Arts Activities Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Border CrosSing
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2017
End Date
May 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Ramsey
Project Overview

Arts Activities Support

Project Details

Border CrosSING - Puentes.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher, performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair at El Arco Iris; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support, Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer, Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Lori-Anne Williams: Fundraising, general management, administration, finance; Molly Van Avery: Artistic, education, general administration; Kate Hujda: General management, administration, artistic, organizational development; Mary Anne Quiroz: Organizational development, youth programming, artistic; Tonya Williams: Artistic, youth programming, community education; Daniel Hodges: Fundraising, youth programming, education; Larsen Husby: Artistic, general administration, organizational development; G Vue: Education, organizational development, youth programming.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$17,020
Direct expenses
$27,020
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

This being our first program and pilot year as an organization, we have set the following short-term goals to advance our mission and vision: have more than 150 attendees for every concert, selling out at least once concert; have at least 50 audience members report attending more than one concert; by the end of the series, have at least 30% or our audience made up of people that self-identify as Hispanic or Latinx; and receive two invited engagements and collaborations to perform repertoire from our Puentes concert season for/with other organizations. We will use ticket counts after each concert to track concert attendance. A bilingual survey will be included in each concert's playbill, asking for audience feedback on concert experience, and cultural background. Invited engagements will be documented in traceable communication mediums, such as e-mail or letters.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Averaged 112 paid ticket attendees per concert, 165 total attendees. 90% of our total audience rated our program as "Excellent" (5 on a 1 to 5 scale). 0% rated it 1 or 2. From beginning to end, a steady 40% of all audience members self-identified as Hispanic or Latinx, exceeding our goal of reaching 30% by our last project. We enjoyed 83 repeat attendees, 12 of whom attended all five programs.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Ahmed Anzaldua, Jack Vishneski, Bethany Battafarano, Nick Chalmers, Elisa Olson, Sara Zanussi
Project Manager
First Name
Ahmed
Last Name
Anzaldua
Organization Name
Border CrosSing
Street Address
4320 Upton Ave N
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55412
Phone
(269) 348-5441
Email
ahmedfernando@gmail.com
Administered By
Administered by
Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
Email the Agency
Location

PO Box 14106
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 

Phone
Project Manager: Kathy Mouacheupao
651-645-0402
Email the Agency