Arts Activities Support
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
The Avant Garde
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
September 2016
End Date
December 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Project Overview
Arts Activities Support
Project Details
Funding to present four multi-disciplinary concert events that honor the legacy of African American arts in the diaspora, while bringing that legacy forward and supporting the next generation of African American artists. The concerts will coincide with a
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
Carrie Vecchione: Administration, artistic, youth programming; Daniel Peltzman: Administration, organizational development; Denise Tennen: Artistic, Community Education, finance; Kari Schloner: Administration, artistic, finance; Lacey Prpic Hedtke: Artistic, administration, fundraising; Christopher Bineham: Administration, fundraising, artistic; Sara Kleinsasser Tan: Administration, artistic, education; Adam Courville: Administration, Community Education, artistic; Huda Farah: Community Education.
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 Arts Access
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$13,585
Direct expenses
$23,585
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
30 African American artists will perform in venues typically known for "popular music," offering audiences wider, unanticipated experiences with visual arts, spoken word, poetry readings, and other forms. 2000 audience will attend one or more of 14 events, engage in conversation with artists about their work, and learn more about a range of art forms not typically experienced in "downtown, popular culture" venues. Artistic Director Chadwick Phillips will collect anecdotal information from artists about thei
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Project Manager
First Name
Chadwick
Last Name
Phillips
Organization Name
The Avant Garde
Street Address
2200 Bryant Ave S Apt 104
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55405
Phone
(612) 987-3085
Email
cphillips35@gmail.com
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