Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$28,199
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Asian Media Access
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2014
End Date
June 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Carver
Chisago
Clearwater
Dakota
Hennepin
Marshall
Olmsted
Ramsey
Scott
Washington
Anoka
Carver
Chisago
Clearwater
Dakota
Hennepin
Marshall
Olmsted
Ramsey
Scott
Washington
Project Overview
Operating Support
Project Details
General operating support
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.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; 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; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist
Advisory Group 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.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; 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; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$28,199
Other Funds Leveraged
$920,798
Direct expenses
$948,997
Administration costs
$28,199
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Providing multimedia arts programming to 250 at-risk Asian American and Pacific Islander youth, who have traditionally limited access to high quality arts education and performance. Process evaluation: number of programs, number of participants. Outcome evaluation: pre- and post-surveys among participants, with 80% satisfaction rate of increasing knowledge about art creation. 2: Developing strategic relationships and partnerships, with at least ten Asian American and Pacific Islander community groups for joint projects, to promote Pan Asian arts and cultural heritages. Process evaluation: number of collaborative projects and number of partners. Outcome evaluation: focus group discussion with partners, with at least 80% of partners expressing interests in expanding their arts programming.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Asian Media Access has exceeded the target numbers to 531 students. Asian Media Access has successfully reached to 531 students and offered multimedia arts training to 290 youth who have attended training more than fifteen days, and are traditionally limited access to high quality arts education/performance. 2: Asian Media Access has exceeded the target number to 23 Pan Asian Arts partners. Asian Media Access has tracked the partners through our Partnership Spreadsheet, along with the focus group evaluation forums after events to evaluate the quality and effectiveness of the partnership.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Lambert Lum, Ange Hwang, Rachel Endo, Phil Raskin, Matthew Clark, Tie Oie, Vang Xiong
Project Manager
First Name
Ange
Last Name
Hwang
Organization Name
Asian Media Access
Street Address
2418 Plymouth Ave N
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55411
Phone
(612) 376-7715
Email
angehwang@amamedia.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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