Arts Activities Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Minhua Chorus
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2019
End Date
November 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Hennepin
Ramsey
Hennepin
Project Overview

Arts Activities Support

Project Details

Sharing The Beautiful Moonlight Far From East To West.

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

Audrey Anderson: Organizational Development, Audience Development / Marketing, Artistic; Curt Lund: Audience Development / Marketing, Artistic; Heidi Droegemueller CFRE: Fundraising, Volunteerism, Organizational Development / Planning; Kim Peterson: Organizational Development, General Administration, Volunteerism; Monica Cruz Zorrilla: Organizational Development, Community Education, Community Service / Development; Teresa Mock: Artistic, Audience Development / Marketing, Organizational Development / Planning.

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 Cultural Heritage

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$20,000
Direct expenses
$30,000
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Minhua Chorus will produce a full-length concert featuring songs and dances that demonstrate the unique characteristics of Chinese moon cultural to better serve 50+ members by providing a supportive environment to sing, practice and challenge themselves artistically. Our major concert will attract about 1200 spectators. We plan to reach out more than 300+ of seniors by bring our performance directly to them in the nursing home. The selected performances of the concert will be performed at weekend Chinese schools to reach 1000 student’s families. The favorite performances voted by the audience will be performed at the Mall of America’s “Chinese New Year Celebration” event and reach more than 3,000 people. 12 artists will be involved. 80% of audience will refresh their experience and 95% of students will truly learn the knowledge of Chinese moon culture. Aside from the ticket sales, concert experience, and reviews of video recordings, Minhua Chorus would like to request local communities to conduct a fair evaluation survey. We will send out survey through a community email system. Audience will be also asked to fill out an evaluation form and encouraged to provide feedback on the Minhua Chorus website. The Board will review all the quantitative and qualitative assessment results for the concert, create a report to the members and artists, and offer advice and suggestions on future concerts and the development of the Chorus.

Measurable Outcome(s)

More than 600 diverse audiences attended our concert. 80% of the participants indicated their understanding to Chinese moon culture was enhanced. There are total about eleven local artists joined our performance: two conductors, four professional singers, two choreographs, one music composer and two piano accompanists. The surveys showed that 60% of respondents experienced this art form for the first time.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Oliver Tao, Jiawen Chen, Liang Gong, John Zhang, Zhen Zou, Nancy Tang
Project Manager
First Name
Oliver
Last Name
Tao
Organization Name
Minhua Chorus
Street Address
710 Valley View Ct
City
Shoreview
State
MN
Zip Code
55126
Phone
(952) 288-8371
Email
otao@hotmail.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