Flexible Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Border CrosSing
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
December 2020
End Date
June 2022
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Ramsey
Project Overview

Flexible Support

Project Details

Border CrosSing Recording Project

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

Amy McGarness, Artistic; Barbara Haugen, Artistic, Audience Development / Marketing, Organizational Development / Planning; Briauna Williams, Artistic, Education, Marketing/Audience Development; Cigale Ahlquist, Fundraising, Organizational Development, Audience Development / Marketing; John DuBose, Education, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Artistic; Kevin Yang, Youth Programming, Artistic, Community Education; Samantha Prudhon Falkowski, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Education, 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 board/staff/leaders ; Reviewing recorded information or documentation (such as finances, attendance records, work plans) ; Observation ; Other (please describe below)

Measurable Outcome(s)

We successfully completed a large-scale recording that engaged more musicians than planned, including an expert in South American drumming who taught our percussionists specific techniques and brought rare, but critical, instruments for our recording. This project also allowed our organization stay active during the pandemic and helped us maintain our connection with our audiences. We were able to add an "open rehearsal" to our project and bring the music of this recording to a small, distanced live audience. We evaluated the success of this project through feedback from our board and the musicians involved in the project, both via email and in person. All of the musicians were extremely happy with the work we did and the process and expressed their desire to perform this music again live in concert in the future. The buzz generated by the project also brought us a new major donor who helped us purchase our own set of the rare instruments from Venezuela (now 1 of 4 sets in the USA).

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Dr. Ahmed Anzaldua, Bethany Battafarano, Dr. Carrie Henneman Shaw, Gilberto Vazquez Valle, Jack Vishneski, Jake Endres, Lisa Sass Zaragoza, Miluska Novota, Natalia Romero
Project Manager
First Name
Ahmed
Last Name
Anzaldua El Samkary
Organization Name
Border CrosSing
Street Address
733 Portland Ave
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55104
Phone
(269) 348-5441
Email
info@bordercrossingmn.org
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