Arts and Cultural Heritage

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Winona-Dakota Unity Alliance

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

June 2014

End Date

December 2014

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Dodge

Fillmore

Freeborn

Goodhue

Hennepin

Houston

Mower

Olmsted

Rice

Steele

Wabasha

Winona

Project Overview

Arts and Cultural Heritage

Project Details

Great Dakota Gathering

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Kjellgren Alkire: art faculty Winona State University; Daved Driscoll: Artistic Director Words Players Theatre; Julie Fakler: Edication Coordinator Paradise Center for the Arts; Larry Gorrell: former dean Saint Mary's University; Connie Nelson: retired music educator; Jane Olive: Mantorville Theatre Company; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: General Manager City of Rochester Music Department.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Scott Anderson: musician; Liz Bucheit: owner/artist Crown Trout Jewelers; Andrea Gaffke: arts administrator; Judy Hickey: Board Children's Dance Theatre; Bill Hoy: playwright, songwriter; David Kassler: musician; Kathy Rush: Lockwood Theatre Company; Jon Swanson: curator Minnesota Marine Art Museum; Joan Sween: novelist, columnist, playwright; Gary Tollers: musician.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2014 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$45,725

Direct expenses

$55,725

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

0.25

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Except for 2013, with a slight downturn in attendance, each year Winona-Dakota Unity Alliance has seen an increase in attendance from both local Winonans, Dakota people, and other tribal groups. Winona-Dakota Unity Alliance is now partnering with Winona elementary schools.Stories: Connections made. Surveys: Surveys from third grade teachers for Education Day. Focus groups: Board evaluates outcome after the event. Behavior change: Other tribal groups attend the Gathering. Data collection: We use attendance and revenues.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The attendance from both Dakota and the local community on the weekend was about the same from last year. The children's attendance was excellent and many children from Friday brought their parents on Saturday.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Michael Bowler, Sally Cumiskey, Valerie DeCora Guimaraes, Pam Eyden, Bill Fiesch, Jean Hayes, Kristen Herrick, Bill McNeil, Chris Kendall, Bunny Welle, Marita Wolf, Nick Zeller

Project Manager

Bernadette

Mahfood

Winona-Dakota Unity Alliance

PO Box 393

Winona

55987

(507) 429-5270

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