Arts Activities Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project AKA Iraqi-MN Art Project
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2017
End Date
November 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Arts Activities Support

Project Details

Iraqi Voices at the Guthrie.

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

Amy Dillahunt: Fundraising, general administration, organizational development; Toni Wilcox: Education, youth programming, volunteerism; Tommy Sar: Disabilities specialist, community service/development, education; Hawona Sullivan Janzen: Artistic, general administration, community education; Nic Soukup: General administration, finance, artistic; Melissa Clark: Artistic, community education, computer systems/web design; Cori Lin: Organizational development, artistic, community service/development; Sovanneary Phann Sweere: Youth programming, community service/development, artistic.

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
$5,050
Direct expenses
$15,050
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

550 people attended the proposed activities at the Guthrie over course of the 3 day performances. 60% of audience participation in one of the community engagement activities such as written reactions to performance and participation in crowd-sourced collaborative art piece that gathers written responses or drawings. Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project will count audience members attending performances. Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project will also count participation in community engagement activities such as written reactions to performance and participation in crowd-sourced collaborative art piece that gathers written responses or drawings.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The most significant outcomes for us where the numbers of attendees (600) and the emotional impact reported by the six Iraqi participants, the four professional actors and over 100 audience members who wrote responses. Not mentioned elsewhere is feedback from the four non-Iraqi actors who found their immersion into the Iraqi experience eye opening, emotional and satisfying.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Salam Murtada, Kathy McKay, Erin Hart, Mohammed Raef Al Azzawi, Muntadher (Ali) Al-Jayashi, Paul Perkal, Rev. David Smith, Luke Wilcox, Kathy Adam
Project Manager
First Name
Kathy
Last Name
McKay
Organization Name
Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project AKA Iraqi-MN Art Project
Street Address
2021 Hennepin Ave E Ste 200
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55413
Phone
(952) 545-9981
Email
kathy@reconciliationproject.org
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