Folk and Traditional Arts

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$24,880
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Tamil Association of Minnesota AKA Minnesota Tamil Sangam
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2018
End Date
December 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
St. Louis
Washington
Hennepin
Ramsey
St. Louis
Washington
Project Overview

Folk and Traditional Arts

Project Details

The Tamil Association of Minnesota will impart advanced training to community members in the South Indian traditional instruments Nadhaswaram, Thawil, and Parai, with a final performance at Muthamizh Vizha, a Tamil traditional festival held in July 2018.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Rebecca Dallinger: Special projects coordinator, White Earth Tribal and Community College Extension; Karen Goulet: Artist; program director of the Miikanan Gallery at Watermark Art Center, Bemidji; Peggy Korsmo-Kennon: COO, American Swedish Institute; David Todd Lawrence: Writer; English professor at St. Thomas; Sowah Mensah: Ethnomusicologist, composer, and master drummer; music professor at Macalester and U of M; Jeffrey Meyer: Music professor and fine arts department chair at Concordia College, Moorhead; leader of study abroad trips; Chuen-Fung Wong: Associate professor and chair of music, Macalester College

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Cultural Heritage

2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$24,880
Other Funds Leveraged
$11,817
Direct expenses
$36,697
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.50
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Twenty Minnesota artists develop and deepen their skills in South Indian folk and Traditional instrumental music - Thavil, Nadhaswaram and Parai. The master artists will assess the community artists on the apprenticeship progress based on predefined parameters including Instrumental Techniques, tradition and awareness, aural and improvisation. 2: Improve community awareness on South Indian folk and traditional instruments - Thavil, Nadhaswaram and Parai - through workshop and performance. Survey the community audience to measure awareness on the presented folk and traditional music.

Measurable Outcome(s)

33 of 48 participants demonstrated above 80% attendance and gave the independent stage performance at Muthamizh Vizha 2018. 1. Sheet maintained to track the attendance. 2. Masters and Students gathered end of each session to run retrospectives to ensure effective learning and organize students at varying levels based on the proficiency attained. 2: Improved community awareness on South Indian folk and traditional instruments - through workshop and performance. Gathered Paper form Survey to the community audience to measure the increase in the level of awareness on the presented folk and traditional music.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Priya C Krishnan, Sundaramoorthy Aadhiyagavel, Senthil Kaliyaperumal, Manigandan Jayaraman, Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan, Arumugam Ramalingam, Benjamin Hanibal, Nagappan Letchumanan, Lakshmi Subramaniyan, Mercy Rani Sebastin, Murugaiyan Subramanian, Rajiv Balasubramanian, Ram Chinnadurai, Sivanandam Mariyappan, Balamurugan Ramasamy
Project Manager
First Name
Sachidanandhan
Last Name
Venkatakrishnan
Organization Name
Tamil Association of Minnesota AKA Minnesota Tamil Sangam
Street Address
6820 29th St Cir N
City
Oakdale
State
MN
Zip Code
55128
Phone
(651) 335-3539
Email
mnts_cultural_group@minnesotatamilsangam.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
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