Arts Activities Support
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,900
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Obsidian Arts
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
November 2016
End Date
August 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Project Overview
Arts Activities Support
Project Details
Funding for Phase Two of the Afro-Mexican Odyssey project, a series of joint cultural activities bringing together members of the Mexican and West African communities. The project features dance workshops, community celebrations, a teacher training, and p
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
$9,900
Other Funds Leveraged
$14,250
Direct expenses
$24,150
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
We will be assessing the increase in the extent to which each of the three targeted group claim to feel more connected to the other. The goals is that 50% of participants feel more connected. And 25% report a willingness to attend cultural and informational event hosted by the other communities. The project will be measured in two ways. First, the total number of Africans, Mexicans, and African Americans will be assessed to ensure that relatively equal participation levels occur. Second, we will do pre- and post- surveys that inform us about the extent members of each community increase their recognized share heritage with the other.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Project Manager
First Name
Roderic
Last Name
Southall
Organization Name
Obsidian Arts
Street Address
528 Hennepin Ave Ste 705
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55403
Phone
(612) 787-3644
Email
roderic.southall@metc.state.mn.us
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