Arts Activities Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Dear Gaza
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2019
End Date
September 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Arts Activities Support

Project Details

Dear Gaza Bock Party 2019.

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

Andy Sturdevant: Artistic, Organizational Development, General Administration; Audrey Park: Community Education, General Administration, Audience Development / Marketing; Beverly Cottman: Community Education, Artistic, Volunteerism; Courtney Gerber: Education, Volunteerism, Audience Development / Marketing; Deborah Jinza Thayer: Artistic, Education; Emmy Carter: Fundraising, Audience Development / Marketing, Organizational Development; Jenea Rewertz-Targui: Community Education, Disabilities/Accessibility Specialist, Education; Kevin Yang: Youth Programming, Artistic, Community Education; Malia Cole: Fundraising, Audience Development / Marketing, Organizational Development; Max Erickson: Audience Development / Marketing, Volunteerism, Fundraising.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
Yes
Conflict of Interest Contact

Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Kathy Mouacheupao (651) 645-0402

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
$6,000
Direct expenses
$16,000
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Performances and community art activities unite and inspire audience members to engage in Palestinian culture. Performances and community art activities unite and inspire audience members to engage in Palestinian culture. 95% of participants stated they felt engaged by the art activities. Performances and community art activities unite and inspire audience members to engage in Palestinian culture. 95% of participants stated they felt engaged by the art activities. More than 50% of attendees participate in art activities. Attendee surveys show that attendees learned more about Palestinian culture and art activities positively impacted their perceptions of Palestinians and MENA people. Audience surveys, Audience participation, artist surveys and interviews, attendance, audience surveys, Audience participation, artist surveys and interviews, attendance.

Measurable Outcome(s)

From a scale of one to ten participants gave an average of seven for how much more educated they felt about Palestinian people after the event. Analyzing the data, we found two factors that most strongly tied to the respondent's overall experience: The first and strongest is feeling more educate and the second strongest was staff rating. For Overall Experience 53% said excellent 36% said very good

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved most of the proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Karmel Sabri, Kathryn Haddad, Anh-Thu Pham, Jordan Lee Thompson, Nailah Taman, Devante Jackson, Sara Abdelaal
Project Manager
First Name
Karmel
Last Name
Sabri
Organization Name
Dear Gaza
Street Address
207 E Lake St
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55408
Phone
(612) 309-9094
Email
karmel@deargaza.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