Croix Concert Series $7500
www.stcroixconcertseries.org/
Funding for the 2008 - 2009 tenth anniversary season featuring four concerts of national and international artists and related outreach activities to be presented in the Saint Croix Valley.
FY 2008 Management Consulting Fund Grant Awards
In FY 2008 (July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008) MRAC awarded $17,740 to 21 organizations in the Management Consulting Fund grant program. The following is a complete list of grantees sorted by county that includes award amounts and project summaries.
The Management Consulting Fund program offers grants of up to $1,200 to provide consultants for groups in Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott and Washington counties to complete small projects to strengthen the management or administration of the group.
This program is funded with a significant grant from The McKnight Foundation and an appropriation from the Minnesota State Legislature. Groups indicated by an * are funded in part through a grant from The McKnight Foundation.
Hennepin County
ARENA Dances, Inc.
$1100
www.arena-dances.org
Funding to hire consultant Anne Howden to facilitate a board retreat
Center for Independent Artists $1200
www.c4ia.org
Funding to hire consultant Wendy Morris to hold a board retreat consisting of two four-hour sessions to build a team that is motivated and moving in the same direction.
Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center $1200
www.cafac.org
Funding to hire consultant Kari Campbell to help the organization identify software and hardware needs in order to develop an information technology plan.
Indian Music Society of Minnesota $1200
www.imsom.org
Funding to hire consultant Joy Islam for technical assistance in preparing for a Capital grant application, which will seek funds to procure digital audio recording equipment.
Kairos Dance Theatre $1200
www.kairosdance.org
Funding to hire consultant Barb Simonson to help create a workable financial structure to support the organization’s recent growth.
Nimbus Theatre $1200
www.nimbustheatre.com
Funding to hire consultant Betsy McDermott Altheimer to assess the organization's current situation, identify potential sources of institutional support, determine what the groups needs to accomplish in order to field competitive proposals, and to craft a multiyear institutional funding strategy.
Off-Leash Area $1200
www.offleasharea.org
Funding to hire consultant Laura Zabel to lead the board through a process to clarify the organization's vision and establish goals, objectives, and budgets for these priorities.
Suburban Hennepin County
The Depot Coffee House* $1200
www.thedepotcoffeehouse.com
Funding to hire consultant Chris Vnak to design a new lighting and wiring system in the freight room, which will allow flexible grid lighting and lighting controls from the sound booth, as well as the addition of a flat screen or projection screen TV on the stage with multimedia capabilities.
Ramsey County
Center for Hmong Arts and Talent $1200
www.aboutchat.org
Funding to hire consultant Suzy Messerole to help the organization strengthen and broaden contributed income, as well as to create a quantitative evaluation system for the organization’s classes.
Sounds of Hope, Ltd. $1200
www.soundsofhope.org
Funding to hire consultant Dan Sundin to review the organization’s current IT situation and develop a technology plan.
Jam with the Lamb Productions $1200
www.jamwiththelambproductions.com
Funding to hire consultant Laura Lewis to help the organization create a development plan.
Story Board
$1050
www.thestoryboard.org
Funding to hire consultant Traci Warnberg-Lemm to help the organization analyze its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT).
Dakota County
American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota*
$1200
www.acda-mn.org
Funding to hire consultant Eric Runestad to lead the board through two retreats to help the organization identify goals and vision for the future in an effort to reduce volunteer burnout.
Washington County
Ballet Jubilaté*
$1200
Funding to hire consultants Charley Ravine and Kathleen Nehm to complete and file the organization’s 501(c)3 application and complete and file the organization’s last seven years of tax returns.
St. Croix Concert Series* $1200
www.stcroixconcertseries.org
Funding to hire consultant Naomi Cohn to help the organization develop fundraising strategies for individual, business and foundation donations.
FY 2008 Management Training Fund Grant Awards
In FY 2008 (July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008) MRAC awarded $5667 to 31 organizations in the Management Training Fund grant program. The following is a complete list of grantees sorted by county that includes award amounts and project summaries.
The Management Training Fund program offers grants of up to $600 to provide training funds for the staff and volunteers of nonprofit arts groups in Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott and Washington counties to attend management workshops, seminars or conferences.
An appropriation from the Minnesota State Legislature is the principle source of MRAC funds.
Hennepin County
Altered Esthetics $300
www.alteredesthetics.org
Funding to send Executive Director Jamie Schumacher to attend The Grantsmanship Center’s The Grantsmanship Training Program.
Bedlam Theatre $250
www.bedlamtheatre.org
Funding to send Company Manager Tom Snell to attend South Central College’s Quickbooks Advanced.
Bedlam Theatre; $300
www.bedlamtheatre.org
Funding to send Bookkeeper Jon Kojis to attend South Central College’s Quickbooks Fundamentals.
Center for Independent Artists $90
www.c4ia.org
Funding to send Artistic and Managing Director Mankwe Ndosi to attend the Nonprofit Assistance Fund’s Calculating True Program Cost & Managing Cash Flow.
Franklin Art Works $300
www.franklinartworks.org
Funding to send Deputy Director Chris Atkins to attend eTapestry Donor Management’s Quick Start Training Kit.
Kairos Dance Theatre $300
www.kairosdance.org
Funding to send Board Member Reggie Prim to attend Apporté’s Sustainable Strategies for Your Mission.
Kairos Dance Theatre $300
www.kairosdance.org
Funding to send Artistic Director Maria Genné to attend Apporté’s Sustainable Strategies for Your Mission.
Suburban Hennepin County
Bloomington Fine Arts Council $300
http://bloomingtonfinearts.com
Funding to send Administrator Virginia Padden to attend the Science Museum of Minnesota’s Adobe Dreameaver CS3 - Parts 3 & 4.
Bloomington Fine Arts Council $300
http://bloomingtonfinearts.com
Funding to send Administrator Virginia Padden to attend Dakota County Technical College’s Introduction to Photoshop.
Continental Ballet Company $180
www.continentalballet.com
Funding to send Assistant Director Jenny Spooner to attend the Minnesota Council on Foundations’ Development Planning for Success.
Continental Ballet Company $180
www.continentalballet.com
Funding to send dancer Heather Liskiewitz to attend the Minnesota Council on Foundations’ Development Planning for Success.
Katha Dance Theatre $300
www.kathadance.org
Funding to send Managing Director Pooja Khanna to attend the Center for Non Profit Success’s St. Paul Summit.
Morris Park Players
$99
www.morrisparkplayers.org
Funding to send Marketing Materials Manager Kristen Hirsch to attend Office for Business & Community Economic Development’s Basics of Photoshop.
Ramsey County
Center for Hmong Arts and Talent
$150
www.aboutchat.org
Funding to send Executive Director Kathy Mouacheupao to attend the Hmong National Development’s 13th Annual Hmong National Conference.
Hmong American Institute for Learning $65
www.hmonghail.org
Funding to send Executive Director Dyane Garvey to attend the Minnsota Council of Nonprofits’ Development Planning for Success.
Hmong American Institute for Learning $90
www.hmonghail.org
Funding to send Executive Director Dyane Garvey to attend the Minnsota Council of Nonprofits’ Development Planning for Success.
Nautilus Music-Theater $300
www.wesleybalk.org/nautilus.html
Funding to send Managing Director Bethany Gladhill to attend the National Performing Arts Conference’s National Performing Arts Convention with TCG Sessions.
Nautilus Music-Theater
$300
www.wesleybalk.org/nautilus.html
Funding to send Artistic Director Ben Krywosz to attend the National Performing Arts Conference’s National Performing Arts Convention with Opera America Sessions.
One Voice Mixed Chorus $30
www.ovmc.org
Funding to send Operations Manage Tom Becker to attend Hands on Twin Cities’ Volunteer Management: The Essentials.
One Voice Mixed Chorus $75
www.ovmc.org
Funding to send Development and PR Manager Scott Chamberlain to attend the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits’ Hungry for Sponsorship.
Suburban Ramsey County
Great Northern Union Chorus $75
Funding to send Vice President of Membership Ken Slinde to attend the Barbershop Harmony Society’s Chapter Officer Training School.
Great Northern Union Chorus $75
Funding to send Treasurer Bob Dowma to attend the Barbershop Harmony Society’s Chapter Officer Training School.
Great Northern Union Chorus $75
Funding to send President Tom Semple to attend the Barbershop Harmony Society’s Chapter Officer Training School.
Great Northern Union Chorus $75
Funding to send Secretary Ricky Chaddock to attend the Barbershop Harmony Society’s Chapter Officer Training School.
Great Northern Union Chorus $75
Funding to send Vice President of Performance Brent Buresh to attend the Barbershop Harmony Society’s Chapter Officer Training School.
Lakeshore Players, Inc. $244
www.lakeshoreplayers.com
Funding to send Managing Director Joan Elwell to attend AACT’s 2007 Full-Time Community Theatre Directors National Conference.
Lakeshore Players, Inc. $300
www.lakeshoreplayers.com
Funding to send Managing Director Joan Elwell to attend the Employers Association, Inc.’s Supervision I: Fundamentals of Leadership.
White Bear Center for the Arts $67
www.whitebeararts.org
Funding to send Education Coordinator Danielle Cezanne to attend Century College’s Intermediate Microsoft Word 2003.
White Bear Center for the Arts $97
http://www.whitebeararts.org
Funding to send Organizational Consultant Kim Bakken-Parr to attend Century College’s Introduction to Microsoft Access 2003.
Carver County
Carver County Historical Society $300
Funding to send Administrative Assistant Linda Nelson to attend South Central College’s QuickBooks Advanced.
Dakota County
Caponi Art Park $75
www.caponiartpark.org
Funding to send Director of Programs and Operations Cheryl Caponi to attend the Associate Professor Researchers for Advancement’s Prospect Research 101.
FY 2008 Arts Activities Support Awards - Round 2
In June 2008, MRAC awarded $195,963 to 27 organizations/projects in the second round of its 2007/2008 Arts Activities Support grant program. The following is a complete list of grantees sorted by county that includes award amounts, project summaries and links to grantee's web site.
An appropriation from the Minnesota State Legislature is the principle source of MRAC funds.
Hennepin County
20% Theatre Company Twin Cities $7500
www.tctwentypercent.org
Funding to produce and stage its 2008-2009 season of four productions: 4:48 Psychosis, by Sarah Kane, Perfect Pie, by Judith Thompson, The Naked I: Monologues from Beyond the Binary by Tobias K. Davis and Teach Me Tonight by local playwright, Ariel Pinkerton. Productions will begin in August 2008.
Barebones Productions $7500
Funding to produce the Annual Halloween Extravaganza-a free event that will take place at St. Paul's Hidden Falls Regional Park in October 2008.
Calliope Women's Chorus $5457
www.calliopewomenschorus.org
Funding to present Poetry of Music, two concerts focusing on the themes of promoting literacy and showcasing literature. Performances will take place in December 2008.
Diverse Emerging Music Organization $7500
www.demomn.org
Funding to present the Twin Cities Pan African Festival. The festival will showcase various genres of African music, including performances by 50 - 60 local musicians and take place in August 2008.
Franklin Art Works $7500
www.franklinartworks.org
Funding to present a solo exhibition of photography and photographic collage by New York artist, Wardell Milan. The exhibit will be on view from November 14, 2008 through January 10, 2009.
Indian Music Society of Minnesota $7500
www.imsom.org
Funding for a four-concert series presenting Indian classical music. A fifth event will include a free festival highlighting the talent of local musicians. The series will begin in August 2008.
JazzMn, Inc. $7500
www.jazzmn.org
Funding to perform four concerts celebrating the group's 10th season of presenting jazz music. Concerts will take place at the performing arts center at Hopkins High School beginning in fall 2008.
Margolis Brown Theater Company $7500
www.margolisbrown.org
Funding to produce and stage CYCLOPEDIA, an original production to premiere at the Illusion Theater in October 2008.
Minneapolis Urban League $7500
www.mul.org
Funding for the Summer Enrichment Program and African American Culture Camp, a program of art immersion experiences for youth to be held in summer 2008.
Patrick's Cabaret $7500
www.patrickscabaret.org
Funding for the youth cabaret project, a series of 12 cabarets showcasing the art of local area high school students. The project will begin in fall 2008.
Plymouth Christian Youth Center $7490
www.pcyc-mpls.org
Funding for the 2008 Capri Summer Theater Arts Institute, a six-week youth arts program providing students with the opportunity to create live, original theater. Instruction will include exposure to acting, movement, creative writing and music, and will culminate in public, community performances.
Rain Taxi, Inc. $7500
www.raintaxi.com
Funding for the annual Twin Cities Book Festival, a free, one-day, public literary event. The festival will take place at the Minneapolis Community and Technical College in October 2008.
Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater $7500
www.stuartpimsler.com
Funding for The Family Matters project, a part of the company's Community Connections outreach program. The project will include movement workshops for clients of six, collaborating-partner agencies. Participants will create and stage new work to be presented during a community performance open to the public.
Twin Cities Puppeteers, Inc. $7500
www.tcpuppet.org
Funding to present performances and master classes by internationally acclaimed puppetry artists in collaboration with In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre. The events will take place in fall 2008.
Ventura Village $5000
www.venturavillage.org
Funding for the creation of a public mural commemorating more than 55 homeless American Indians who've died in the northeast corner of the Franklin community. The mural will be unveiled during a public ceremony in August 2008.
Young Dance, Inc. $7500
www.youngdance.org
Funding for Building Bridges, a series of choreography workshops and residencies designed to span cultural divides. The project will take place in fall 2008 and culminate in a public, community performance.
zAmya Theater Project $7500
www.zamyatheater.org
Funding for the 2008 Roadshow, an original, interactive performance work developed in collaboration with both housed and homeless people. Performances will run during National Hunger and Homelessness Week at five traditional and non-traditional venues throughout the Twin Cities in fall 2008.
Suburban Hennepin County
Art Shanty Projects $7500
www.artshantyprojects.org
Funding to curate and present a free, five-week interactive exhibit of public art on frozen Medicine Lake in Plymouth. The event will take place during the months of January and February 2009.
Partnership Resources, Inc. $7500
www.partnershipresources.org
Funding for a six-month series of visual art classes serving adults with developmental disabilities. Work created during the series will be featured in an exhibition in the Twin Cities in 2008.
Ramsey County
ArtStart $7500
www.artstart.org
Funding for the Signatures Program offering teens the opportunity to work side-by-side with a naturalist and three visual artists to create a mural on the ArtScraps building in St. Paul. The program will take place in June and July 2009.
Hmong American Institute for Learning $5566
www.hmonghail.org
Funding to publish Family Traditions, the fall/winter 2008 issue of Paj Ntaub Voice, a Hmong literary arts journal presenting the work of emerging writers and artists. The project will include a public reading of published works.
Lyra Baroque Orchestra $7500
www.lyrabaroque.org
Funding for five performances in the 2008-2009 season featuring baroque music spanning the 18th century. Performances will take place at Sundin Music Hall in St. Paul and University Lutheran Church in Minneapolis.
Nautilus Music-Theater $7500
www.wesleybalk.org/nautilus.html
Funding for six ROUGH CUTS programs, a series of monthly presentations of works-in-progress, dialogues between artists and audience members, and explorations of the creative process. Funding will support five regular presentations as well as one special edition as a part of the St. Paul Art Crawl.
Riverview Economic Development Association $7500
www.districtdelsol.com
Funding for the District del Sol Mural Project engaging West Side neighborhood youth in the design and creation of a mural on two buildings in the District del Sol Commercial Corridor. The project will take place over eight weeks in the summer of 2008.
Suburban Ramsey County
Lakeshore Players, Inc. $7500
www.lakeshoreplayers.com
Funding for the 2008-2009 youth education program including five sessions of theater art classes and the annual Summer Youth Project. Programs will take place at the Lakeshore Players Theatre in White Bear Lake.
Dakota County
Prime Time Players, Inc. $7500
www.theaterprimetime.com
Funding for a series of radio-theater workshops culminating in public performances at senior and community centers from July 2008 through June 2009.
Washington County
ArtReach Alliance $7450
www.artreachalliance.org
Funding for the 2008-2009 St. Croix Jazz Orchestra season featuring free and ticketed concerts and collaboration with Music St. Croix. The events will take place in the St. Croix Valley in Washington County.
FY 2008 Creative Intersections Grant Awards - Round 2
In May, 2008 MRAC awarded $39,817 in round two of its 2007/2008 Creative Intersections grant program. The following is a complete list of grantees that includes award amounts and project summaries.
The Creative Intersections program is designed to foster cross-sector partnerships between public, private nonprofit, and commercial sectors for enhancing arts and culture in communities currently under-served by MRAC—specifically, communities in the greater metropolitan area, communities of color, and new immigrant communities. The grant program provides up to $8,000 for projects that will build bridges among community sectors, strengthen the community as a whole through a quality arts development project, and build momentum toward long-term community development goals.
For more information on the Creative Intersections grant program, check out the Creative Intersections program page or contact Gwen Cannon at 651-523-6389 or by email at gwen@mrac.org.
Hennepin County
Brian Coyle Community Center $7817
www.puc-mn.org
Funding to work across community sectors in the creation and execution of the Cedar Riverside Youth Mural Connections Project.
Scott County
New Prague Arts Council $8000
Funding to build a cross-sector collaboration for the creation of multiple public art projects to be installed in the New Prague area business district.
Suburban Ramsey County
Roseville Parks and Recreation $8000
www.cityofroseville.com/parks
Funding to build a cross-sector collaboration for the creation of public art as part of the community renovation of the Roseville Central Park Amphitheatre.
White Bear Center for the Arts $8000
www.whitebeararts.org
Funding to engage cross-sector partners in the execution of a community iron pour, related music event and community workshops.
Washington County
ArtReach Alliance $8000
www.artreachalliance.org
Funding to engage local partners to conduct an extensive audience development and visibility campaign for the arts in the St. Croix Valley.
FY 2008 Community Arts Grant Awards - Round 2
In March, 2008, MRAC awarded $134,590 to 47 organizations/projects in the second round of its 2007/2008 Community Arts grant program. The following is a list of this round’s grant recipients sorted by the county in which the activity will occur. Each entry includes a short description of the project and the amount of the award. The grant recipients’ web addresses (when available) are also included as a way to access more information about a specific arts organization and project.
The Community Arts program is funded with a generous grant from The McKnight Foundation in addition to an appropriation from the Minnesota State Legislature. Groups indicated by an * are funded in part through the McKnight Foundation grant.
Anoka County
Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts* $3000
www.banfill-locke.org
Funding for Art at Rice Creek, a free, fall arts festival on the banks of Rice Creek and the Mississippi River in Anoka County. The day long festival features visual, literary, and performance art experiences and will take place in September 2008.
Central Center for Family Resources* $3000
Funding to offer a free series of art classes and studio time for adults living with mental illness. The classes will focus on six American artists and will culminate in a traveling exhibit to be shown throughout Anoka County.
Musikgarten of Anoka* $3000
www.musikgarten.org/anoka
Funding to offer reduced-cost, early childhood music and movement classes designed to serve children from birth to age eight. The classes will take place at the First Congregational Church of Anoka beginning in June 2008.
Carver County
Centre Stage Theatre and Arts* $3000
Funding for three performances of Arsenic and Old Lace that will include and involve teen and adult members from Cologne, Hamburg, Norwood Young America, and surrounding communities. Performances will take place at Central High School in Norwood Young America during August 2008.
Chaska Valley Family Theater* $3000
www.cvft.org
Funding for two consecutive weekends of A Christmas Carol: The Broadway Musical to be performed at the Chaska High School Theater during December 2008.
ISD 108 Community Education* $3000
Funding for a Music in the Park Series of ten performances to be held on Thursday evenings in Norwood Young America during summer 2008.
ISD 110 Community Education* $3000
www.waconiacommunityed.org
Funding for two, weeklong theater workshops in conjunction with Prairie Fire Theatre Co. for children in grades 2-8 that will culminate in two performances each of Tom Sawyer and Pinocchio. The performances will take place at the Waconia High School auditorium in Summer 2008.
Dakota County
Dakota City Heritage Village, Inc.* $3000
www.dakotacity.org
Funding for Dakota Chautauqua 2008, a musical theater production with original songs and script based on accounts of Dakota County's history. Fourteen performances will be held at the Dakota County Fair in August 2008.
Eagan Parks and Recreation* $2900
www.eaganarthouse.org
Funding for Art... Be A Part!, arts programs for all ages in the Eagan community featuring weekly, hands-on art activities at the Eagan Market Fest, two art activity tents at the 14th annual Eagan Art Festival, and smaller workshops for teens and intergenerational audiences. Programs will take place during summer 2008.
Upstream Arts, Inc.* $3000
www.upstreamarts.org
Funding to provide seven sessions of arts programming over a seven-month period for adults with developmental disabilities. The project will be done in collaboration with the Lifework’s Self Advocacy Program in Eagan, Minnesota.
Hennepin County
Art of This Gallery $3000
www.artofthis.net
Funding to present a month-long exhibition featuring the visual art of Chris Johanson and Jo Jackson directed toward the teenage audience of the metropolitan area. The exhibition will be held in May 2008 and will be free and open to the public.
Bluegrass Radio Partners $2675
www.bluegrassreview.com
Funding to create and produce 16 show segments featuring Phil Nusbaum, Lyle Lofgren, and Adam Granger, to be aired on the Bluegrass Review program on KBEM radio in July and August 2008.
Hardcover Theater $3000
www.hardcovertheater.org
Funding to produce and stage Boccaccio and the Bachelor Pad, an original adaptation of Boccaccio’s Decameron, a collection of novellas that tell the story of ten people who fled the city of Florence to escape the Black Plague. The production will take place at the Playwrights’ Center in spring 2008.
Hope Community, Inc. $3000
Funding for the Power of Vision, a project engaging urban youth in telling their stories through the creation of two neighborhood murals. The project will take place in summer 2008.
Jazz is NOW!, Inc. $3000
Funding for a concert featuring Denver trumpeter, Ron Miles performing with the Jazz is NOW!’s NOWnet members. The concert will take place at the Minnesota Opera Center in September 2008.
Korean Service Center $1640
Funding to engage Korean elders in a series of Suitcase Workshops™ designed to channel personal experiences through art. The workshops will culminate in a community event planned for summer 2008 and a prototype for a book of stories and images to be later published in Korean and English.
La Oportunidad $3000
www.oportunidad.org
Funding to engage children and youth through the arts in learning traditional cultural art forms as a means of understanding Latino identity. The project will include six arts activities presented throughout the year in partnership with local area artists.
Les Jolies Petites School of Dance $3000
Funding to present a 2008 spring performance showcasing completed work developed by Les Jolies’ students. Performances will take place at North Community High School on May 24 and May 25 and will be open to the public.
OverExposure $2600
www.overexposuremedia.org
Funding for 40 x 5, an exhibition of photographs documenting the changing demographics of Twin Cities communities. This is the culmination of a three-year project that paired artists with community and cultural organizations. The exhibit will be displayed from December 2008 through February 2009 at the Central Library in downtown Minneapolis.
Sample Night Live! $3000
www.samplenightlive.com
Funding for Sample Night Live!, a monthly evening of performances previewing upcoming and ongoing Twin Cities arts events. Performances will take place at Bryant Lake Bowl from July through December 2008.
Twin Cities Jazz Workshops $3000
www.tcjazzworkshop.com
Funding for the Twin Cities Jazz Workshop, a summer experience offering professional jazz music instruction to local students. Each instruction series offered will culminate in a local performance opportunity for participating students. The project will begin in summer 2008.
Two Chairs Telling $3000
Funding to present a series of six, storytelling performances pairing established, spoken-word artists based on common themes, shared interests, and/or contrasting styles. The series will take place at Open Eye Theatre beginning in April 2008.
Walking Shadow Theatre Company $3000
www.walkingshadowcompany.org
Funding to produce and stage the regional premiere of, The American Pilot by David Greig, an examination of America’s military presence in the world. Performances will take place at the Minneapolis Theatre Garage during May 2008.
Women’s Initiative for Self-Empowerment $3000
www.womenofwise.org
Funding for a summer book arts program, a ten-week book art program serving high school-aged immigrant girls and culminating in an exhibition at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts.
Workhouse Theatre Company $1170
www.workhousetheatre.org
Funding to produce and stage nine performances of Marsha Norman’s Night Mother. Performances will take place at the Warren: An Artists Habitat, in spring 2008.
Suburban Hennepin
4 Community Theatre* $3000
Funding for the musical version of Cinderella, the fifth collaborative production between 4 Community Theatre and Discovery Arts Council, to be performed at Rockford High School Auditorium in June 2008.
Hopkins Westwind Concert Band* $3000
www.hopkinswestwind.org
Funding for the commissioning and premiere of a new work celebrating their 25th anniversary. Concerts will take place in June and July 2008.
NDI Backyard Productions* $3000
Funding for three evenings of a full-scale musical production of The Sound of Music to be performed in a Maple Grove backyard in July 2008 as a part of their 10th anniversary.
People Sittin’ Around Doin’ Theatre* $2400
www.peoplesittinarounddointheatre.com
Funding for Hamlet II (Better Than The Original), a comedic adaptation of Shakespeare’s original work to be presented at the Lowry Lab in April 2008.
Plymouth Concert Band* $3000
www.plymouthconcertband.org
Funding for their Tenth Anniversary Celebration consisting of two indoor and four outdoor music concerts. Concerts will take place during May through July 2008.
Westonka Community Education and Services Advisory Council* $3000
www.westonka.k12.mn.us
Funding for the 16th annual Music in the Park Series, a free concert series consisting of five to six performances on Thursday evenings during June through August 2008.
Ramsey County
Lex-Ham Community Arts $1325
www.lexhamarts.org
Funding for the 2008 Lex-Ham Music Festival, a one-day music festival featuring a new work by a local composer performed by the Lex-Ham Community Band. The festival will take place in October 2008.
Neighborhood House $3000
www.neighb.org
Funding for Arts at the Stone, a multi-disciplinary art in residence program engaging the diverse populations that live and work in the West Side of St. Paul. Classes will take place during May through August 2009.
People, Inc. $3000
www.peopleincorporated.org
Funding for Artability at Apollo, an annual community arts project featuring several workshops for artists with mental illness, providing instruction and skill development in drawing, watercolor, matting, and framing that will culminate with an art exhibit in October 2008.
Young Artists Initiative $3000
www.youngartistsmn.org
Funding for the 2008 Summer Theatre Experience, a six-week arts enrichment program culminating in eight public performances of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Performances will take place at the Neighborhood House Theater in St. Paul in August 2008.
Suburban Ramsey
Honeywell Concert Band* $3000
Funding for nine to ten concerts to be presented at care centers, assisted living centers, senior citizens’ housing complexes, and public parks. Performances will take place between May and December 2008.
Minhua Chorus* $3000
http://minhuachorus.org
Funding for Shanghai in the 1930's, a multidisciplinary concert featuring music and dance from the 1930's era of Shanghai China to be presented at O'Shaughnessy Auditorium in December 2008.
North Suburban Chorus* $3000
Funding for 35 choral performances, to be held at nursing, healthcare, and retirement centers in the north suburban area during April through December 2008.
Rosetown Playhouse* $2880
www.rosetownplayhouse.org
Funding for Santa and the Martians, an original holiday play written by local playwright Joe Hendren. Performances will take place at Roseville Middle School in December 2008.
Roseville String Ensemble* $3000
www.rosevillestrings.org
Funding for Four Seasons, a newly commissioned work for string ensemble to be performed at Roseville Area Middle School in late April or early May 2009.
Scott County
Hymnus, Incorporated* $3000
www.hymnus.us
Funding for a Spring 2008 Concert Series, featuring four concerts of classical choral work. Concerts will be held in Lakeville, Jordan, and New Prague during April through June 2008.
Washington County
3M Club Sounds of Harmony* $3000
Funding for Life is a Song; Love is the Music, a choral concert to be held at Maplewood Community Center in May 2008.
Forest Lake Park Board* $3000
www.ci.forest-lake.mn.us
Funding for Arts in the Park, a series of free, weekly summertime performances and exhibits to be held at Lakeside Park and Gazebo in Forest Lake.
Masquers Theatre Company* $3000
www.masquerstheatre.org
Funding for 14 performances of the musical Oliver, to be presented at the Forest Lake High School auditorium in July 2008.
Music Saint Croix* $3000
Funding for three chamber music concerts, including a concert in collaboration with the St Croix Jazz Orchestra, to be presented at the Washington County Historic Courthouse in Stillwater during November 2008 through January 2009.
St Croix Valley Chamber Chorale* $3000
www.valleychamberchorale.org
Funding for Serenade, a four-concert series presenting music in honor of love, featuring guest vocal artist Bruce Henry and choral work by Dominick Argento. The performances will be held at the Washington County Historic Courthouse during February 2009.
Stillwater Area Public Schools Community Education* $3000
www.stillwater.k12.mn.us/csb/ce
Funding for six performances of The Sound of Music to be presented at the Stillwater Area High School auditorium in July 2008.
FY 2008 Creative Intersections Grant Awards - Round 1
In January, 2008 MRAC awarded $8,000 in round one of its 2007/2008 Creative Intersections grant program. The following is a complete list of grantees that includes award amounts and project summaries.
The Creative Intersections program is designed to foster cross-sector partnerships between public, private nonprofit, and commercial sectors for enhancing arts and culture in communities currently under-served by MRAC—specifically, communities in the greater metropolitan area, communities of color, and new immigrant communities. The grant program provides up to $8,000 for projects that will build bridges among community sectors, strengthen the community as a whole through a quality arts development project, and build momentum toward long-term community development goals.
For more information on the Creative Intersections grant program, check out the Creative Intersections program page or contact Gwen Cannon at 651-523-6389 or by email at gwen@mrac.org.
Discovery Arts Council $8,000
Funding to implement a mini-grant, re-granting program for public art projects that will express the community’s sense of place.
FY 2008 Organizational Development Grant Awards
In January, 2008 MRAC awarded $68,602 to 12 organizations in our 2007/2008 Organizational Development Project grant program. The following is a complete list of grantees sorted by county that includes award amounts and project summaries.
The Organizational Development Project grant program offers grants of up to $6,000 for projects designed to strengthen the management or administration of small and mid-sized nonprofit arts groups located in the seven-county metropolitan area encompassing the counties of Anoka, Carver, Scott, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, and Washington. An appropriation from the Minnesota State Legislature is the principle source of MRAC funds. Groups indicated by an * are funded primarily through a grant from the McKnight Foundation.
For more information on the Organizational Development grant program, check out the Organizational Development program page or find your program director on the staff page.
Hennepin County
Ananya Dance Theatre $6000
www.ananyadancetheatre.org
Funding to hire its first donor relations manager to create and consolidate a network of support for the company.
Bedlam Theatre $6000
www.bedlamtheatre.org
Funding to update the theatre’s visual identity and marketing capability through enhancements to the website and the development of external display posters for the building and light-rail transit platforms.
Burning House Group $6000
www.burninghousegroup.org
Funding to work with a consultant to address the need for increased and diversified sources of contributed income.
Kulture Klub Collaborative $6000
Funding to create comprehensive, public relations materials to help the organization connect with a broader public audience.
Minneapolis Pops Orchestra Association $6000
www.mplspops.org
Funding to complete the organization’s first baseline audits in preparation for application to the Minnesota State Arts Board Institutional Support program.
Minnesota Literature $6000
www.minnesotaliterature.org
Funding to establish an interactive website and a new, visual identity in response to the growth of the literary field and the need for a strong web presence to connect the diverse Minnesota literary audience.
Red Eye Collaboration $6000
www.redeyetheater.org
Funding to work with a consultant to create a preliminary facility plan and schedule that will provide a road map for developing future sustainable space in response to the likely lease termination in the organization’s present space.
Young Dance, Inc. $6000
www.youngdance.org
Funding to work with a development consultant and temporary administrative assistant to develop new institutional relationships and funding resources to expand participation of low-income families.
Ramsey County
Center for Hmong Arts and Talent $6000
www.aboutchat.org
Funding to work with a consultant to create a 3- to 5-year strategic plan to guide the organization’s development.
Jazz is NOW!, Inc. $3440
Funding to build an accessible, interactive website as the hub for information, promotions, audience and volunteer development, and fundraising.
Suburban Hennepin County
Katha Dance Theatre* $6000
www.kathadance.org
Funding to hire its first part-time managing director to handle daily administrative tasks, provide sound organizational planning, and develop a broader base of contributed and earned income.
St. Louis Park Friends of the Arts* $5162
www.slpfriendsofthearts.org
Funding for the technology and temporary staffing required to implement the Results Plus! contact management system, as well as create a first institutional brochure in response to its rapid growth as an organization.
FY 2008 Capital Grant Awards
In January, 2008, MRAC awarded $78,543 to 16 organizations in its 2007/2008 Capital grant program. The following is a complete list of grantees sorted by county that includes award amounts and project summaries.
The Capital grant program offers grants of up to $6,000 to small and mid-sized nonprofit arts organizations to purchase equipment and related supplies and service, or to make capital improvements. Groups must be located in the seven-county metropolitan area encompassing the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott and Washington. An appropriation from the Minnesota State Legislature is the principle source of MRAC funds. Groups indicated by an * are funded primarily through a grant from the McKnight Foundation.
For more information on the Capital grant program, check out the Capital grant program page or find your program director on the staff page.
Dakota County
Minnesota Pipes and Drums* $6000
www.mppb.org
Funding to upgrade drums to a unified set of competition/concert instruments in order to successfully compete in regional and national competitions.
Hennepin County
20% Theatre Company Twin Cities $1200
www.tctwentypercent.org
Funding to purchase a laptop computer, FileMaker Pro 9 database software, and a membership with Constant Contact e-mail management to enable more efficient management of the organization’s growing audience and patrons.
Ancient Traders Gallery $5613
www.aindc.com
Funding to purchase gallery computer equipment and furnishings that will enable gallery staff to productively work on administrative activities and conduct planning meetings with participant visitors while “minding” the gallery.
Frank Theatre $4933
www.franktheatre.org
Funding to upgrade the theatre’s outdated computer systems to enable efficient day-to-day operations.
Indian Music Society of Minnesota $6000
www.imsom.org
Funding to purchase professional audio recording and post-processing equipment in order to provide consistent, high-quality recording and archiving of concerts, workshops, and lecture/demonstrations.
Indonesian Performing Arts Association of Minnesota $6000
www.ipaam.org
Funding to commission the manufacture of a small, lightweight set of gamelan instruments by a maker in Surakarta, Indonesia in order to expand the organization’s outreach activities that provide hands-on, music-making experience.
Les Jolies Petites School of Dance $4420
Funding to repair plumbing and flooring problems in two bathrooms, so that the bathrooms are reliable and working on a long-term basis.
Midway Contemporary Art $6000
www.midwayart.org
Funding to design, purchase, and install exterior signage in order to increase visibility and accessibility within the organization’s neighborhood as a part of a phase 2 capital renovation project.
Open Eye Figure Theatre $6000
www.openeyetheatre.org
Funding to complete a renovation of lower level office and workshop space in the newly opened theatre.
Rain Taxi, Inc. $6000
www.raintaxi.com
Funding for computer equipment and a basement renovation, which will include a new workstation for a part-time employee, bookshelves for a library, and storage units for archival items
Rainbow Rumpus $6000
www.rainbowrumpus.org
Funding for a new computer network, which will allow for greater administrative efficiency and office accessibility by offsite staff and volunteers.
Ramsey County
ArtStart $5457
www.artstart.org
Funding to replace an “antiquated” computer system and redesign office space to accommodate more complex administrative and programming functions and to improve the organization’s ability to manage expanding programming and events.
Square Lake Productions $6000
www.squarelakefestival.com
Funding to purchase a portable screen and projector to respond to the growing community interest in bringing the organization’s unique outdoor film festival to new audiences.
Suburban Hennepin County
Cross Community Players* $3596
www.crossplayers.org
Funding to purchase fourteen wireless ear-set microphones in order to achieve precise vocal and instrumental balance and consistent projection for productions.
Discovery Arts Council* $3745
Funding to purchase one acoustical and two digital pianos to equip the new Discovery school of music.
Suburban Ramsey County
Roseville String Ensemble* $1579
www.rosevillestrings.org
Funding for concert displays, performance folders, and accounting software to support growth and increase professionalism.
FY 2008 Community Arts Grant Awards - Round 1
In December, 2007, MRAC awarded $125,874 to 43 organizations/projects in the first round of its 2007/2008 Community Arts grant program. The following is a list of this round’s grant recipients sorted by the county in which the activity will occur. Each entry includes a short description of the project and the amount of the award. The grant recipients’ web addresses (when available) are also included as a way to access more information about a specific arts organization and project.
The Community Arts program is funded with a generous grant from The McKnight Foundation in addition to an appropriation from the Minnesota State Legislature. Groups indicated by an * are funded in part through the McKnight Foundation grant.
Anoka County
North Artists’ Studio Crawl* $3000
www.nasc.org
Funding for the spring 2008 art crawl, an annual tour of artists’ studios in the north suburban communities of East Bethel, Ham Lake, Blaine, Coon Rapids, Ramsey, and Anoka.
Northern Symphony Orchestra* $2307
www.nso-mn.org
Funding to offer three community concerts to be performed in the Anoka-northern Hennepin region of the Twin Cities. The project will begin in January 2008.
Quilted Memories* $3000
Funding to present My Autobiography, My Life, The Life Story of an Orphan Train Rider, a sixty-minute performance and small quilt exhibit about the history of the orphan trains. Performances will begin in January 2008.
Russian Cultural Center* $3000
www.rusculturemn.com
Funding to produce and present Russian Folk Traditions and Rituals, a program of performance and visual art honoring Russian tradition. The project will begin in January 2008.
Carver County
Chaska Area Quilt Club* $3000
Funding for the 2008 Fall Splendor of Quilts show displaying over 100 quilts and featuring guest speaker Susan Stein. The quilt show will take place at the Chaska Community Center in October 2008.
Watertown-Mayer Community Education* $3000
www.wmcommunityed.com
Funding for the Youth Summer Theater program, a six- to eight-week program featuring an original script and musical score. The program will take place at the Watertown-Mayer Primary School auditorium and will culminate with three public performances in August 2008.
Dakota County
Exultate* $3000
www.exultate.org
Funding for the B Minor Mass by Johann Sebastian Bach featuring a festival choir of 50 additional singers and instrumentalists and the displaying of a three-volume set of reference books once belonging to J. S. Bach. Performances will take place in Plymouth, Woodbury, and Roseville in March 2008.
International Festival of Burnsville* $3000
www.burnsville.org
Funding for the International Festival of Burnsville, featuring cultural displays of art, traditional dress, ethnic foods, and music and dance performances. The festival will be held at Nicollet Commons Park in Burnsville in June 2008.
Minnesota Brass, Inc.* $3000
www.mnbrassinc.org
Funding for Sounds of Minnesota, a drum and bugle competition featuring seven drum corps from throughout the Midwest. The event will take place at South St. Paul High School in August 2008.
Mississippi Valley Orchestra* $3000
www.missvalleyorch.com
Funding for Homenaje de Latino, a free collaborative concert with Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre featuring Cuban, Mexican, and Spanish music. The concert will take place at Augustana Lutheran Church in West St. Paul in February 2008.
Velvet Tones $3000*
Funding for eight vocal performances to be presented to groups with limited arts access including one public performance. Performances will take place throughout the greater metro area between January and June 2008.
Hennepin County
Bridge Productions $3000
www.bridgeproductions.info
Funding to develop and produce For Such a Time as This, an original play based on the retelling of the Book of Ester to be presented at Intermedia Arts in March 2008.
Gosso $2720
Funding to produce Korena, a multi-medium, visual arts exhibit by African artists exploring the theme of contribution. The exhibit will be presented at Obsidian Art Gallery in January 2008.
Harmony Theatre Company and School $3000
www.centerharmony.org
Funding for Skazki: Folktales from the Former Soviet Union, an original play based on folk stories to be presented at the Center for Independent Artists in June 2008.
Minneapolis Southside Singers $3000
www.mplscommunityed.com
Funding to present 20 free concerts during calendar year 2008 to underserved audiences across the seven-county, metropolitan area.
Nimbus Theatre $3000
www.nimbustheatre.com
Funding to produce and stage TV Men, a company-created, multimedia project to be presented at Intermedia Arts in May 2008.
Northside Arts Collective $3000
www.nacarts.org
Funding for the Spring Art Party, an annual, multi-cultural festival serving North Minneapolis. The festival will feature fine arts, crafts, music, storytelling, and arts activities and take place in spring 2008.
Off-Leash Area $3000
www.offleasharea.org
Funding to produce and stage eight performances of Border Crossing, to be performed at the Ritz Theater in Minneapolis in April and May 2008.
Rainbow Rumpus $3000
www.rainbowrumpus.org
Funding to create, publish, and promote a four-issue, children’s and young adult literature series entitled, What’s It Like to Have Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transgender Parents? for its online magazine. The project will begin in December 2007.
South Sixteenth Hijinks $3000
Funding for a free, outdoor, art and sledding spectacle on January 26th in Powderhorn Park. The project will include art workshops to create “art-sleds”, which will be exhibited prior to the event.
Southside Family Nurturing Center $3000
www.ssfnc.org
Funding for Arts in Action, a free, community-based arts program offered to SFNC families in partnership with In the Heart of the Beast Puppet Theatre. The project will begin in January 2008.
Stevens Square Center for the Arts $3000
www.stevensarts.org
Funding for a two-day, community artist festival celebrating and engaging the Stevens Square community of Minneapolis. The festival will take place in summer 2008.
Workhaus Playwrights Collective $3000
www.workhauscollective.org
Funding to produce and stage ten performances of God Save Gertrude by Deborah Stein. Performances will take place at the Playwrights’ Center’s Waring Jones Theatre in Minneapolis.
Ramsey County
Hmong Cultural Center, Inc. $3000
Funding for the Hmong Funeral Song Instruction Program, a weekly, three-hour class teaching the oral tradition of the Hmong funeral songs. The program will take place from January through December 2008.
Music in the Park Series $3000
www.musicintheparkseries.org
Funding for the 2008 Family Concert Series, featuring Ross Sutter and Perin Boyd, Willow Brae, and Asian Sounds, to be performed February through April 2008 at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in St. Anthony Park.
StoryBlend $3000
www.storyblend.com
Funding for its annual two-week workshop pairing deaf individuals and sign language interpreters to explore deaf and hard of hearing culture through the creation of bilingual, performance art. The project will take place on the College of St. Catherine campus and culminate in a public performance of completed work in summer 2008.
Twin Cities Housing and Development Corporation—Liberty Plaza $3000
www.tchdc.org
Funding for a two-week summer arts program for youth living at the Liberty Plaza affordable housing development in St. Paul. The program will feature artists from Barebones Productions and culminate in a community event in August 2008.
Theatre Unbound $3000
www.theatreunbound.com
Funding to produce and stage Ann-Marie MacDonald’s Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet). Performances will take place in spring 2008 at The Neighborhood House, Paul and Sheila Wellstone Center, in St. Paul.
Scott County
Jordan Art Festival * $3000
www.jordanchamber.org
Funding for the Fifth Annual Jordan Art Festival, a two-day juried art show featuring displays and demonstrations of visual arts. The festival will take place in downtown Jordan in June 2008.
Savage Arts Council* $3000
www.savageartstudios.com
Funding for the second annual Juried Art Competition and Show, a visual arts exhibition for both adults and youth. Art work will be displayed throughout the community of Savage in June 2008.
Suburban Hennepin County
Continental Ballet Company* $3000
www.continentalballet.com
Funding for Coppelia, a full-length classical ballet to be presented at the Bloomington Center for the Arts in April 2008.
Cross Community Players* $3000
www.crossplayers.org
Funding for Thoroughly Modern Millie to be presented at Osseo Senior High School in July 2008.
Independent School District 279 Community Education* $3000
Funding for Community Arts for Every Student, six one-hour visual art classes for low-income youth in Brooklyn Park/Brooklyn Center. Classes will take place after school in winter/spring 2008.
Music Association of Minnetonka* $2810
www.musicassociation.org
Funding for two young people’s concerts focused on building children's familiarity with instruments in the orchestra, to be presented at Arts Center on 7 in February and Mount Calvary Church in March 2007.
Orono Community Education* $2550
www.orono.k12.mn.us
Funding for the Orono Community Arts Festival, featuring hands-on activities, demonstrations, and performance artists to be presented at the Discovery Center in Maple Plain in March 2008.
Thursday Musical* $3000
www.thursdaymusical.com
Funding for eight concerts in the Thursday Morning Artist Series, featuring solo artists every other Thursday from January through April 2008 at the Schneider Theater in the Bloomington Center for the Arts.
Vietnamese Community of Minnesota* $3000
www.vietnam-minnesota.org
Funding for the Vietnamese Tet New Year Festival, a one-day festival celebrating Vietnamese heritage through ceremonies, performances, demonstrations, and clinics. The festival will take place at Hopkins High School in February 2008.
Suburban Ramsey County
Community Partners with Youth* $2887
www.cpymn.org
Funding for an introduction to the performing and visual arts featuring Homeward Bound Theatre Company, Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, and Universal Dance Destiny. Weekly activities will take place in New Brighton from January through May 2008.
Encore Wind Ensemble* $3000
www.encorewind.com
Funding for three free concerts, two of which feature area high school aged musicians. Concerts will take place at Stillwater High School in February, St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in North St. Paul in March, and White Bear Lake South High School in April 2008.
Shoreview Parks and Recreation* $1600
www.ci.shoreview.mn.us
Funding for Concert in the Commons, eight free concerts presented weekly at the Shoreview Pavilion. Performance will take place from June through August 2008.
Twin Cities Housing and Development Corporation—
Calibre Ridge Townhomes* $3000
www.tchdc.org
Funding for a two-week summer arts program for youth living at the Calibre Ridge Town Homes affordable housing development in Roseville. The program will feature artists from Barebones Productions and culminate in a community event in June 2008.
Washington County
FamilyMeans* $3000
www.familymeans.org
Funding for the Arts Exploration Workshop, free weekly art experiences in visual, musical, literary, dance, and cultural arts for youth ages 5–12 in the mobile home community of Landfall. Art experiences will take place at the Teen Center January through November 2008.
Harmonic Relief* $3000
www.harmonicrelief.com
Funding for Give My Regards to Broadway, a one-and-a-half hour choral show presented at three locations. Performances will take place at Redeemer Lutheran Church in White Bear Lake in February, the Landmark Center in St. Paul in April, and Century College in White Bear Lake in May 2008.
FY 2008 Arts Activities Support Grant Awards - Round 1
In September 2007, MRAC awarded
$198,995 to 28 organizations/projects in the first round of its 2007/2008 Arts Activity Support grants.
This fiscal year’s first round of Arts Activity Support grants will fund projects that will reach approximately 60,000 people in a range of communities that include ethnic populations, age groups such as youth or seniors, suburban communities, and inner city neighborhoods. The organizations and projects chosen demonstrate both strong artistic quality and a connection to a community need. The following is a complete list of grantees sorted by county that includes award amounts, project summaries, and links to the grantee's web site.
An appropriation from the Minnesota State Legislature is the principle source of MRAC funds.
For more information on the Arts Activities Support grant program, check out the Arts Activities Support grant page or find your program director on the staff page.
Dakota County
Caponi Art Park $7500
www.caponiartpark.org
Funding for the 2008 Summer Performance Series, a free series featuring a poetry slam
for teens and young adults, the South of the River Band, a Shakespeare Festival, the
Minnesota Sinfonia, Dakota Valley Summer Pops Orchestra and Chorale, Mu Daiko, and
Dance Around. The performance series will be held at Caponi Art Park in Eagan.
Hennepin County
Ananya Dance Theatre $7500
www.ananyadancetheatre.org
Funding to produce and stage Daak, Call to Action, a dance piece exploring land rights
violations and their environmental and community consequences. The dance production
will premiere at the Southern Theater in June 2008.
Center for Independent Artists $6260
www.c4ia.org
Funding to produce and stage Dousing the Mirage, an interactive performance exploring
empowerment within the context of the global water crisis. Performances will take place
at the Center for Independent Artists in fall 2007.
Crash $7500
www.maryellenchilds.com/crash
Funding for Drumming in Motion: Mix and Remix, a multidisciplinary presentation of
compositions for percussive instruments. Performances will be held at the Southern
Theater in December 2007.
Frank Theatre $7500
www.franktheatre.org
Funding to produce and stage 15 performances of Bertolt Brecht’s, Puntila and His Hired
Man Matti, a comedy addressing issues of class and property. Performances will take
place in spring 2008.
Kairos Dance Theatre $7500
www.kairosdance.org
Funding for the Kairos Traveling Troupe, a program designed to bring intergenerational
performance and participatory dance theatre experiences to traditionally underserved
audiences. The project will begin in fall 2007.
Kulture Klub Collaborative $7500
www.kultureklub.org
Funding for a series of artist residencies pairing homeless youth with professional
artists. The project will focus on the exploration of public and private spaces and include
the development of a large-scale exhibition. The residencies will begin in fall 2007.
Minneapolis Pops Orchestra Association $7500
www.mplspops.org
Funding to perform four, free, community concerts for seniors. Concerts will take place
at two Minneapolis park sites during summer 2008.
Minnesota Guitar Society $6110
www.mnguitar.org
Funding for concerts and workshops by Iranian-born, classical guitarist, LilyAfshar and
Palestinian oud-playing ensemble, Le Trio Joubran. The activities will take place in winter
2008.
Minnesota Philharmonic Orchestra $7200
www.mnphil.org
Funding to present its 15th concert series consisting of three concerts to be performed at
Hamline University’s Sundin Hall. The series will begin in fall 2007.
Mizna $7500
www.mizna.org
Funding for the annual Arab Film Festival. The four-day event will present the work of
Arab filmmakers and video artists. Film screenings will conclude with planned
audience/artist discussions. The festival will be held at the Heights Theatre in spring
2008.
One Voice Mixed Chorus $7500
www.ovmc.org
Funding for Twenty Years–Many Voices, a choral concert celebrating One Voice Mixed
Chorus’ 20th anniversary. The concert will be presented at the History Theatre in June
2008.
Open Eye Figure Theatre $7500
www.openeyetheatre.org
Funding for the sixth annual Driveway Tour, a local, community tour of puppet theatre
performances originally created by Michael Sommers and Susan Haas. The tour will be
held at various locations within the Twin Cities during summer 2008.
Soap Factory $6975
www.soapfactory.org
Funding to present TAWU, an exhibit curated by Obsidian Arts that will include the
work of 70 African and African American artists in the Twin Cities. The multi-media
exhibit will launch in February 2008.
Wishes for the Sky $7500
www.wishesforthesky.org
Funding to produce and present a large-scale, multidisciplinary, public art event
celebrating Earth Day 2008.
Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre $7500
www.zorongo.org
Funding to produce and stage La Romeria, a new flamenco work created by Susana di
Palma, expressing the relationship between dance and the environment. Performances
will take place in outdoor-area, park settings in July 2008.
Ramsey County
Center for Irish Music $5400
www.centerforirishmusic.org
Funding for The Young Irish Musicians’ Weekend, a series of workshops, master
classes, and public performances featuring world-renown Irish musicians. Workshops
will be held in St. Paul in June 2008.
East Side Arts Council $7500
www.eastsideartscouncil.org
Funding for Artmobile, a mobile art project offering seven weeks of free, drop-in art
classes. Artmobile will be held at public spaces across the East Side of St. Paul in the
summer of 2008.
Exposed Brick Theatre Company $2250
Funding for the world premiere of SHIPSIDE by Twin Cities’ playwright Stacey Parshall.
The performances will be held at the Playwrights’ Center in November 2007.
Sounds of Hope, Ltd. $7500
www.soundsofhope.org
Funding for Songs of Hope 2008, an international concert project featuring youth
between 10- and 16-years-old from countries around the world along with youth from the
Twin Cities. Twenty concerts will be held throughout the Metro area in July 2008.
Square Lake Film and Music Festival $7500
Funding for the 7th annual Square Lake Film and Music Festival, an outdoor film and
music event featuring a juried film festival, commissioned film scores, and live local
music. The festival will be held at Square Lake in August 2008.
St. Paul Art Collective $7260
www.artcrawl.org
Funding for the St. Paul Art Crawl, a self guided walking tour of artists’ studios and
galleries located throughout downtown St. Paul. The Art Crawl will be held in April
2008.
Teatro del Pueblo $7500
www.teatrodelpueblo.org
Funding for the Seventh Annual Political Theater Festival, featuring six to seven short
plays by and about Latinos. The festival will be presented at Intermedia Arts in February
2008.
The Singers - Minnesota Choral Artists $7500
www.singersmca.org
Funding for Under the North Star, a choral concert celebrating Minnesota’s
sesquicentennial and featuring works from Minnesota composers. Performances will be
held in Waconia, Columbia Heights, and Minneapolis in February 2008.
TU Dance $7500
www.tudance.org
Funding for the fourth annual dance concert featuring premiere works by Uri Sands, a
new work by Dwight Rhoden, and works from TU Dance’s existing repertoire. The dance
concert will be presented at the Southern Theatre in June 2008.
Twin Cities Women’s Choir $7500
www.twincitieswomenschoir.org
Funding for I Am Beautiful, America, a choral concert featuring commissioned works by
Bruce Henry and Joan Griffith. The concert will be performed at Central Presbyterian
Church in February 2008.
Zeitgeist $7500
Funding for the 2007-2008 Eric Stokes Song Contest program, including the Eric Stokes
Song Contest and the “Playing it Close to Home” concert. The program will be presented
at Unity Church-Unitarian in St. Paul and Grace University Lutheran Church in
Minneapolis in January 2008.
Suburban Hennepin County
Katha Dance Theatre $7500
www.kathadance.org
Funding for Angika, a cross-cultural, cross-disciplinary work combining classical Kathak
dance, north Indian classical music, and American Jazz music. The performance will be
presented at the Ritz Theater in April 2008.
|
