Partners in Arts Participation
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$25,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Lao Assistance Center of Minnesota AKA Lao Assistance Center
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2014
End Date
June 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview
Partners in Arts Participation
Project Details
Lao Assistance Center of Minnesota will connect diverse audiences and emerging artists to award-winning Lao Minnesotan artist exhibition and interdisciplinary performance series throughout 2014-2015 and reduce barriers to participation.
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. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. 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.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Michele Anderson: Rural program director, Springboard for the Arts, Fergus Falls; Sheila Asato: Visual arts coordinator, Penny George Institute; faculty member, Minnesota Center for Book Arts; Jill Aubin: Museum educator and curatorial assistant, Minnesota Discovery Center, Chisholm; self-taught artist with an emphasis in photography; Sue Awes: Director, Help Our Neighbors, Chatfield; Alice De Yonge: Program director, Project G.E.M.; David Grant: A Twin Cities-based writer; core alumnus member of The Playwrights' Center; Patrick Hollister: Active living planner, PartnerSHIP 4 Health; Ange Hwang: Executive director of Asian Media Access; Thomas Maakestad: A private entrepreneur and landscape artist|Bree Sieplinga, Associate director, Upstream Arts
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
Yes
Conflict of Interest Contact
Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600
Project Details: 2014 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Access
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$25,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$25,000
Administration costs
$5,200
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.5
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
At least 300 or 25% of the total audience will be first or second-time participants. We will evaluate this through applicant surveys and direct head-counts during events and exhibitions. 2: 50% of Lao Assistance Center service programs include art to conduct outreach, service We will examine audience participation numbers, program manager reports and gather narrative accounts of how art was used to find new clients to serve, and to gather data, build capacity, create advocates.
Measurable Outcome(s)
We successfully had 347 1st and 2nd time participants who'd never been to an event like this before. 2: We have been able to get more community members to open up about their experiences and to attempt self-advocacy in their own words on their own terms which advances our mission.
Description of Funds
Recipient Board Members
Mr. Viphone Thammarak, Mr. Vixay Doangvixay, Mr. Tom Thongsirisack, Ms. Phitsavath Nantharath, Mr. Khamsene Vongsoth, Mr. Jeffrey Sisomnuk, Mrs. Seuth Saly
Project Manager
First Name
Sunny
Last Name
Chanthanouvong
Organization Name
Lao Assistance Center of Minnesota AKA Lao Assistance Center
Street Address
503 Irving Ave N
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55405-1297
Phone
(612) 374-4967
Email
laoartisans@gmail.com
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