Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,850
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Indonesian Performing Arts Association of Minnesota AKA Sumunar
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2012
End Date
April 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview
Indonesian music, dance, and culture residency
Project Details
Funding for a ten-day residency in Indonesian music, dance and culture at Prairie Seeds Academy school in Brooklyn Park in April of 2012.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Carol Sirrine: Executive Director, ArtStart; Peg Wetli: CLIMB Theatre; David Bach: Development Director, Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota; Sally Sand: Assistant Regional Development Manager, Trust for Public Land; Dan Thomas: Executive Director, Free Arts Minnesota; Linda Hansen: Education Director, Weavers Guild of Minnesota; Mary Cummings: Executive Director, Tapestry Folkdance Center; Dixie Rairamo: Youth Dance Ensemble.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Jill Anfang: City of Roseville assistant parks and recreation director; Heather Beal: free-lance architectural writer; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Library system director; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits director of operations and human resources; Paul Creager: Gordon Parks High School teacher and administrator, Square Lake Film Festival director; Erika Eklund: Playwrights'Center director of external relations; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Community Theatre Managing Director; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake-Savage school district program specialist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy executive director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation Project Manager; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Childrens Theatre Company director of institutional giving; Margaret Rog: free-lance grant writer and organizational development consultant; Beth Starbuck: retired consultant; Dameun Strange: free-lance musician and composer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law assistant director of Career and Professional Development.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Education

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,850
Other Funds Leveraged
$3,800
Direct expenses
$7,650
Administration costs
$100
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

For students to develop basic abilities in gamelan playing and Indonesian dance and be able to perform a simple musical piece with confidence and pride; to expose students to different cultures; to develop curriculum connections to Indonesian culture in collaboration with classroom teachers.Discussion with school principal and classroom teachers; student feedback; teacher evaluations.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Students brought a remarkable degree of focus to the learning experience; it is anticipated that students will be more open-minded to other cultures and have a more positive image of Indonesia.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Barabara Beltrand, William Cunningham, Laxmi Govindan, Roxanne Hart, Durga Jonnalagadda, Bruce Kramer, Deb Wright Prince, Samantha Sather, Candy Schnepf, Mary Shamrock, Totok Sugiarto, Aimee Thostenson
Project Manager
First Name
Mary
Last Name
Shamrock
Organization Name
Indonesian Performing Arts Association of Minnesota AKA Sumunar
Street Address
1536 Minnehaha Ave W
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55104
Phone
(612) 729-6737
Email
mary.shamrock@sumunar.org
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