Folk and Traditional Arts

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,850
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Pooja G. Pavan
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2020
End Date
June 2022
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Carver
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Scott
Washington
Anoka
Carver
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Scott
Washington
Project Overview

Folk and Traditional Arts

Project Details

Pooja Goswami Pavan will present Songs of Awadh, comprising two concerts, each with an accompanying lecture demonstration, creating and presenting rarely heard, semiclassical and folk music from the Awadh region of North India.

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

Anne Adabra: Founder and chair, Minnesota Haitian Cultural Center; social studies teacher; dancer and storyteller; Carol Colburn: Teacher and researcher, Scandinavian garment making; Rhonda Dass: Professor of anthropology, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Lesly Gámez: Teacher, St Paul Public Schools. Dancer, Los Alegres Bailadores; Sarina Partridge: Educator and musician; Mai Vang: Founder of Hmong Museum; collections manager at Minnesota Museum of American Art; Gwen Nell Westerman Wasicuna: Poet and fiber artist

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 Cultural Heritage

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,850
Other Funds Leveraged
$11,315
Direct expenses
$27,165
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Minnesotans will experience two specially curated concerts with rarely heard folk music of North India; one on Love Ballads and one on Seasonal Songs. The outcome will be evaluated through written and oral surveys at the end of each lecture-demonstration/concert, collating and analyzing the results at the end of the project. See narrative for more details. 2: The lecture-demonstrations will inform local audiences on a variety of vocal forms and educate them about the instruments and culture of North India. The outcome will be evaluated through written and oral surveys at the end of each lecture-demonstration/concert, collating and analyzing the results at the end of the project. See narrative for more details.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Presented a concert and lecture-demonstration on Songs of Benares in Oct '19 and a concert and lecture-demonstration on Songs of Awadh in May '22. An online/written survey handed to the audience with ten questions, to get feedback on the quality of the concert and lecture-demonstration. A conversation and Q and A session with the musicians, at the end of each concert and lecture-demonstration. 2: Presented a variety of songs from the regions of Benares and Awadh, with the lecture-demonstrations providing their cultural significance. An online/written survey handed to the audience with ten questions, to get feedback on the quality of the concert and lecture-demonstration. A conversation and Q and A session with the musicians, at the end of each concert and lecture-demonstration.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Pooja
Last Name
Pavan
Organization Name
Pooja G. Pavan AKA Pooja Pavan
State
MN
Phone
(612) 709-1263
Email
pooja.goswami74@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
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