Flexible Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2021
End Date
December 2021
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Flexible Support

Project Details

Developing and Partnering

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

Carmen Perez, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Artistic, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion; Ronald Salazar, Education, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion; Sara Endalew, Artistic, Community Service / Development, Education; Seulgee Nelson, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Artistic, Education; Yang Mee Moua Yang, Education, Disabilities Specialist, 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 ; Observation ; Surveying (paper or online)

Measurable Outcome(s)

IARP had the resources to create and develop safe and accessible programming and restructure our leadership model to better live out our values and carry out our work more equitably. Funding also supported an in person and virtual storytelling exhibition at the Hennepin History Museum featuring Iraqi Minnesotan photographers and storytellers, whose art and stories are often overlooked.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved most of the proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Dr. Azar Maluki, Hiba Qader Al Hasnawi, Kathleen Adam, Sally Othman, Rev. David Smith, Shaymaa Hassan, Ahmed Al-Sheikhli, Adil Al-Najji
Project Manager
First Name
Kathleen
Last Name
Motzenbecker
Organization Name
Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project
Street Address
2021 E Hennepin Ave STE 200
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55413
Phone
(612) 547-9971
Email
Kathleen@reconciliationproject.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