Folk and Traditional Arts

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$50,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Somali Artifact and Cultural Museum AKA The Somali Museum of Minnesota
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2020
End Date
November 2021
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Carver
Dakota
Hennepin
Washington
Anoka
Carver
Dakota
Hennepin
Washington
Project Overview

Folk and Traditional Arts

Project Details

The Somali Museum of Minnesota will build Somali artists' capacity to teach and advance the art forms of weaving and dance in the Twin Cities, Mankato, Saint Cloud, Rochester, and Willmar.

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
$50,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$36,505
Direct expenses
$86,505
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Expert and emerging Somali artists will gain capacity for teaching and advancing their art form. We will document the number of students engaged in the Weaving classes and survey their level interest in the art. 2: New audiences will better understand historic Somali cultural arts, their importance, and their relevance in Minnesota communities. We will measure the number of new attendees to program activities, and gather qualitative data about transforming attitudes about Somali traditional art. E.g.: we expect 100 new attendees in each of the greater Minnesota.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Experts and emerging artists gained the capacity to advance and share their art forms. We looked at the number students that started at the begging of the dance classes and how many of them ended joining the Somali Museum dance Troupe and sharing what they have learned with the broader community. ten new dancers joined the group. 2: New audiences better understand historic Somali cultural arts, their importance and their relevance in Minnesota. The broadcasted programs were viewed over 10,000 times while videos shared online were watched more than 100,000 times.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Dr. Abdulfatah Mohamed, Bashir Sheikh, Lisa Friedlander, Busad Ali Kheyre, Asha Hibad, Mohamed Ahmed Salad, Abdullahi Samater, Kate Roberts, Osman M. Ali
Project Manager
First Name
Zahra
Last Name
Muse
Organization Name
Somali Artifact and Cultural Museum AKA The Somali Museum of Minnesota
Street Address
1516 E Lake St Ste 11
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55407
Phone
(612) 998-1166
Email
zahra@somalimuseum.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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