Flexible Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$11,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Burning Truth Project
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2021
End Date
November 2021
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Flexible Support

Project Details

The Burning Truth Project 2021

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

Averie Mitchell-Brown, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Artistic, Education; Chad Holliday, Artistic, Education, Program Development; Chandler Daily, Organizational Development, Artistic, General Administration; Emily Matthees, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Marketing/Audience Development, Technical Production; Genoveva Castaneda, Technical Production, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Artistic; Michael May, Artistic, Education; Sophie Liu-Othmer, Community Education, Community Service / Development, General Administration.

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
$11,000
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 expan Interviews/Conversations with participants ; Interviews/Conversations with board/staff/leaders ; Community dialogue (group conversations with a large group)

Measurable Outcome(s)

In this project, we addressed Arts Access Outcomes: #1 by sharing the show for free, both in a livestream online (rewatch anytime) and inperson, in East St. Paul, an historically Black neighborhood (walkability score 84); #2 by educating audiences about the honest racial experiences of mixed race, Black, white and Hispanic women. #3 by demonstrating interracial artistic collaboration, and partnering with local arts orgs. #4 by the artists restaging this work, and including new collaborators; #5 by partnering with multiple arts orgs, and artists involved are now collaborating in other contexts. Evaluation included: Observations throughout; Community Dialogue in October 2021, in which we reviewed the original performance and shared new ideas with a group of select community members, with verbal and written feedback; interviews/conversations with participants/board/staff and leaders ultimately informed the direction of the piece, the order of the performance, the framing of our stories.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Jeff Andrews, Andrina Brogden, Katia Cardenas, Joey Clark, Sarah M. Greer, Kavyesh Kaviraj, Dipankar Mukherjee, Mankwe Ndosi
Project Manager
First Name
Meena
Last Name
Natarajan
Organization Name
Burning Truth Project
Street Address
711 W Lake St STE 101
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55407
Phone
(206) 769-8418
Email
ykcardenas@gmail.com
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