Arts Activities Support
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Black Storytellers Alliance
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2015
End Date
September 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Project Overview
Arts Activities Support
Project Details
Funding for Signifyin' and Testifyin', a three-day, family-friendly festival featuring master storytellers from across the county. The festival will take place at metro area locations in September 2015.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; 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; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Minnesota Public Radio Development Officer; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
LaDonna Morrison: Finance, administration, organizational planning; Kersten Elverum: Administration; Joanna Lees: Artistic, administration, education; Patricia Mitchell: Artistic, marketing, administration; Mike Spellman: Administration, marketing, volunteerism; Stacy Stanley: Artistic, marketing, administration; Jill Murphy: Administration, youth programming, community service; Rosy Kirk: Artistic.
Project Details: 2015 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Access
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$11,161
Direct expenses
$21,161
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
We plan to have 1,200 participants engaging and interacting with more than 25 artists over the course of the three-day Festival. We project that 65% of the audience participants report that they are diverse as represented by age, culture and ethnically. Audience participant counts and Written Survey results.
Measurable Outcome(s)
We are in the midst of some of the most challenging and fearful times in history. We believe that the most significant outcome from our three-day Festival is the ability of artists to continue to do what artists are charged with doing: inspiring people to reach for the better selves within each of us. Great artists appear to have always done this. That is our calling.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Nothando Zulu, Dara Ceaser, Edwin Clarke, Makeda Zulu-Gillespie, Mahmoud El-Kati, Dorothy Robinson, Brooke Cunningham, Kamilah Ceaser, Sherrie Pugh, Joseph Ceaser, Stephanie Dillard, Tina Sykes, Darrell Gillespie, Vusumuzi Zulu
Project Manager
First Name
Vusumuzi
Last Name
Zulu
Organization Name
Black Storytellers Alliance
Street Address
1112 Newton Ave N
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Phone
(612) 529-5864
Email
vzulu@blackstorytellers.com
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