Minnesota Festival Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
International Festival of Burnsville
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2012
End Date
June 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Dakota
Scott
Hennepin
Dakota
Scott
Hennepin
Project Overview
Minnesota Festival Support
Project Details
The International Festival of Burnsville, June 18, will present a one-day outdoor festival dedicated to celebrating diversity. The event will feature a variety of music and dance performances, ethnic food, and cultural experiences.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., 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., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, 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., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Patricia Canelake: Artist; Anastasia Faunce: Program director, University of Minnesota College of Continuing Education. Editor, Open to Interpretation series.; Lori Janey: Design engineer, Seagate Technology. Board chair, Minnesota Chinese Dance Theater. Fundraising and volunteer management, Wishes for the Sky.; Wendy LaRoque-Lundin: Native American fiber artist and educator.; David Machacek: Executive director, ArtOrg. Visual artist.; Fiona MacNeill: Academic Technologist for the Arts, Carleton College. New media/performance artist and curator.; Barbara Mollberg: Dean of Liberal Arts, Rochester Community and Technical College.; Mary Ann Okner: Performing artist and educator.; Sharon Stark: Executive secretary, Little Theatre of Owatonna. Administrative Assistant, Owatonna Arts Center.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Cultural Heritage

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$14,733
Direct expenses
$19,733
Administration costs
$1,338
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The variety and number of folk and traditional arts and artists that are presented through festivals increases. The number of Minnesotans who experience the arts through festivals increases. We track the number of performers and new performers from year to year, and evaluate our success based on bringing in new artists.

Measurable Outcome(s)

There were ten different performing, music, and dance groups, and six visual artists participating in the 2012 festival, with a total of ninety-four individual artists participating. We chose only Minnesota artists to be a part of our event. The committee works hard to find artists who are different from year to year and to include both youth and adult performers. Youth performers bring more people to the festival, including their families. 2: We presented the festival at a great indoor space within the Burnsville Performing Arts Center. The event went very well and the attendees rated the festival well. We increased our public relations and marketing efforts, using social media, e-mail marketing, advertising in local newspapers, and Spanish radio and printed advertising. While only one survey response indicated the radio as the source of information about the festival, we had a large number of Spanish speaking residents at the event. The event went very well and the attendees rated the festival well.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Margo Swanson, Maroof Rauf, Bahgat Elsagher, Julie Dorshak, Deb Strahler, Elizabeth Kautz, JJ Ryan, Len Nachman, David Fong, Carlos Lopez, Steve Juve, Sandy Sweep, Carrie Linde, Lynette Nelson
Project Manager
First Name
Julie
Last Name
Dorshak
Organization Name
International Festival of Burnsville
Street Address
100 Civic Center Pkwy
City
Burnsville
State
MN
Zip Code
55337
Phone
(952) 895-4509
Email
julie.dorshak@ci.burnsville.mn.us
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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