Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$11,349
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Alliance Francaise of the Twin Cities AKA Alliance Francaise of Minneapolis/St Paul
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2019
End Date
June 2022
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Dakota
Hennepin
Washington
Dakota
Hennepin
Washington
Project Overview

Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details

Alliance Française will present Gaëlle Wondje, engaging the Minneapolis and Rochester communities in an authentic experience of traditional and contemporary Cameroonian music through a female voice.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; 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; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; 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

Darcey Engen: Coartistic director, Sod House Theater; theater professor, Augsburg University; Nathan Hanson: Composer and saxophonist; Arts Board grantee; Kurt Kwan: Actor; Pillsbury House Theatre artistic associate; David Marty: Former President, Reif Arts Council; Christine Murakami Noonan: Marketing and advertising supervisor, Minnesota State Fair; former MRAC board chair; Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha: Freelance director, actor and theater educator; James Rocco: Director and producer; former producing artistic director, Ordway

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 Access

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$11,349
Other Funds Leveraged
$9,887
Direct expenses
$21,236
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

For likely the first time ever, residents of the Twin Cities and Rochester will engage with live Cameroonian music, learning about Cameroonian culture. Outcome will be determined by audience turnout and participation, as well as data from online and live listens to radio interviews and post-show broadcasts, and via in-person and e-mailed post-show surveys.

Measurable Outcome(s)

For the first time ever, Twin Cities residents engaged with French singer/pianist Jeanne Cherhal, and celebrated classic French cinema through song. Never before had Cherhal performed in the US. Attendee comments were noted post-show. Attendees either revisited or discovered French cinematic classics through the song- typically depending on if the attendee was a native French-speaker or not.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Pam PAPPAS STANOCH, Carolee LINDSEY, Jacqueline REGIS, Jonathan VESSEY, Sofia TERZIC, Gregory ANTHONY, Philip BARNES, Michelle CHAMPLIN BERGNER, Vincent FRANCOUAL, Tanya GAJEWSKA, Chris HOLDEN, Corinne LAWRENZ, Allison LINDBERG, Jeff LUNDGREN, Pearce MCCARTY, Lamiaa MOUHINE, Caroline SELL, Scott STANGELAND,Chichi STEINER, Sofia TERZIC, Bryn VAALER, James WALLACE, Joanna ZAWISLAK
Project Manager
First Name
Christina
Last Name
Selander Bouzouina
Organization Name
Alliance Française of the Twin Cities AKA Alliance Française of Minneapolis/St Paul
Street Address
113 1st St N
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55401
Phone
(612) 332-0436
Email
Directeur@afmsp.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
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