Flexible Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Afoutayi Haitian Dance, Music and Arts Company
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2021
End Date
September 2021
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Dakota
Dakota
Project Overview

Flexible Support

Project Details

Dance and Sing Virtually with Afoutayi!

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner; Amanda Cortes: Artspace and Springboard for the Arts; Paul Creager: Square Lake Film and Music Festival Founder and Director; Adrienne Doyle: Juxtaposition Arts Tactical Lead and Development Associate; Craig Dunn: Access Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Interdisciplinary Artist and Sparkle Theatricals Creative Creative Director; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift dancer; Christal Moose: Native Arts Collaborative Agency and Native Pride Productions, Inc. Arts Manager and Artist; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Independent Consultant; Andrea Sjogren: Community Education; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Sara Wilson: Lommen Abdo P.A. Attorney; Kate Walker: Valley Chamber Chorale Singer; Lauren White: Augsburg College Assistant Director of Leadership Gifts.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Chris Garza, Artistic, General Management / Administration, Finance; Eri Isomura, Artistic, Youth Programming, Volunteerism; Jack Kolb-Williams; Michael Kleber-Diggs, Artistic, Education, General Management/ Administration/ Support; Michelle Poss, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Education, Volunteerism; Wilson Josephson, Education, Marketing/Audience Development, Artistic.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$0
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

A reduction in geographic, cultural and/or physical barriers to arts participation; a change in knowledge, attitude, behavior or condition due to arts events; arts groups' are strengthened by connecting to their communities through the arts; artists expand and improve their work and the way in which they create it; artists connect to new audiences, building relationships that provide artistic growth. Interviews/Conversations with participants ; Interviews/Conversations with board/staff/leaders ; Surveying (paper or online)

Measurable Outcome(s)

The proposed outcome was achieved successfully at the point other African based arts company are inspired to replicate a similar program. Our artists as well as our participants higher benefit from learning from each other and use the DVD tutorial as a platform to create more program to engage youth of all ages in the community in Minnesota. We used all the evaluation Plan and we are finding them very helpful to track our progress and to help us continuing to provide more arts programing to all communities. The only issue we had was that some of our artists and their families had been quarantine because of Covid-19 ingestion and that delayed a lot our filming and editing process. In addition we had to change videographer because he became unavailable. Overall this was an amazing experience for all and we were very grateful that we received the grant and that we were able to share the first Afoutayi Haitian dance and song tutorial to Minnesotan.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Recipient Board Members
Djenane Saint Juste, Florencia Pierre, Hassen Taylor Moises Ortega, Sophie Toner, Jude Vales, Joshua A. Dorothy
Project Manager
First Name
Djenane
Last Name
Saint Juste
Organization Name
Afoutayi Haitian Dance, Music, and Arts Company
Street Address
5181 161 St W APT 238
City
Lakeville
State
MN
Zip Code
55044
Phone
(612) 508-8038
Email
djenane100@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