Community Arts

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,200
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Discovery Arts Council
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
April 2016
End Date
December 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview
Community Arts
Project Details
Funding for the Orono International Festival, an annual fall arts festival allowing community members to share the arts and culture of their heritage through country booths, folk arts, costumes, displays and five to seven performing arts groups sharing mu
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; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair El Arco Iris; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; 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; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Bill Muchow: Artistic, finance, administration; Alejandra Pelinka: Administration, artistic, fundraising; Laura Narhi: Fundraising, administration, organizational development; Paul Eastwold: Disabilities specialist, education, administration; Juliet Parisi: Artistic, education, organizational development; Brenda Lyseng: Administration, education, organizational development; Edna Stevens: Fundraising, computer systems, disabilities specialist.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,200
Other Funds Leveraged
$850
Direct expenses
$4,050
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The goals of this festival are to expose festival attendees to the rich arts and culture of countries around the world by highlighting local residents and diverse performing artists. Over 20 country displays allow the 700-800 festival attendees to experience an amazing variety of ethnic arts and culture and allow local community members the opportunity to share their cultural heritage. Evaluation of the International Festival is done through tracking the number of participants, attendees and the quality of their experience. Follow-up surveys to artists and volunteers give invaluable information to the project leaders. Photographs are taken to visually document the event.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The 2016 International Festival achieved its goals for participation and quality of displays and performances. Our location in a large greenhouse creates a wonderful "outdoor" fair feeling in an indoor space which works for late fall in Minnesota. Another new element was to invite a large Ukrainian youth dance troupe to perform. Their energy was amazing and there fun connection with our Mexican youth folk dancers as both sets of young people enjoyed each other’s performances! One thing we are considering doing differently is to add some additional elements or marketing that keep parents of older youth at the festival longer. Some of them drop off their kids but don't stay themselves. We want to change that in future years. We reached our attendance goals with about 700 attending. We were very pleased with the diverse group of countries represented. This is the one arts event in our community where people from different cultures all come together in one place. Asking people to participate in the festival has been our best way to really reach diverse audiences and make them welcome and included. Festival organizers spend time talking with attendees and encouraging them to be participants the next year. Several new immigrants came who said they would host a booth next year. 700 participants enjoyed 5 performance groups and 18 country booths. High satisfaction was expressed by participants based on verbal and written comments. New artist demonstrations including Ukrainian Egg Decorating, Henna, Anime and Origami were very well received.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Cindy Bergstrom, Melanie DeLuca, Megan Bennett, Kim King, Chris Hayes, Jack Neveaux, Kevin Kluever , Gretchen Vandeputte, Shukun Maheshwari, Lonnie Broden, Kerri Olson
Project Manager
First Name
Melanie
Last Name
DeLuca
Organization Name
Discovery Arts Council
Street Address
5050 Independence St  
City
Maple Plain
State
MN
Zip Code
55359
Phone
(952) 449-8351
Email
maliabenn@juno.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