Flexible Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$14,300
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Twin Cities Carifest, Inc AKA Carifest
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
November 2022
End Date
September 2023
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Flexible Support

Project Details

2023 Twin Cities Carifest: A Caribbean Music, Dance, and Art Festival in North Minneapolis.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Amanda Cortes: Artspace and Springboard for the Arts; Adrienne Doyle: Juxtaposition Arts Tactical Lead and Development Associate; Alejandra Iannone: Interdisciplinary Artist and Sparkle Theatricals Creative Creative Director; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift dancer; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Sara Wilson: Lommen Abdo P.A. Attorney; Kate Walker: Valley Chamber Chorale Singer; Lauren White: Juxtaposition Arts; Ross Anderson: Praxis Photo Center; Gretchen Burau: American Museum of Asmat Art; Kathryn Mattson: arts supporter; Chavonn Williams Shen: Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop; Ronald Salazar: Birch Grove Elementary School for the Arts

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Amy Wilderson Cousin, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Artistic, Education; Christopher Clouser, Artistic, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Program Development; Emma Wood, Artistic, General Management/ Administration/ Support; Loren Niemi, General Management / Administration, Artistic, Organizational Development / Planning; Miluska Novota, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Volunteerism; Sara Kleinsasser Tan, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Artistic, Education;

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Appropriation Language

ACHF Cultural Heritage

2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$14,300
Other Funds Leveraged
$38,000
Direct expenses
$52,300
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

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 ; Interviews/Conversations with board/staff/leaders ; Community dialogue (group conversations with a large group) ; Reviewing recorded information or documentation (such as finances, attendance records, work plans) ; Observation

Measurable Outcome(s)

Carifest Festival monitored the number of attendees by counting the wristbands used by adults and youths. Photographic evidence as well as interview of attendees were used on the festival day.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
Achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
James
Last Name
Byron
Organization Name
Twin Cities Carifest
Street Address
PO Box 580481
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55458
Phone
(612) 239-8384
Email
twincitiescarifest@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