Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$21,600
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Mizna
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2019
End Date
May 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Otter Tail
Stearns
Otter Tail
Stearns
Project Overview

Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details

he Arab American arts organization Mizna, collaborating with the visual arts space SooVAC, will tour selections of visual art and film from Arab and Muslim creatives to central and west central 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

Megan Flanagan: Director, City Center Partnership and co-leader, CityArt, Mankato; Simón Alberto Franco Caricote: Student Activities and Leadership Coordinator, University of Minnesota, Morris; Kajsa Jones: Managing director, Merrill Arts Center in Woodbury; Scott Lykins: Founding artistic and executive director, Lakes Area Music Festival; Daniel Peltzman: Assistant manager, Fitzgerald Theater; Louella Voigt: Board member, Blue Mound Area Theatre; Dennis Whipple: Executive director, Great River Educational Arts Theatre

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
$21,600
Other Funds Leveraged
$8,650
Direct expenses
$30,250
Administration costs
$1,000
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

St. Cloud and New York Mills audiences will gain deeper understanding of the nuances of Arab and Muslim experiences through contemporary art and film. Qualitative anonymous survey questions asking audiences to identify issues, geographies, people groups, etc. from presented films that they weren't aware of previously, and how they related to them. 2: Saint Cloud and New York Mills audiences will gain knowledge of or have first encounters with Arab culture and reflect on its excellence and importance. Quantitative anonymous survey questions asking audiences to identify their familiarity with Arab cinema and rate films on content, quality, and significance for them personally and for their community.

Measurable Outcome(s)

St. Cloud and New York Mills audiences will gain deeper understanding of the nuances of Arab and Muslim experiences through contemporary art and film. Conversations with audiences at live events, questions during talkbacks after film screenings, written feedback from students of partnering professors at Saint Cloud State University. 2: St. Cloud and New York Mills audiences will engage with Arab artists and filmmakers, and reflect on the excellence and importance of their work. Conversations with audiences at live events, questions during talkbacks after film screenings, written feedback from students of partnering professors at Saint Cloud State University.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Abir Abukhadra, Ziad Amra, Nahid Khan, Dipankar Mukherjee, Rabi?h Nahas, Phaviny Salem, Jna Shelomith
Project Manager
First Name
Lana
Last Name
Barkawi
Organization Name
Mizna
Street Address
2446 University Ave W Ste 115
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55114
Phone
(612) 788-6920
Email
lana@mizna.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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