Arts Activities Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
The Center for Irish Music
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2019
End Date
June 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Ramsey
Project Overview

Arts Activities Support

Project Details

Minnesota Irish Music Weekend 2020.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: Mid-Continent Oceanographic Institute Program Director; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

D.A. Bullock: Artistic, Audience Development / Marketing; Divya Karan: Computer Systems / Web Design, Organizational Development, General Administration; Florence Brammer: General Administration, Education, Volunteerism; Julia Brown: General Administration, Artistic, Education; Lauren White: General Administration, Fundraising, Organizational Development; Maymuna Ali: Artistic, Computer Systems / Web Design; Stanton Wood: Fundraising, Organizational Development, Artistic; Ying Lee: Community Service / Development, Youth Programming, Education.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$21,686
Direct expenses
$31,686
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The 2020 12th Annual Minnesota Irish Music Weekend will pair children, teen and adult students with virtuosic Irish tradition bearers for an immersive cultural experience of learning music in a traditional way (aurally) that is affordable, accessible, and eye-opening. Through high quality educational and performance opportunities led by master artists right here in St. Paul, the event will elevate the skill, cultural fluency, and number of players of traditional Irish music in the Twin Cities and North America. 20 children, 25 teens and more than one hundred adults will attend 35 music workshops and lectures throughout the weekend, and the Friday night Great Session Experience and Saturday night Master Artist Concert will attract over 500 attendees from the Twin Cities and Minnesota. Surveys will be given to every workshop attendee. Audiences and workshop participants will be counted. Master artists will be interviewed during the weekend. Demographic information collected from registered participants will be analyzed and used to improve future MIM weekends.

Measurable Outcome(s)

203 participants ages eight to 85 learned new skills and knowledge in Irish traditional music. Audience surveys showed that 97% of participants learned something new about Irish music throughout the weekend, including information about seminal tradition bearers, new music, and stylistic and technical tips on fiddle, flute, whistle, singing, accordion, concertina, uilleann pipes, harp, and bodhran.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Mike O'Connor, Dave McKenna, Patrick Cole, Greg Padden, Jo Ann Vano, Teisha Magee, Jan Casey, David Rhees, Nicole Boor, Mike Lynch.
Project Manager
First Name
Norah
Last Name
Rendell
Organization Name
The Center for Irish Music
Street Address
836 Prior Ave N
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55104
Phone
(651) 815-0083
Email
nrendell@centerforirishmusic.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