Folk and Traditional Arts

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$21,569
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Indonesian Performing Arts Association of Minnesota AKA Sumunar
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2016
End Date
July 2016
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
Sumunar will collaborate with Dhalang puppeteer Midiyanto and Gendèr musician Harjito to present an all-night performance of Wayang Kulit (Indonesian puppetry, gamelan music, and dance) during Northern Spark 2016.
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.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Jewell Arcoren: Community resources coordinator of Healing Place Collaborative; Rhonda Dass: Associate professor of anthropology and director of museum studies, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Mary Erickson: Fiber artist, museum exhibit researcher; Stanley Maroushek: Owner, Slim's Woodshed and Museum; Linda McShannock: Curator of textiles and clothing collection, Minnesota Historical Society; Scott Pollock: Director of exhibitions, collections and programs, American Swedish Institute
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Cultural Heritage

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$21,569
Other Funds Leveraged
$7,189
Direct expenses
$28,758
Administration costs
$2,622
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Sumunar will provide an unprecedented opportunity for Minnesotans to experience traditional Indonesian arts. Sumunar will partner with Northernlights.mn to hold an all-night performance that will be free and open to the public. Northernlights.mn will track attendance at the event and report it to Sumunar. 2: Minnesotans will increase their knowledge and awareness of traditional Indonesian arts. A qualified evaluator will create a survey on which audience members will self-assess their knowledge and awareness of traditional Indonesian arts both before and after experiencing the performance.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Sumunar prepared and presented an Indonesian shadow puppet play, the first traditionally all-night production in the USA. The Northern Spark Festival staff constructed an evaluation form calling for responses to the total event and to individual events that chose to contribute questions. These forms were distributed through the audiences; response was totally voluntary. Sumunar volunteers assisted with distribution in the Sumunar event area (also supplying pencils). 2: Sumunar introduced several thousand Minnesotans to the traditional Indonesian shadow puppet play by presenting an all-night performance. The evaluation procedures utilized have been described in item 3 and 4 of the previous category.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Barbara Beltrand, Elizabeth Coville, William Cunningham, Daniel Furuta, Emily Iwuc, Martha Mockus, Candy Schnepf, Mary Shamrock, Susannah Smith, Nanda Sutrisno, Aaron Victorin-Vangerud, Kathy Welch
Project Manager
First Name
Mary
Last Name
Shamrock
Organization Name
Indonesian Performing Arts Association of Minnesota AKA Sumunar
Street Address
1549 University Ave W Ste 204
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55104
Phone
(612) 237-9862
Email
info@sumunar.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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