Community Arts

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Alma Folklorica Dance Ensemble
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
April 2017
End Date
December 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Community Arts

Project Details

Alma Folklorica Dance Ensemble Community Tour Funding for Alma Folklorica Dance Ensemble's Community Tour. A youth performing dance ensemble comprised mainly of children from Latino descent will perform six one-hour long ethnic/folkloric dance presentations from April to November 2017 at Lagos Restaurant in Long Lake, the Gillepsie Senior Center in Mound, Trails of Orono senior living facility, Wayzata Public Library, Corn Days Festival in Long Lake, and Interfaith Outreach and Community Partners in Plymouth.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher, performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair at El Arco Iris; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support, Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer, Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Mica Anders: General administration; Maya Beck: Artistic, general administration, community service, development; Andi Cheney: Organizational development, general administration, finance; Tia-Simone Gardner: Artistic, youth programming, community service, development; Alneida Madrigal: General administration, organizational development, youth programming; Laura Nahri: Fundraising, general management, administration, organizational development; Ricardo Vazquez: Artistic, audience development, marketing, community education; Magnolia Yang Sao Yia: Artistic, community education, youth programming.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$2,500
Direct expenses
$7,500
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

We hope to achieve the following: At least 2000 people attended one of the six presentations given by the performing artists. The audience showed through a post-presentation survey that their knowledge of both global traditional folkloric dance forms and the local persons who perform them have increased by 90%. We will evaluate by doing an audience/participation count at each performance. We also will seek post-performance feedback from the organizations which host the performance as well as seek input from the audience through both written and informal surveys.

Measurable Outcome(s)

More than 2000 people attended the various performances. All 18 of the youth dancers in Alma shared their cultural heritage with their community and engaged youth, elderly and persons from different economic backgrounds through traditional Mexican dance. 90% of the audiences had never seen or experienced Mexican cultural dance or had an opportunity to share cross-culturally through the arts.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Megan Bennett, Melba Reyes, Rafa Gomez, Maria Gomez
Project Manager
First Name
Melba
Last Name
Reyes
Organization Name
Alma Folklorica Dance Ensemble
Street Address
133 North Brown Rd Church of St George
City
Long Lake
State
MN
Zip Code
55356
Phone
(952) 473-1247
Email
maliaquesadilla@gmail.com
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
Location

PO Box 14106
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 

Phone
Project Manager: Kathy Mouacheupao
651-645-0402
Email the Agency