Community Arts
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Misplaced Music, Inc.
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
April 2012
End Date
October 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Project Overview
Salsa Fiesta
Project Details
Funding for Salsa Fiesta, a cultural celebration featuring live salsa music, Latin dance performance groups, and festive art. The event will take place at the Cedar Cultural Center in March 2011, preceded by a series of open rehearsals and workshops.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Tim J. Peterson: Director of Marketing and Operations, Cantus; Jeanne Junge: Artistic Director, Sounds of Hope; Anne Bertram: Managing Director, Theatre Unbound; Caitlin Hargarten: Managing Director, Stevens Square Center for the Arts; Walken Schweigert: Ensemble Member, Unseen Ghost Brigade; Peter Thompson: Artistic Director, Art Shanty Projects; Tanaegh Haddad: Arts Coordinator, Womens' Initiative for Self Empowerment; Christina Marie Ham: Playwright, The Playwrights' Center; Pete Driessen: Curator and Director, TuckUnder Projects.
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
Project Details: 2012 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Access
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$7,225
Direct expenses
$12,225
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Audiences will have opportunities to experience salsa music and arts, and Latin artists will have opportunities to come together.Audience day-of-event responses and online surveys; performer feedback.
Measurable Outcome(s)
600 audience participants far greater than anticipated; presenters noted increased student enrollment as a direct result of performing at Salsa Fiesta; grant funding supported reduced ticket prices in addition to 80 free tickets being distributed.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Peter Wannemacher, Sam Keenan, Dr. Kerri Fabyanske, Chris Sigurdson, Dave Wesley, Rob Simonds, Kristen Ramirez, Elizabeth Diaz, Kevin Barnes, Victor Yepez, Joseph Tsemai
Project Manager
First Name
Peter
Last Name
Wannamacher
Organization Name
Misplaced Music, Inc.
Street Address
2537 Polk St NE
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55418
Phone
(612) 229-8009
Email
peter@misplacedmusic.org
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