Arts Activities Support
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
African American Center of Minnesota
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
October 2016
End Date
February 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Project Overview
Arts Activities Support
Project Details
Funding for an eight-week instructional workshop series on the techniques of African Dance and Drumming from the country of Ghana in West Africa. Activities will take place at the Oak Park Community Center and Wayman African Methodist Episcopal Church in
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher and performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair of El Arco Iris; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Artistic Director of World Music and Dance and the International Children’s Festival; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Edie French: Administration, artistic, education; Jessica Tritsch: Community Education, fundraising, administration; Kristen Cooper: Fundraising, artistic, administration, computer systems; Patricia Vaillancourt: Marketing, administration, computer systems; Caitlin Marlotte: Marketing, administration, organizational development; Nate Lovdahl: Fundraising, education, organizational planning; Teqen Zea-Aida: Marketing, administration, organizational development; Christopher Atkins: Artistic, administration; Ari Koehnen: Education, artistic, youth programming.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2017 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Cultural Heritage
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$9,400
Direct expenses
$19,400
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
We hope to have 120 community members from the Twin Cities attend the eight week series, with 50% of the participants attending 3 times during the 8 week series. We will use surveys to learn participation, and will ask all participants to sign in for attendance.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Project Manager
First Name
Rosemary
Last Name
Nevils
Organization Name
African American Center of Minnesota
Street Address
1221 7th Ave N
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55411
Phone
(612) 296-3481
Email
AACOMN1@gmail.com
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