Folk and Traditional Arts

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Hmong Cultural Center
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
November 2012
End Date
October 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Hennepin
Washington
Dakota
Ramsey
Hennepin
Washington
Dakota
Project Overview
Hmong Cultural Customs
Project Details
Hmong Cultural Center will support its Hmong Cultural Customs program to teach participants the canon of orally recited songs associated with Hmong wedding and funeral ceremonies.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; 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.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Elizabeth Bucheit: Visual artist, jewelry and metalwork; Nicolas Carter: Harpist, performer of Latin American music, Fulbright Scholar, Teaching artist; Tamara Nadel: Founding member, Ragamala Dance; Timothy Sparks: Musician, guitarist; Kimberly Sueoka: Vocalist, specializing in Hawaiian music; instructor and artist in residence; Gwen Westerman Wasicuna: Professor of English and humanities, Minnesota State University Mankato. Poet and fiber artist.; Greg Wright: Executive director, North House Folk School
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Cultural Heritage

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$5,000
Direct expenses
$20,000
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.25
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Hmong Cultural Center will serve a combined total of at least 75 youth and adults with instruction in orally recited marriage and funeral ceremonies, in classes on weekend mornings over the project period. Hmong Cultural Center will closely track student enrollment and attendance over the entire project period in order to assess the extent that the Cultural Customs program is meeting its service goal projections and achieving this outcome.

Measurable Outcome(s)

In a very substantive way, Hmong Cultural Center increased the number of Hmong Minnesotans who participated in folk and traditional arts activities. The grant from the MN State Arts Board allowed the organization to continue to offer to the community its unique traditional Hmong Wedding and Funeral Song Classes on Sunday mornings. The intended outcomes were measured by the compilation of student attendance data.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Sean Lee, Dao Xiong, Kin Vang, Khue Yang, Dr. Gerald Fry, T. Scott Uzzle
Project Manager
First Name
Txongpao
Last Name
Lee
Organization Name
Hmong Cultural Center
Street Address
379 University Ave Ste 204
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55103
Phone
(651) 917-9937
Email
txong@hmongcc.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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