Folk and Traditional Arts
Folk and Traditional Arts
The Faribault Diversity Coalition will collaborate with artists from the local Cambodian and Somali communities to teach Faribault youth traditional Cambodian and Somali dances.
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre
Rae French: International programs and study abroad coordinator, University of Minnesota Crookston; Karen Goulet: Artist, coordinator of the Gizhiigin Arts Accelerator program of the White Earth Nation; Sarah Larsson: Outreach and development director at the Somali Museum of Minnesota; Sowah Mensah: Ethnomusicologist, composer, and master drummer; music professor at Macalester and St. Thomas; Jeffrey Meyer: Music professor at Concordia College, Moorhead; leader of study abroad trips; Angela Robins: Woodworker and boat builder; Arts Board grantee; Mai Vang: Founder of Hmong Museum; collections manager at Minnesota Museum of American Art
ACHF Cultural Heritage
Thirty participants, fifteen participants in each club will learn a total of ten folk dances, seven from the Cambodian culture and three from the Somali culture. Attendance at weekly practices will be tracked. A satisfaction survey will be given out yearly to participants. 2: The two clubs will perform will perform at invited celebrations throughout the city of Faribault. They will also put on three of their own events. Surveys given to guests and attendance will be tracked at the three events, Khmer New Year, Eid, and the International Festival. We will also track number of events in which we are invited to perform.
Twenty Participants, ten participants in each club learned three Cambodian dances and three Somali dances. Attendance and weekly practices were tracked. A satisfaction survey was given out at the end of our last event in October. 2: The Cambodian dance group performed at three events and the Somali dance group performed at one event. Number of attendance were tracked at the Cambodian New Year and International Festival. We sent out surveys to guests afterwards but did not receive any in return.
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