Community Arts
Community Arts
2017 International Festival of Burnsville Funding for International Festival of Burnsville, featuring an indoor art exhibit with interactive global cultural display booths in conjunction with outdoor activities showcasing a parade of flags, on-stage traditional cultural attire and entertainment from established and emerging Minnesota artists, an array of ethnic foods, and family arts activities. The Festival will be held in July 2017 at Nicollet Commons Park and the adjacent Ames Center in Burnsville.
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.
Stephani Atkins: Youth programming, volunteerism, artistic; Rachel Bender: General administration, community service, development, youth programming; Janelle Doyle: Education, community education, youth programming; Paul Eastwold: Disabilities specialist, education, general management, administration; Bob Graff: Education, general management, administration, youth programming; Alejandra Iannone: Artistic, education, youth programming; Larry Neumann: Education, community education; Jeanne Schwartz: General administration, fundraising, organizational development; Christy Spillman George: General administration, organizational development, audience development, marketing.
ACHF Arts Access
Quantitative Outcomes: Attract 4,000 visitors to boost public value of the arts, and showcase local talent with 50-60 culturally diverse performing and/or instructional artists. Qualitative Outcomes: Offer visibility and recognition to these established and emerging artists; thus weaving stronger social fabric that reflects Burnsville's multicultural identity via a well-attended festival, six hours of on-stage entertainment, 8 or more ethnic food booths and family arts activities, up to 14 interactive and informative cultural display booths, and a public 4-week International Festival of Burnsville Cultural Perspectives art gallery exhibit. To evaluate how International Festival of Burnsville strengthens our diverse community by sharing an exceptional arts experience, (1) Burnsville police officers provide crowd size estimates throughout the day; (2) number of festival programs released (3), returned tear-off survey sheets; and a count of food/activity ticket sales, support overall tally too. The International Festival of Burnsville planning group pays close attention to crowd responsiveness (i.e. How many guests dance and for how long! How many families picnic and fill the hillsides; how many buy supper and eat on the plaza; how many tour the art gallery, etc.) and guest feedback, plus Facebook/online survey responses --all to refine our processes for this growing, community-building event.
Despite heat, crowd surpasses 4800: Approx. 500 guests for 3pm Parade of Flags; visitors double, triple by 6pm. By sunset, cooler temps mean hundreds more on Commons' hillsides, courtyard and plaza; 6 hours of free onstage entertainment showcased 50+ emerging and established MN artists; stunning cultural attire and traditions inherent in every song, dance and music -- a joyous arts and community event.
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