Community Arts
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Twin Cities World Refugee Day
Status
Completed
Start Date
April 2013
End Date
August 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Project Overview
Community Arts
Project Details
Funding for Twin Cities Refugee Day, a cultural festival featuring more than 50 local organizations serving refugees. The festival will take place in June 2013 at Minnehaha Falls Park in Minneapolis.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Julie Andersen: Executive Director of Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director at Roseville Parks and Recreation; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Libraries Director; Bethany Brunsell: music teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Erika Eklund: HGA Architects; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: consultant, grant writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: vocal performer; Dameun Strange: composer, performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Craig Harris: organizational development, administration, artist; Greg Bullard: organizational development, administration, finance; Tina Meckel: fundraising, artistic, administration; Mary Elizabeth Lee: artistic, audience development, computer systems; Ellen Cattadoris: fundraising, community service; Yumi Inomata: administration; Pete Driessen: artistic; Erika Herrmann: administration.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2013 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
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$13,950
Direct expenses
$18,950
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Create meaningful opportunities for non-refugees to interact with the art and culture of refugee populations that resettled in Minnesota. Create cross-cultural understanding and build relationships.Participant surveys; online surveys; planning committee meeting to discuss project successes; financial evaluation.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Over 500 individuals attended, with half being representatives of refugee communities; over 80 artists from a diversity of cultures presented.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Stephanie Abbas, Liana Baindurashvili, Jilian Clearman, Laura Doggett, Robin Dusterhoft, Dagim Gemeda, Trong Nguyen, Ekta Prakash, Miguel Rivera, Rom Touy, Phuoc Tran, Alexis Walstad, Thomas Tou Yang, Jessica Zimmerman
Project Manager
First Name
Alexis
Last Name
Walstad
Organization Name
Twin Cities World Refugee Day
Street Address
3702 E Lake St
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55406
Phone
(612) 721-0122
Email
alexis@tcworldrefugeeday.org
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