Flexible Support

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

Flexible Support

Project Details

Minnesota Irish Music Weekend 2022

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

Annemarie Eayrs, Artistic, Volunteerism, Program Development; Mike Brown, Audience Development / Marketing, Organizational Development, General Administration; Momoko Tanno Niemi, Artistic, Education, Equity (DEI); Susan Tarnowski, General Administration, Education, Organizational Development; Tamra Falk, General Administration, Volunteerism, Organizational Development; Tonya Williams, Artistic, Youth Programming, Community Education.

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) ; Surveying (paper or online)

Measurable Outcome(s)

CIM?s goals were to support the local traditional Irish music community by connecting students and teachers through safe, accessible programming for children, teens and adults at the 14th annual MN Irish Music Weekend. The 2022 event: Connected the community through a shared festival experience; Elevated the skill, cultural fluency, and number of players of traditional Irish music in the Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota; In addition to music workshops, visiting artists inspired audiences during the Saturday night Master Artist Concert. Youth students worked together and to coordinate the Teen Trad Showcase. The Great Session Experience (GSE) valued every type of player in multiple jam sessions outside the Celtic Junction, celebrating the power of traditional Irish music to bring people of all ages and experience together.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Dave McKenna, Patrick Cole, Greg Padden, Mike O'Connor, Jan Casey, Jo Ann Vano, Nicole Boor, David Rhees, Mike Lynch
Project Manager
First Name
Norah
Last Name
Rendell
Organization Name
The Center for Irish Music
Street Address
836 Prior Ave N Ste 400
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55104
Phone
(651) 815-0083
Email
nrendell@centerforirishmusic.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