Arts Activities Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Center for Hmong Arts and Talent AKA CHAT
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2018
End Date
January 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Hennepin
Ramsey
Hennepin
Project Overview

Arts Activities Support

Project Details

Ukulele Classes for ComMUSICation Choir.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Osman Mohamed Ali: Founder and Executive Director; Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director; Cristeta Boarini: freelance audio producer, journalist, writer, Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director, Alejandra Iannone: Creative Co-Director, Wu Chen Khoo: Technical: Stage Technical Designer,Stage Director, Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant, Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, Donna Saul Millen: Events Director, Christal Moose: Manager, Adaobi Okolue: Executive Director, Andrea Sjogren: Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator, Deanna StandingCloud: Program and Community Network Director, Sara Wilson: Attorney.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Chai Lee: General Administration; Erika Dani: Community Service and Development, Finance, Organizational Development; Jamie Marshall: Artistic, General Administration, Organizational Development; Marggie Ogas: Artistic, Community Service and Development, Organizational Development; Martha West: Fundraising, Organizational Development, Audience Development and Marketing; Nancy Cook: Artistic, Education, Community Service and Development; Nina Robinson: Artistic, Volunteerism, Education; Pete Driessen: Artistic, Community Education, Youth Programming.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$5,000
Direct expenses
$15,000
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

We have two major outcomes. We want to create engagement from the community in the form of direct service and instruction, advocacy and audience participation involving 200 people through the ASU Music Program. We also want to be able to have 100% of our students increase their music and artistic proficiency from their baseline at the beginning of the course to the end of the finale of the program. We will evaluate our program on many levels. The quality of our instruction will reflect in parental and community support and participation. We intend to evaluate our program through student survey and evaluation forms. We will also have evaluation forms for parents and guardians of students to measure artistic development and other growth. Lastly, we will select some parents for one on one to talk about the program and see how we can improve it for students and families.

Measurable Outcome(s)

We had 100% of the participants acknowledge that they have increased their knowledge and proficiency in music. This was one of our goals: to increase the proficiency of youth in music. We also have 100% of participants say that through this program they have increased their knowledge of music and are inspired to pursue music more in the future.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Yup Lor, Zog Yang, Xena Lee, Peter Vang, Gaona Yang, Mary Xiong,Chamath Perera
Project Manager
First Name
Yee Steve
Last Name
Thao
Organization Name
Center for Hmong Arts and Talent AKA CHAT
Street Address
995 University Ave Ste 220
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55104-4785
Phone
(612) 603-6971
Email
stevet@aboutchat.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
Email the Agency
Location

PO Box 14106
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 

Phone
Project Manager: Kathy Mouacheupao
651-645-0402
Email the Agency