Arts Activities Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Tribal Community
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2017
End Date
September 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Dakota
Dakota
Project Overview

Arts Activities Support

Project Details

Mendota's 18th Traditional Welcome Home Wacipi.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher, performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair at 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; 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, Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Courtney Kupsch: Fundraising, audience development, marketing, artistic; Kate Tucker: General administration, fundraising, education; Anton Jones: Artistic, education, community service, development; Molly Doran: Community service, development, volunteerism, general administration; Anna Eveslage: Artistic, education; Romi Slowiak: Organizational development, general administration, community service, development; Anitra Budd: General administration, audience development, marketing, organizational development.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
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
$6,500
Direct expenses
$16,500
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

We expect over 5250 attendees, with over 475 performers such as dancers and drummers. We have experienced roughly a 20% increase in attendance each of the past 7 years. We will also have over 40 cultural vendors, increasing 10% each year. Each year we offer donation buttons which we use to keep track of attendance. We also count the amount of dancers at the end of the Pow Wow during their payout.

Measurable Outcome(s)

We had over 5200 people attend our wacipi and experience Native American Arts and culture. The overall outcome of the wacipi was entirely positive. This could not have been possible without the help of the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. This was our most successful wacipi yet.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Sharon Lennartson, Marlene Dixon, Pat Stark, Sylvia Swanson, Lon Navarre, John LeClaire, Maria McNamara
Project Manager
First Name
Sharon
Last Name
Lennartson
Organization Name
Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Community
Street Address
1310 Sibley Memorial Hwy
City
Mendota
State
MN
Zip Code
55150
Phone
(651) 452-4141
Email
mendotadakota@gmail.com
Administered By
Administered by
Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
Email the Agency
Location

PO Box 14106
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 

Phone
Project Manager: Kathy Mouacheupao
651-645-0402
Email the Agency