Community Arts
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,890
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Discovery Arts Council
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
April 2012
End Date
December 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Project Overview
Orono International Festival
Project Details
Funding for the seventh annual Orono International Festival celebrating the diversity and culture that exists within the six communities of the Orono School District. The festival will take place in October 2012.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Ginny Jacobson: Teacher, Musikgarten; Suzi McArdle: The Park Theatre Company; Betsy Mowry: Program Manager of Youth Projects, Juxtaposition Arts; Michele Hammel: President, Perimeter Productions; Andrea Dittmer: Choir Manager, Angelica Cantanti; Craig Harris: Managing Director, Playwrights Center; Nirmala Rajasekar: Musician; Heather Rutledge: Executive Director, ArtReach Saint Croix.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Jill Anfang: City of Roseville assistant parks and recreation director; Heather Beal: free-lance architectural writer; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Library system director; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits director of operations and human resources; Paul Creager: Gordon Parks High School teacher and administrator, Square Lake Film Festival director; Erika Eklund: Playwrights'Center director of external relations; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Community Theatre Managing Director; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake-Savage school district program specialist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy executive director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation Project Manager; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Childrens Theatre Company director of institutional giving; Margaret Rog: free-lance grant writer and organizational development consultant; Beth Starbuck: retired consultant; Dameun Strange: free-lance musician and composer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law assistant director of Career and Professional Development.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2012 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Access
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,890
Other Funds Leveraged
$950
Direct expenses
$3,840
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
To expose the community to the rich arts and culture of countries around the world by highlighting local residents and area performing artists; to celebrate the rich artistic and cultural traditions of the community and to help bridge the gap between new immigrants and long-time residents.Participation and attendance; follow-up surveys of artists and volunteers.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Over 850 attendees attended the seventh annual International Festival which featured 61 artists and booths representing 21 cultures.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Cindy Bergstrom, Melanie DeLuca, Megan Bennett, Cindy Geiger, Kim King, Gretchen VandePutte, Jeremy Berger, RIch Mickshl, Mardelle DeCamp, Andrea Arnold, Pat King, Kris Roth
Project Manager
First Name
Megan
Last Name
Murphy Bennett
Organization Name
Discovery Arts Council
Street Address
5050 Independence St
City
Maple Plain
State
MN
Zip Code
55359
Phone
(952) 449-8351
Email
murraybenn@gmail.com
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