Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$46,220
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2019
End Date
May 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Olmsted
Stearns
St. Louis
Olmsted
Stearns
St. Louis
Project Overview

Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details

Iraqi-American Reconciliation Project will tour Birds Sing Differently Here, an original bilingual theater production based on and told by Iraqi Minnesotan immigrants and refugees, directed by Taous Khazem, to three communities around the state of Minnesota.

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
$46,220
Other Funds Leveraged
$27,065
Direct expenses
$73,285
Administration costs
$4,625
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Minnesotan audiences around the state will have a deeper understanding of the refugee and immigrant experience in Minnesota. Audience members will fill out audience surveys with evaluative and demographic questions. Outcome will be evaluated through audience survey results.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Minnesotan audiences around the state will have a deeper understanding of the refugee and immigrant experience in Minnesota; Minnesotans particip. Audience surveys and post-performance discussions (questions were recorded).

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Salam Murtada, Chair, Mohammed Raef Al Azzawi, Erin Hart, Rev. David Smith, Muntadher (Ali) Al-Jayashi, Ethan Wilensky-Lanford, Azar Maluki, Kathy Adam
Project Manager
First Name
Jessica
Last Name
Belt
Organization Name
Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project AKA Iraqi-MN Art Project
Street Address
2021 Hennepin Ave E Ste 200
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55413
Phone
(952) 545-9971
Email
jessy@reconciliationproject.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