Folk and Traditional Arts

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$19,931
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Nisswa Stamman AKA Nisswa-stamman, Scandinavian Folk Music and Cultural Festival
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2019
End Date
December 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Aitkin
Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Blue Earth
Carver
Cass
Chippewa
Chisago
Clay
Clearwater
Crow Wing
Dakota
Douglas
Fillmore
Hennepin
Hubbard
Itasca
Kanabec
Koochiching
Lake
Le Sueur
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Nicollet
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Polk
Ramsey
Rice
Roseau
Scott
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
St. Louis
Swift
Washington
Wright
Aitkin
Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Blue Earth
Carver
Cass
Chippewa
Chisago
Clay
Clearwater
Crow Wing
Dakota
Douglas
Fillmore
Hennepin
Hubbard
Itasca
Kanabec
Koochiching
Lake
Le Sueur
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Nicollet
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Polk
Ramsey
Rice
Roseau
Scott
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
St. Louis
Swift
Washington
Wright
Project Overview

Folk and Traditional Arts

Project Details

Nisswa Stamman will present its 20th annual gathering in June 2019, celebrating Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish traditional music and dance. In addition to presenting Nordic artists from the Midwest and Scandinavia, Nisswa Stamman will document the impact the festival has had on Nordic traditions in Minnesota over the last 20 years.

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
Yes
Conflict of Interest Contact

Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650

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
$19,931
Other Funds Leveraged
$107,275
Direct expenses
$127,206
Administration costs
$6,550
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.34
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The NS audience will better grasp the artistry of NS performers and NS's role in its development. NS will analyze a survey of what audience members learned about Nordic cultural traditions, which NS activities they attended, and what the respondents' age and residence are. 2: Minnesotans will gain new documentation of 21 past NS artists and ten Nordic folk art masters reflecting on how public programs foster folk arts. NS will give public access to interviews with ten master artists and recordings of 21 returning NS artists' introductions to sets reflecting personal and cultural effects of past NS on their artistry.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Of the 193 survey respondents to 'What have you learned here about Nordic cultural traditions'' merely seven gave no answer or cited nothing learned. Six volunteers in 2-hour shifts morning and afternoon at the three main stages gathered 193 responses to an 8-question audience survey. 2: NS staff recorded audio of 14 stage sets, and UW-Madison folklorists filmed 25-45-minute interviews of ten masters, two other artists, and two key volunteers. The audio recordings and interview films plus photos and films of festival artists and audience also gathered by the folklorists are available to the public at UW-Madison's Center for the Study of Midwestern Culture.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Paul Wilson, Mary Abendroth, Robert Eliason, Maryann Eliason
Project Manager
First Name
Paul
Last Name
Wilson
Organization Name
Nisswa Stämman AKA Nisswa-stämman, Scandinavian Folk Music and Cultural Festival
Street Address
16586 Nokay Lk Rd
City
Brainerd
State
MN
Zip Code
56401-5604
Phone
(218) 764-2994
Email
pwilson@brainerd.net
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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