Arts Activities Support

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

The Center for Irish Music

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

October 2016

End Date

June 2017

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Ramsey

Project Overview

Arts Activities Support

Project Details

Funding for the 2017 Minnesota Irish Music Weekend, a traditional music and cultural festival in St Paul that pairs traditional Irish master artists with students of all ages for an weekend of music instruction and public performances. The event will take

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

Bob Peskin: Administration, audit, fundraising; Jennifer Case Phelps: Artistic, volunteerism, fundraising; Mathew Janczewski: Artistic, administration, fundraising; Judi Lamble: Administration, artistic, organizational development; Mark Collier: Artistic, organizational development, administration; Courtney Gerber: Education, volunteerism, audience development; Patrick Rhone: Artistic; Liz Xiong: Audience development, artistic, Community Education; Jennifer Nicklay: Education, artistic, administration.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

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

$21,875

Direct expenses

$31,875

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

0.00

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

At the 2017 Minnesota Irish Music Weekend, 130 participants will attend the workshops by five visiting artists. We will have a sold out Saturday night concert with 225 attendees and a successful Friday Great Session Experience with 240 attendees. We will evaluate the Minnesota Irish Music Weekend through Participant surveys and by counting participants in all workshops and concert.

Measurable Outcome(s)

A quantitative outcome is that the event connected 600 participants of all ages to 5 master artists. Student surveys showed that 85% would recommend the event to a friend and 83% were very satisfied with the workshops. Another outcome of MIM is the influx of new music and tunes to Minnesota. Music learned during MIM was performed by the youth ensemble at the Irish Fair of MN, on the main stage.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Mike O'Connor, Patrick Cole, Greg Padden, Laura Billings, Patrick Krekelberg, Jan Casey, Teisha Magee, Dave McKenna, Mike Lynch

Project Manager

Norah

Rendell

The Center for Irish Music

836 Prior Ave N

St Paul

55104