Arts Access

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$40,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project AKA Iraqi-MN Art Project
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
End Date
October 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Anoka
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview
Arts Access
Project Details
Iraqi Voices is a collaborative arts experience that gives Twin Cities-based Iraqi refugees an artistic platform to share their stories.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Kjellgren Alkire: Artist and researcher; faculty member, Saint Mary's University Winona; Adam Courville: Arts educator and manager, puppeteer; studying for master''s in nonprofit management at Hamline; Shelley Johnson: Theater and dance teacher at Franklin Middle School; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Jessica O'Brien: Associate director, Minnesota Council of Churches’ Mankato refugee services; Dameun Strange: Bush Foundation Community Innovation Team member
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

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$40,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$16,877
Direct expenses
$56,877
Administration costs
$2,200
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Local Iraqi refugees participate in theatre experience, attend professional performance by and about Iraqis, and deepen their relationship with IARP. Participants report increase in theatre skills and comfort levels with IARP in interviews and surveys; Iraqi audience members critique performances, report increase in access to arts in comment cards. 2: Local Iraqi refugees, who'd otherwise face language, cultural, and economic barriers, access theatre skills and collaborative performing experience. Pre- and post-project interviews of participants by an independent evaluator will include specific questions about these barriers, how they were addressed and what could be improved in future years.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Local Iraqi refugees participated in a theatre experience, attended a professional performance by and about local Iraqis. Participants reported increase in theater skills and comfort levels with IARP in interviews and surveys. Iraqi audience members critiqued performances and reported an increase in arts access through comment cards. 2: Local Iraqi refugees, who'd otherwise face language, cultural and economic barriers, accessed theater skills and a collaborative experience. Pre and post-project interviews of participants with an independent evaluator included questions about these barriers, how they were addressed and what can be improved moving forward.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
David Smith, Kathleen McKay, Salam Murtada, Mohammed Raif Al Azzawi, Erin Hart, Paul Perkal, Kathy Adam, Muntadher Al-Jayashi
Project Manager
First Name
Kathy
Last Name
McKay
Organization Name
Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project
Street Address
416 Hennepin Ave E Ste 116
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55414
Phone
(952) 545-9981
Email
kathy@reconciliationproject.org
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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