Arts Activities Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Japan America Society of Minnesota, Inc. AKA JASM
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2019
End Date
August 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview

Arts Activities Support

Project Details

2019 The Como Park Japanese Obon Festival.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: Mid-Continent Oceanographic Institute Program Director; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Andi Cheney: Organizational Development, General Administration, Finance; Brenda Butler: Education, Youth Programming, Community Education; Bryan Thao Worra: Artistic, Community Service / Development; Edna Stevens: Youth Programming, Audience Development / Marketing, Artistic; Loren Niemi: General Management / Administration, Artistic, Organizational Development / Planning; Nakita Kirchner: Artistic, Organizational Development, Education; Sara Endalew: Artistic, Community Service / Development, Education.

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
$2,500
Direct expenses
$12,500
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

For the Bon Odori workshop, we would like to have 40 attendees this year. For the Obon Festival, we would like to keep 10,000 attendees for this year. By keeping the track of the ticket sales at the gate for the festival, we can evaluate the number of the attendees. We will also conduct post event volunteer survey for the future improvement.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Post festival, we had a few Social Media posts regarding the festival was very positive. One post-that mentioned that the content is the same every year, in which it is an important point for us to look into. Also, the attendance went down this year it was 8000 for the goal of 10,000. This may connect to the point it was made in the social media of the festival content being the same.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved most of the proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Elizabeth Fehrmann, Chris Armacost, Shannon Meyer, Clint Conner, Ron Leonhardt, Robert Luck, Motoko Hioki, William Paterson, Hiroko Shade, Michiko Smith, Kate Thersleff, Tom Whaley, Masako Yoshida, JoAnn Blatchley, Maggie Quam, Al Zdrazil, Beth Blackledge
Project Manager
First Name
Ryoko
Last Name
Saito
Organization Name
Japan America Society of Minnesota, Inc. AKA JASM
Street Address
43 Main St SE Ste EH131
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55414-1029
Phone
(612) 627-9357
Email
riosaito@us-japan.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