TABLE OF CONTENTS
Descriptive Summary of the Collection
Background of Excellence in Dance Initiative
Scope and Content of the Collection
Series 1: Series 1: Administrative Files, 1999-2007
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Inventory of the Chicago Community Trust Excellence in Dance Initiative Records, 1999-2007
Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Joy L. Austria, 2008. ©2008. |
Descriptive Summary of the Collection |
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| Creator | Chicago Community Trust |
| Title | Chicago Community Trust Excellence in Dance Initiative Records |
| Dates | 1999-2007 |
| Extent | 1 cubic ft. (3 boxes) |
| Abstract | Administrative files, consultant files and a collection of background information and publications relating to the field of dance and specifically to the activities of a short-term initiative developed by the Chicago Community Trust which had the aim of strengthening the field of dance in Chicago. |
| Language | Materials are in English. |
| Repository | Newberry Library, Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections |
| Collection Call Number | Dance MS Dance Initiative |
| Collection Stack Location | 3a 48 1 |
Administrative Information
Cite As
Chicago Community Trust Excellence in Dance Initiative Records, Midwest Manuscript Collection, The Newberry Library, Chicago.
Provenance
Gift of the Chicago Community Trust, 2008.
Processed by
Virginia Hay Smith, 2008.
Access
The Chicago Community Trust Excellence in Dance Initiative Records are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).
Ownership and Literary Rights
The Chicago Community Trust Excellence in Dance Initiative Records are the physical property of the Newberry Library. Copyright may belong to the authors or their legal heirs or assigns. For permission to publish or reproduce any materials from this collection, contact the Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections.
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Background of Excellence in Dance Initiative
The Excellence of Dance Initiative, created by the Chicago Community Trust in 2001, was a short-term research and advocacy project designed to strengthen the Chicago dance community. Its purpose was to learn more about the issues and needs of the area dance field, to study the impact of past giving in dance, and to identify and develop some demonstration projects that might be funded by the Trust.
Overseen by Chicago Community Trust’s senior advisor Sarah Solotaroff, with the information generated from reports of the firm Callahan Consulting for the Arts and the firms of Carol Fox and Associates and Slover Linett Strategies, the Excellence in Dance Initiative’s activities were composed of several elements. One was to implement a dance mapping project which would document the size and scope of existing dance activity in the Chicago area. Another activity was to convene an Advisory Committee composed of members of the city’s dance community to assist in identifying fundable projects, especially in the creation of new works, in the education of young talent, and in audience development. Also, through the years of the Initiative there was increasing recognition of the need to serve dance communities that would not receive grants, so this led to the Planning Process for Small to Mid-sized Companies and Independent Artists in Dance (SMID) which documents services available to artists and small groups. An audience development project, with initial support from the Trust, coincided with the SMID report.
By 2005, the Trust had shifted its arts grant-making priorities to concentrate on arts education. Therefore, the function of its specific initiative focusing on dance funding came to an end, though several projects continued to seek support from other donors and foundations, such as the one aimed at audience development.
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Scope and Content of the Collection
Material related to the Chicago Community Trust’s Excellence in Dance Initiative consisting of administrative files, consultant files and miscellaneous informational publications and reports.
Narrative descriptions of the subject matter, types of material, and arrangement of each series are available through the Organization section of the finding aid.
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Organization
Papers are organized in the following series:
- Series 1: Series 1: Administrative Files, 1999-2007. Box(es) 1
- Series 2: Series 2: Consultant Files, 2001-2006. Box(es) 2
- Series 3: Series 3: Information Files, 2000-2007. Box(es) 3
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Selected Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Newberry Library's public catalog. Researchers desiring additional materials on a particular topic should search the catalog using these headings.
Names
- Callahan Consulting for the Arts
- Carol Fox and Associates
- Chicago Community Trust
- Slover Linett Strategies
- Solotaroff, Sarah
Subjects
- Consulting firms -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Dance – Illinois – Chicago
- Endowments -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Manuscripts, American -- Illinois -- Chicago
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Container List
Series 1: Series 1: Administrative Files, 1999-2007 |
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| Administrative files include summaries of the Initiative’s accomplishments, notes of the Dance Advisory Committee activities and meetings, material relating to the Chicago Dancemakers Forum, a few financial reports, several articles on the dance, and some miscellaneous correspondence. Also, a program for the Ann Barzel Tribute, November 11, 2002. | |||||||||||
| Arranged by type of material. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | Contents | |||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Chicago Community Trust's Excellence in Dance Initiative: Summaries, 2003-2006 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Chicago Dance Teaching Initiative: Proposal and Reports, Feb., 2002-Nov., 2003 | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Dance Advisory Committee Meetings, 2000 | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Dance Advisory Committee Meetings, 2001 | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Dance Advisory Committee Meetings, Feb., 2002 | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Dance Advisory Committee Meetings, Apr.-July, 2002 | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | Dance Advisory Committee Meetings, Oct.; Dec., 2002 | |||||||||
| 1 | 8 | Dance Advisory Committee Meetings, 2003 | |||||||||
| 1 | 9 | Dance Advisory Committee Meetings, 2004 | |||||||||
| 1 | 10 | Dance Advisory Committee Meetings: Retreat, May, 2004 | |||||||||
| 1 | 11 | Dance Advisory Committee Meetings, 2005 | |||||||||
| 1 | 12 | Dance Advisory Committee Catering receipts, 2001-2002 | |||||||||
| 1 | 13 | Dance Initiative Background Info, 2001-2002 | |||||||||
| 1 | 14 | Chicago Community Trust Dance Grants, 1999-2002 | |||||||||
| 1 | 15 | Chicago Dancemakers Forum Application (draft), 2002 | |||||||||
| 1 | 16 | Chicago Dancemakers Forum Project Applications, Nov., 2003 | |||||||||
| 1 | 17 | Chicago Dancemakers Forum Report on Artist Feedback, Sept. 15, 2003 | |||||||||
| 1 | 18 | Dance Service Organization: Business Plan Outline (draft), Mar.31, 2004 | |||||||||
| 1 | 19 | Miscellaneous articles relating to dance in Chicago, 2001-2003 | |||||||||
| 1 | 20 | Dance Group, Mar. 14, 2001 | |||||||||
| 1 | 21 | Dance Initiative Miscellaneous Financial Files, 2004-2005 | |||||||||
| 1 | 22 | Dance Initiative Notes of Review, undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 23 | Solotaroff, Sarah: Miscellaneous Correspondence, 2001-2007 | |||||||||
| 1 | 24 | Miscellaneous: Ann Barzel Tribute, Nov. 11, 2002 | |||||||||
Series 2: Series 2: Consultant Files, 2001-2006 |
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| Material covers correspondence, planning and reports of professional firms Callahan Consulting for the Arts, Carol Fox and Associates, and Slover Linett Strategies. | |||||||||||
| Arranged by name of consultant. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | Contents | |||||||||
| 2 | 25 | Callahan Consulting for the Arts: Description of Services, Sept. 14, 2001 | |||||||||
| 2 | 26 | Callahan Consulting for the Arts: Chicago Community Trust Evaluation for Arts-Related Projects, Oct. 22-23, 2001 | |||||||||
| 2 | 27 | Callahan Consulting for the Arts: Dance Initiative - Scope of Work for Planning and Evaluation, Year One (two copies), [2001] | |||||||||
| 2 | 28 | Callahan Consulting for the Arts: Contracts and Accounting, Oct. 2001-Mar., 2003 | |||||||||
| 2 | 29 | Callahan Consulting for the Arts: Reports on Proposed Next Steps Related to the Dance Initiative, Oct. 24-25, 2002 | |||||||||
| 2 | 30 | Callahan Consulting for the Arts: Assessment of Past Dance Funding (draft), Oct., 2002 | |||||||||
| 2 | 31 | Callahan Consulting for the Arts: Assessment of Past Dance Funding, Nov. 15, 2002 | |||||||||
| 2 | 32 | Callahan Consulting for the Arts: Highlights of Accomplishments and Evaluation of Results, 2002-2003 | |||||||||
| 2 | 33 | Callahan Consulting for the Arts: Chicago Dance Initiative Interim Report, May, 2003 | |||||||||
| 2 | 34 | Callahan Consulting for the Arts: Contracts and Accounting, Apr., 2003-June, 2004 | |||||||||
| 2 | 35 | Callahan Consulting for the Arts: SMID Project ("Small Midsized & Independent Artists in Dance") - Status of Planning Process, Oct. 7, 2004 | |||||||||
| 2 | 36 | Callahan Consulting for the Arts: SMID Project - Serving Dance in Chicago, A Planning Process Interim Report, Feb., 2005 | |||||||||
| 2 | 37 | Callahan Consulting for the Arts: SMID Project - Documents to Complete SMID Planning Process in Preparation for a Final Retreat, Apr. 12, 2005 | |||||||||
| 2 | 38 | Callahan Consulting for the Arts: SMID Project - Serving Dance in Chicago, Executive Summary, May 2005 | |||||||||
| 2 | 39 | Callahan Consulting for the Arts - Serving Dance in Chicago, Talking Points and Recommendations, Final Report, Oct., 2005 | |||||||||
| 2 | 40 | Carol Fox and Associates: Audience Development Project, Phase One, June 9, 2003 | |||||||||
| 2 | 41 | Carol Fox and Associates: Excellence in Dance Initiative Audience Development Plan, Nov. 10, 2004 | |||||||||
| 2 | 42 | Carol Fox and Associates: "Get in Step With Chicago Dance Audiences", Nov, 2004 | |||||||||
| 2 | 43 | Carol Fox and Associates: Dance Audience Development Marketing Plan (draft), Aug., 2004-Aug., 2006 | |||||||||
| 2 | 44 | Carol Fox and Associates: Audience Development Project: Marketing Boot Camp, July 22-23, 2005 | |||||||||
| 2 | 45 | Slover Linett Strategies: Audience Development Project, Research Phase, Aug.14, 2003 | |||||||||
| 2 | 46 | Slover Linett Strategies: Dance Audience Development Research, Jan. 21, 2004 | |||||||||
| 2 | 47 | Slover Linett Strategies: Audience Development Project - Survey Findings Report, May. 18, 2004 | |||||||||
| 2 | 48 | Slover Linett Strategies: Dance Audience Development Project - Summary Report, Sept.14, 2004 | |||||||||
| 2 | 48 | Slover Linett Strategies: Dance Audience Development Project - Summary Report, Sept.14, 2004 | |||||||||
Series 3: Series 3: Information Files, 2000-2007 |
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| The information files consist primarily of published material such as programs and reports relating to Dance/Chicago, Dance/NYC and Dance/USA, as well as miscellaneous publications of dance activities and research relating to Chicago and other cities. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | Contents | |||||||||
| 3 | 49 | Chicago Dance and Music Alliance - Ruth Page Awards, 2001 | |||||||||
| 3 | 50 | Dance Chicago Programs, 2001, 2002, 2003 | |||||||||
| 3 | 51 | Dance Chicago: Choreography Project, Artists Focus Groups Evaluation, Apr. 21, 2003 | |||||||||
| 3 | 52 | Dance Chicago Final Report, 2003 | |||||||||
| 3 | 53 | Dance in Chicago: A Report from the Funders' Perspective, Nov., 2003 | |||||||||
| 3 | 54 | Dance/DC: Washington Ballet Strategic Program Map, undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 55 | Dance/NYC: "Where Does the Money Go?", Aug., 2003 | |||||||||
| 3 | 56 | Dance/NYC: Articles, 2004 | |||||||||
| 3 | 57 | Dance/NYC: An Assessment, May, 2005 | |||||||||
| 3 | 58 | Dance NYC et al: "Models of Service Provision from New York City", Mar. 28-30, 2005 | |||||||||
| 3 | 59 | Dance/USA: Launch of the Chicago Dance Mapping Project, July 23, 2001 | |||||||||
| 3 | 60 | Dance/USA: Theatre Communications Group Winter Council, Jan., 2003 | |||||||||
| 3 | 61 | Dance/USA: Articles, publications, 2001-2007 | |||||||||
| 3 | 62 | Dance/USA: Publication: "Developing the Whole Dancer", Sept., 2003 | |||||||||
| 3 | 63 | Dance/USA: Publication: "Mapping the Chicago Dance Community", 2002 | |||||||||
| 3 | 64 | Dance/USA: Publication: National College Choreography Initiative, 2003; 2005 | |||||||||
| 3 | 65 | Dance/USA: Journal, 2000; 2005; 2007 | |||||||||
| 3 | 66 | Greater Milwaukee Foundation: Report, Sept. 5, 2002 | |||||||||
| 3 | 67 | National Dance Heritage Videotape Registry, 2003 | |||||||||
| 3 | 68 | National Performance Network Regional Roundtable, Fall, 2001 | |||||||||
| 3 | 69 | Sacred Dance Guild: Articles and Information, 2002 | |||||||||
| 3 | 70 | Walker International Communications Group, Inc.: "Building Community-Based Audiences for the Arts", undated | |||||||||