Flexible Support
Flexible Support
Hmong Cultural Center Flexible Support
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.
Juleana Enright, Artistic, Marketing/Audience Development, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion; Margo Gray, Artistic, General Administration, Organizational Development; May Ling Kopecky; Rodrigo Sanchez-Chavarria, Artistic; Sam Conrad, Accessibility/Disability Access, Artistic, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion.
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 participants ; Reviewing recorded information or documentation (such as finances, attendance records, work plans)
The Qeej instructional program served 12 children and youth. The Cultural Customs program (Wedding and Funeral Songs Instruction) served 33 adults. The Hmong Cultural Center museum served 320 on-site visitors with substantive exhibits related to Hmong musical instruments, major Hmong folk art forms and Hmong culture and history. It should be noted that the museum was closed to the public due to COVID-19 from January 1, 2021 - June 30, 2021. The museum opened to the public July 1, 2021 so all of the onsite visitors occurred in the final 6 months of the grant year. An online virtual exhibit was created to teach about Hmong musical instruments and other important Hmong cultural objects. Evaluation methods included recorded information & documentation. Class and museum attendance was recorded throughout the grant year. Evaluation also included interviews & conversations with class participants and museum visitors. These conservations provided valuable feedback on our programming.