Flexible Support
Flexible Support
Somali Poetry
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.
AP Paulson, Artistic, Program Development, Education; Conie Borchardt, Artistic, Community Service / Development, General Administration; Jennifer Ilse, Artistic, General Management / Administration; Justine Lloyd, Artistic, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Volunteerism.
ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage
Residents build connections to their own and others' cultural heritage through events and/or activities; MN folk and traditional artists/audiences are expanded; MN folk and traditional artists see an increase in demand for work. Interviews/Conversations with board/staff/leaders ; Reviewing recorded information or documentation (such as finances, attendance records, work plans)
We successfully created three videos on the topics presented in our proposal- drug abuse, gang involvement, and education. Our founder and Executive Director, Mohamed Ahmed, presented these videos on Somali TV. Please view the segments below, in English and then Somali. We were not able to do any in-person events like we hoped, due to COVID. Therefore, our only audience was the broadcast audience. The reception was good, and the viewing for for the Somali language video exceeded 13,000.