Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$74,731
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Dakota Wicohan
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2018
End Date
October 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Redwood
Renville
Yellow Medicine
Ramsey
Redwood
Renville
Yellow Medicine
Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

Dakota Wicohan's Tawokaga Program will add a Horse Regalia module to our programming that reclaims and sustains the value of Dakota arts in relationship with artists and communities in southwestern Minnesota.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Julie Ahasay: Director and actor, Duluth Playhouse; retired faculty member, University of Minnesota Duluth; Melissa Cuff: Director of development, marketing and communications for Conservation Corps Minnesota and Iowa; Caitlin Drayna: Director of bands, Minnewaska Area High School; principal trombonist, Central Lakes Symphony; Larry Gavin: Poet; teacher at Faribault high school; Carla-Elaine Johnson: Poet and nonfiction writer; faculty member, Saint Paul College; Jeffrey Prauer: Former executive director of MRAC and COMPAS; trombonist; Maryam Yusefzadeh: Vocalist; cofounder of Minnesota Global Arts and Global Knowledge Through Cultural Awareness

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Education

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$74,731
Other Funds Leveraged
$1
Direct expenses
$74,732
Administration costs
$5,389
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

DW provides opportunities to create horse regalia for up to twenty adult and ten youth artists by securing a Master, supplies, and scheduling workshops. Number of opportunities, such as hours of workshops/direct feedback with the Master Artist, held at Dakota Wicohan, along with dialogue with artist apprentices. 2: Increasing visibility of Dakota Arts. Host community events and exhibits, and distribute our monthly Tiwahe newsletter, that promote Dakota arts and showcase artists in the community.

Measurable Outcome(s)

DW provided 80 hours of horse regalia instruction to ten participants supported by an Assistant Artist and Master Artist. We evaluate by tracking the number of hours with the Master/Assistant Artists, opportunities provided for the artists to show their work, and though participant surveys issued to the Apprentice Artists at the conclusion of the program. 2: We increased the visibility of Dakota Arts within and outside of the Dakota community in our geographic area. Number of events hosted for the public, number of appearances in local and regional media.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Gabrielle Strong, Teresa Peterson, Mary Peters, Darin Minkel, Evelyn Luna, Leah Owen
Project Manager
First Name
Eileen
Last Name
O'Keefe
Organization Name
Dakota Wicohan
Street Address
PO Box 2
City
Morton
State
MN
Zip Code
56270
Phone
(507) 697-6272
Email
eokeefe@dakotawicohan.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
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