Minnesota Festival Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$29,625
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Native American Community Development Institute
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2018
End Date
August 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Minnesota Festival Support

Project Details

The Native American Community Development Institute will present the Indigenous Peoples Day Festival featuring cultural presentations, indigenous food events, indigenous dance exhibitions, interactive art experiences, contemporary performances, and an arts market with booths for multimedia Native artists.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

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.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Fiona Avocado: Artist, educator, organizer, and writer; Michelle Gratton: Jewelry artist; board chair, Two Harbors Area Arts & Events; Stephen Manuszak: Program director, Arts Midwest; Tabitha Montgomery: Executive director, Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association; Xinyi Qian: Tourism specialist and extension educator, University of Minnesota; Craig Samborski: President and owner of Draw Events, producer of Tall Ship Festivals; Joseph Scapanski: Board member, Benton County Fair and Minnesota State Fair

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Cultural Heritage

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$29,625
Other Funds Leveraged
$45,375
Direct expenses
$75,000
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Minnesotans, from diverse backgrounds, will be exposed to high-quality Native American art and culture. We will survey participants, artists, and partners during and after festivals by requesting the demographics of attendees, quality of their experience, and the diversity of programming they interacted with. 2: The Native artists will build upon their professional careers by developing audience engagement skills and interacting with new festival audiences. We will convene artists before and after festival to ask what they learned about themselves as an artist and how the festival changed their careers. We will track the number of people interacted with and opportunities gained through festival.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Minnesotans, from diverse backgrounds, were exposed to high-quality Native American art and culture. 147 surveys were collected from participants. Of the participants surveyed, approximately half identified as Native American, a quarter white/Caucasian, and a quarter other people of color (African American, Asian, Hispanic, etc). 2: Native artists built upon their professional careers by developing audience engagement skills and interacted with new festival audiences. Artists were fully engaged with audience members while delivering workshops in the Community Arts Tent. Attendance at these workshops were strong and stretched the capacity of tent itself.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Sam Olbekson, Christine McDonald, Beverly Bushyhead, Joe Hobot, Peter McLaughlin, Mike Temali, Heid Erdrich, Deanna Standing Cloud, Susan Allan
Project Manager
First Name
Robert
Last Name
Lilligren
Organization Name
Native American Community Development Institute AKA All My Relations Arts
Street Address
1414 Franklin Ave E
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55404
Phone
(612) 235-4974
Email
rlilligren@nacdi.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
Email the Agency