Folk and Traditional Arts

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$34,071
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Hong G. Dice AKA Gao Hong
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2019
End Date
December 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Goodhue
Hennepin
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Winona
Goodhue
Hennepin
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Winona
Project Overview

Folk and Traditional Arts

Project Details

Hong will record the ten most important Pudong style pipa pieces on video to help pass on Pudong to future generations. She will present two concerts, ten lectures, and ten workshops for schools, senior centers, and community music groups.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, 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. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; 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

Shamso Ahmed: Henna artist; community organizer; Jose Alvillar Hinojosa: Artist and educator; Paul Dahlin: Swedish American fiddler honored by the NEA; Mary Ellen Halverson: Lead quilter with Arts Board grantee Evening Star Quilters; Peggy Korsmo-Kennon: COO, American Swedish Institute; Rita Mustaphi: Founder and artistic director, Katha Dance Theatre. Choreographer, dancer, and educator.; Lucia Pawlowski: Assistant professor of English and cultural studies at St. Thomas; Kari Tauring: Nordic musician and educator; Arts Board grantee; Gene Yang: Active participant in Hmong cultural activities in Walnut Grove; school paraprofessional; Leah Yellowbird, Artist; Arts Board grantee

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

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$34,071
Other Funds Leveraged
$17,972
Direct expenses
$52,043
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

More Minnesotans will learn, perform, and hear Pudong pipa music. Chinese Minnesotans will have ways to reconnect with their roots. Attendance numbers for the concerts and number of web site visits will be counted and tabulated. Any comments from surveys handed out at the concerts, workshops, and lectures/demonstrations will be used to determine the success of this project. 2: Minnesotans will have access to ten rare pieces in the Pudong style, their cultural significance, and the ability to learn them. Attendance numbers for the concerts and number of web site visits will be counted and tabulated. Any comments from the learners and on surveys handed out at the concerts, workshops, and lecture/demonstrations will be used to determine the success of this

Measurable Outcome(s)

More Minnesotans learned, performed, and heard Pudong pipa music. Chinese Minnesotans had ways to reconnect with their roots. Attendance numbers for the concerts and number of web site visits were counted and tabulated. Comments from surveys handed out at the concerts, workshops, and lecture/dems were used to determine the success of this project. 2: Minnesotans now have access to ten rare pieces in the Pudong style, their cultural significance, and the ability to learn them. Attendance numbers for the concerts and number of web site visits were counted and tabulated. Comments from the learners and on surveys handed out at the concerts, workshops, and lecture/dems were used to determine the success of this project.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Hong
Last Name
Dice
Organization Name
Hong G. Dice AKA Gao Hong
State
MN
Phone
(507) 222-4475
Email
gaohongpipa@yahoo.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
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