Arts Activities Support

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Minhua Chorus

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

July 2015

End Date

December 2015

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Ramsey

Project Overview

Arts Activities Support

Project Details

Funding for the Chinese Knot, a full-length concert featuring songs and dances from major Chinese ethnic groups. Performances will take place at the O’Shaughnessy auditorium of Saint Catherine University in December 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

Joseph Hagedorn: Marketing, organizational development, education; Jason Peterson: Artistic; Paul Rudoi: Artistic, administration; Donna Saul Millen: Administration, organizational development, volunteerism; Cathy Gustafson: Administration, education; Denise Tennen: Artistic, youth programming, administration; Ellen Fenster: Artistic, administration, education.

Project Details: 2015 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Cultural Heritage

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$16,200

Direct expenses

$26,200

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

We target at attracting 1,200 people to attend the concert which is to be produced by 120 professional and amateur artists. The outcome of the project will be evaluated by the audience/participant count, audience survey, artist survey and choir member survey.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Over a four month period guest artist Linda Tutas Haugen held teaching intensives with 53 girls. The product of these learning activities culminated in a performance concert led by artistic director Julia Fahey. The Chinese Knot concert sponsored by the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Arts Activities Support grant was a great success. Over 120 professional and amateur artists from the Chinese, American and Hmong communities participated in the project. The concert attracted more than 1000 spectators. 63% of the survey respondents indicated the Chinese Knot concert being one of the best concerts produced by local Chinese arts group in the recent years.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

John Zhang, Sophie Liu, Julie Zhu, Nancy Tang, Mary Wei, David Hsu, Ying Zhang, Qian Yin Xu, John Zhang, Sophie Liu, Julie Zhu, Jijun He, Zhen Zou

Project Manager

John

Zhang

Minhua Chorus

495 Owasso Hills Dr

Roseville

55113