Community Arts

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$5,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Pan Asian Arts Alliance

Status

Completed

Start Date

April 2015

End Date

June 2015

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Ramsey

Project Overview

Community Arts

Project Details

Funding for the Pan-Asian Arts Festival at the Landmark Center in St Paul in May 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

Pat Teiken: Administration, artistic, organizational development; Linda Dorn: Organizational development, volunteerism, education; Lisa Brimmer: Artistic; Christina Ham: Artistic, administration; Dave Browne: Administration; Joan Vorderbruggen: Artistic, administration, organizational development; Sara Zanussi: Administration, education; Kathryn Hujda: Administration, education; Brittany Shrimpton: Artistic.

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

$5,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$3,000

Direct expenses

$8,000

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Hosting the Pan Asian Arts Festival at May 17th, 2015, at Landmark Center, showcasing Pan Asian dances, music, arts, and attending with at least 2,000 participants and 90% satisfaction rate. We will evaluate the success through 1) Reaching Target Numbers and the Quality of the Festival, and 2) Audience Surveys, with 90% satisfaction rate, and audience will be asked to write down the impacts of the Festival on their arts-going habits and future participation, such as: increasing participation among youth in the arts, or increasing mainstream society’s understanding of Pan-Asian cultures and arts, etc.

Measurable Outcome(s)

We have successfully reached our OUTCOME to host Pan Asian Arts Festival, a Pan-Asian arts/dance showcase at May 17th, 2015, at Landmark Center, with 39 performing arts teams, 250+ artists and 2000+ audience throughout the day. Audience surveys showed 100% satisfaction rate.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Linda Hashimoto, Ange Hwang, Steve Mr Fun, Grace Lee, MinhPhuoc Tran, Julia Vang, Iny Xiong

Project Manager

Gaoia

Vue

Pan Asian Arts Alliance

550 Rice St Ste 103

St Paul

55103