Arts Access

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$25,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
International Friendship Through the Performing Arts
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2014
End Date
December 2014
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Dakota
Rice
Dakota
Rice
Project Overview
Arts Access
Project Details
International Friendship Through the Performing Arts will hire top ethnic and jazz musicians to perform concerts and participate in outreach activities within the Northfield Retirement Community and The Commons on Marice in Eagan.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Maya Beecham: Executive assistant and creativity director, Youthprise; visual and spoken word artist; freelance writer; Laurel Bradley: Director and curator, Perlman Teaching Museum, Carleton College, Northfield; Gregory Bullard: Independent Management Consultant, Bullseye Services Corp.; Melissa Cuff: Director of grants and foundation relations for YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities.; Joanna Kohler: Filmmaker and Media producer, community storytelling; Sherri Pugh: Retired community economic developer and philanthropy administrator; Minnesota African American Museum volunteer; Paul Robinson: Director, James P. Shannon Leadership Institute, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, Saint Paul; Jessica Roeder: Writer, poet and teacher
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$25,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$25,000
Administration costs
$542
Number of full time equivalents funded
1
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Residents of our target communities with mobility limitations will be able to attend on-site performances and presentations by world-class musicians from a variety of cultures. The number of residents using wheel chairs, walker, scooters, in attendance will be counted, as well as the number of viewers of the concerts on the community-wide television network. 2: Our organization will build relationships with these communities that will be ongoing and expanding. International Friendship Through the Performing Arts, Northfield Retirement Community, and The Commons staff will discuss the results and plans for future years within one week following the completion of each event.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Residents of our target retirement communities, their family and surrounding community members were able to attend performances by world-class musicians in the comfort of their own living spaces. 2: Twelve extremely successful concerts in two retirement communities were presented to the delight of residents. This was the first such concert series for both.

Description of Funds
Recipient Board Members
Paul Dice, Lauren Pelon, Professor C. Victor Fung, Linda Reed, Theodore Riggi, Evelyn Lee Soen, Professor James Standifer, Changjun Xu, Professor Jiazhen Zhao, Professor Stephen Yanli Zheng
Project Manager
First Name
Paul
Last Name
Dice
Organization Name
International Friendship Through the Performing Arts
Street Address
1960 Cliff Lake Rd Ste 129-219
City
Eagan
State
MN
Zip Code
55122
Phone
(952) 210-3628
Email
iftpa_usa@yahoo.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
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