Arts Activities Support
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,700
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Japan American Society of Minnesota
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2012
End Date
August 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Hennepin
Project Overview
Japanese Lantern Lighting Festival - bon odori
Project Details
Funding to present bon odori, a traditional Japanese folk dance to be performed during Como ParkÆs Japanese Lantern Lighting Festival in August 2012.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Danielle Schumann: Public Relations, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Suzanne Roberts: Advisor, Obsidian Arts; Meaghan Disciorio: Artistic Director, Swandive Theatre; Delta Giordano: Company Member, Theatre Unbound; Ruth Stephens: Board President, Textile Center of Minnesota; Joe Jones: Conductor, Saint Paul Postal Band; Michael Brink: Grant Writer, Angel Foundation; Kris Sorensen: Executive Director, In Progress; Jenea Rewertz-Targui: Arts in Education Coordinator, VSA Minnesota.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Jill Anfang: City of Roseville assistant parks and recreation director; Heather Beal: free-lance architectural writer; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Library system director; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits director of operations and human resources; Paul Creager: Gordon Parks High School teacher and administrator, Square Lake Film Festival director; Erika Eklund: Playwrights'Center director of external relations; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Community Theatre Managing Director; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake-Savage school district program specialist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy executive director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation Project Manager; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Childrens Theatre Company director of institutional giving; Margaret Rog: free-lance grant writer and organizational development consultant; Beth Starbuck: retired consultant; Dameun Strange: free-lance musician and composer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law assistant director of Career and Professional Development.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2012 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Access
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,700
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,850
Direct expenses
$5,550
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
To bring together local singers, dancers, and musicians to honor the dead and celebrate Japanese culture.Staff and participant feedback.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Participants delighted in their collaboration with each other and felt enriched by their celebration of Japanese culture.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Dick Stahl, David Smith, Tom Haeg, Deanna Bassett, David Fink, Micah Bly, Liz Brailsford, Dan Gilbertson, Bill Paterson, Shinya Kaneko, Sayuri Testa, Hiroko Shade, Barbara Whittington
Project Manager
First Name
J. Bernard
Last Name
Van Lierop
Organization Name
Japan American Society of Minnesota
Street Address
43 Main St SE Ste EH-131
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55414-1029
Phone
(612) 627-9357
Email
jasm@us-japan.org
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