Folk and Traditional Arts
Folk and Traditional Arts
The Hmong Cultural Center will create the Hmong Folk Arts Video project, to document the canon of songs associated with the traditional Qeej musical instrument and orally recited wedding and funeral songs.
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.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; 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.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.
Drue Fergison: Musicologist with a strong interdisciplinary and ethnomusicological background; Alan Kagan: Professor emeritus, ethnomusicology, School of Music, Univeristy of Minnesota; Mark Lambert: Faculty member, Anoka-Ramsey Community College, with ceramics emphasis; Margaret Larson: Voice teacher, choral director, professional singer; professor of voice, McNally Smith College of Music; Niels Strandskov: Arts administrator, Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre and School; Gwen Westerman Wasicuna: Poet and fiber artist
ACHF Cultural Heritage
Hmong Cultural Center Films Video Performances and Develops English Language Narratives of Hmong Ceremonial Folk Arts Forms. It is the goal of the Hmong Folk Arts Videos Project to serve at least 5,000 viewers per month on the Learn about Hmong webpage and YouTube Channel. It is estimated that the special public event in December 2014 to launch the website in Saint Paul will be attended by at least 75 members of the local community. 2: Hmong Cultural Center Films Video Performances and Develops English Language Narratives of Hmong Ceremonial Folk Arts Forms. It is the goal of the Hmong Folk Arts Videos Project to serve at least 5,000 viewers per month on the Learn about Hmong webpage and YouTube Channel. It is estimated that the special public event in December 2014 to launch the website in Saint Paul will be attended by at least 75 members of the local community.
During the grant project period, videos were filmed and narrative descriptions were developed for the canons of Qeej instrument and orally recited Wedding and Funeral songs taught at Hmong Cultural Center. The Qeej videos have been posted on a project web 2: The evaluation methods involved counts of viewers of YouTube videos completed as part of the project and attendance at the special public event held as part of the project.
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