Pandemic Recovery for Individuals

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,091
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Vatsalaa X. Jha
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2021
End Date
September 2022
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Stearns
Stearns
Project Overview

Pandemic Recovery for Individuals

Project Details

Transforming into an Emerged Artist from an Emerging Artist coming out of the Pandemic. Support activities and processes to help my journey into becoming a more professional, established, and connected Artist of Central MN and beyond.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Buddy King: CMAB Board Char, St Cloud Playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, engaged in numerous youth arts initiatives in the community; Linda Brobeck: CMAB Board Vice Chair, Minnesota visual artist and owner of Crow River North, LLC., has served on a number of non-profit boards; Sean Donahue: CMAB Board Tresurer, Performing arts technician; Professional light and sound designer, operator and trainer; Musician with musical instrument, equipment retail experience; Large event and project manager; Joyce Lyons: CMAB Board Secretary, CMA actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Comm Orchestra Advisory Board; Denise Todd: CMAB Board Member, Dance Valdosta State University; U.S. Air Force Veteran, Geospatial Intelligence Analyst; undergraduate at St. Cloud State University pursuing a Major in Community Health; Jo McMullen-Boyer: CMAB Board Member, Station Manage of KVSC Radio, Grant writer, Music Concert Projucer, Community Events Organizer; Spencer Madsen: CMAB Board Member, Writer; educator; theatrical performer; aspiring filmmaker and visual artist; B.A. in English Education; M.A. in American Literature; orchardist at Clear Lake Cider; Gretchen Boulka: CMAB Board Member, Director of Performing Arts at Paramount Center for the Arts, arts administrator with background in development, special events, program management, marketing and communications; musician, member of the Association for Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) and on the Board of Directors for Minnesota Presenters Network; Tanya Piatz-Sandberg: CMAB Board Member, Visual Merchandiser with 3D display experience, fashion, event execution, and corporate shop concepts; 2D visual artist specializing in illustration and photography

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Denise Todd: CMAB, Board Member 2018-Present; Jeff Burns: Previous CMAB panelist, current board Monticello Community Education, Wright County Soil and Water, Buffalo Community Orchestra, Monticello Strings Orchestra, Trillum Ensemble; Frank Haynes: CMAB s grant evaluator for numerous grant programs, Sons of Norway, St. Cloud, MN: President 2015 - 2021, cultural education club focused on educating people interested in Norwegian culture including music, food and lifestyle; Sabrina Gilchrist: Volunteer in CMSAB and MN Arts Board - grant review, Deartment Coordinator, College of St. Benedict/St. Jon's Universtiy Art and Theater; Jean Louis: MSAB grant evaluator, taught vocal lessons, accompanied several musical and ensembles productions, played for dinner theatres, grant writer for the Paynesville Area Community Theatre, the Paynesville Area Schools, and the Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota;

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,091
Other Funds Leveraged
$609
Direct expenses
$3,700
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Art Show, Website Development, Take a Marketing Education Class I aim to showcase my art work in a gallery setting, I aim to publicize a website with my photography, and I aim to take a class on marketing my art work

Measurable Outcome(s)

The outcomes achieved were an art show at Saint Cloud State University's gallery space where I featured photography work I had taken from my travels to India, specifically the my birthplace of the state of Bihar. I was able to present my experience as someone from the community who is an Artist and who comes from a cultural background that is different from the dominant culture.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
Achieved proposed outcomes
Project Manager
First Name
Vatsalaa
Last Name
Jha
Organization Name
Vatsalaa X. Jha
State
MN
Phone
(320) 310-3764
Email
vatsalaajha@hotmail.com
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
Location

P.O. Box 458
220 4th Ave North 
Foley, MN 56329

Phone
Project Manager: Leslie LeCuyer
320-968-4290x 3