Folk and Traditional Arts
Folk and Traditional Arts
The Tamil Association of Minnesota will bring in master artists to train community members in South Indian traditional instruments, culminating in a final performance at the Minneapolis Convention Center in July 2017.
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre
Rae French: International programs and study abroad coordinator, University of Minnesota Crookston; Karen Goulet: Artist, coordinator of the Gizhiigin Arts Accelerator program of the White Earth Nation; Sarah Larsson: Outreach and development director at the Somali Museum of Minnesota; Sowah Mensah: Ethnomusicologist, composer, and master drummer; music professor at Macalester and St. Thomas; Jeffrey Meyer: Music professor at Concordia College, Moorhead; leader of study abroad trips; Angela Robins: Woodworker and boat builder; Arts Board grantee; Mai Vang: Founder of Hmong Museum; collections manager at Minnesota Museum of American Art
ACHF Cultural Heritage
Twenty Minnesota artists develop and deepen their skills in South Indian folk and Traditional instrumental music - Thavil, Nadhaswaram and Parai. The master artists will assess the community artists on the apprenticeship progress based on predefined parameters including Instrumental Techniques, tradition and awareness, aural and improvisation. 2: Improve community awareness on South Indian folk and traditional instruments - Thavil, Nadhaswaram and Parai - through workshop and performance. Survey the community audience to measure awareness on the presented folk and traditional music.
Forty-one artists participated in this workshop with twenty Students maintaining Above 80% attendance. Students worked closely with masters to learn the artforms. Maintained the Attendance of the workshop in electronic form and the topics covered in each of the sessions. Copy of the attendance report can be provided if needed. 2: Generated Awareness through FeTNA 2017 performance for About 1200 Participants. Through Festival of Nation, generated awareness for about 5000 People. Surveyed FeTNA 2017 Convention Participants. 91% of the responses recorded great feedback (Top Two Favorable Choices) on the instrumental and acknowledged that they gained awareness of these artforms.
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