Minnesota Festival Support

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,420

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Cultural Awareness Organization AKA Worthington International Festival

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

End Date

October 2017

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Anoka

Carver

Cottonwood

Dakota

Hennepin

Jackson

Lyon

Martin

Murray

Nobles

Olmsted

Ramsey

Rock

Project Overview

Minnesota Festival Support

Project Details

The Cultural Awareness Organization will work with community leaders to present a multicultural festival that is free to the public and includes Minnesota folk and traditional performers, foods, artist booths, and children's activities.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

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

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Richard Hansen: Film curator, Redeye Cinema; founder, Duluth Superior Film Festival and Prove Gallery, Duluth; Hassen Hussein: Assistant professor at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota; director of business development at African Economic Development Solutions; Steven Madson: Owner and president, SRO Productions (event company); Dayna Martinez: Artistic director of world music, dance and the International Children's Festival, Ordway Center; Karen Michels: Executive director, Princeton Area Chamber of Commerce.; William Venne: Chief development officer, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2017 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Cultural Heritage

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,420

Other Funds Leveraged

$28,118

Direct expenses

$38,538

Administration costs

$1,968

Number of full time equivalents funded

0.00

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Festival attendees will have a positive interaction with someone from a cultural tradition different from their own. A random survey distributed at the Festival will question the attitudes of the audience to see if they feel more open to interactions with cultures other than their own. 2: Four of the performing artists will be folk and traditional artists of Minnesota and they will feel a sense of pride after performing at the Festival. Each artists/group that performs will fill out a survey to determine whether they feel the experience was positive and if it created an impact to promote their artistry.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Festival attendees had a positive interaction with someone from a cultural tradition different from their own. A random survey was distributed at the Festival. 2: Four of the performing artists were folk and traditional artists of Minnesota and they did feel a sense of pride after performing at the Festival. A survey was distributed to each artists/group that performed at the Festival.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Lakeyta Swinea, Jim Krapf, Vilai Khanya, Micah Stafford, Leann Enninga

Project Manager

Monique

Swinea

Cultural Awareness Organization AKA International Festival

1121 3rd Ave

Worthington

56187