Arts Access

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$45,852

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

The Peoples Cook

Status

Completed

Start Date

January 2014

End Date

November 2014

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Hennepin

Ramsey

Project Overview

Arts Access

Project Details

The Peoples Cook will collaborate with May Lee-Yang, Joua Lee, and the Hmong Elder Center to engage elders in creating stories that nourish future generations and perform an original multimedia piece called Letters to Our Grandchildren.

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 Coppin: Painter and instructor, including work with seniors and genocide survivors; Katherine Dodge: Executive director, Itasca Orchestra and Strings program; board chair, Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission; Venessa Fuentes: Philanthropy writer at Project for Pride in Living; poet; Robert Hybben: Instructor, Hamline University; writer; Irna Landrum: Executive director, Summit-University Planning Council; community organizer and leadership developer; MaryLynn Pulscher: Environmental Education Coordinator, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board; Patricia Rall: Staff writer, Bemidji Pioneer; board member, Region Two Arts Council; Summer Scharringhausen: Board chair and former gallery director, Altered Esthetics; painter and multimedia artist; Robert Weisenfeld: Assistant vice president, corporate and foundation relations, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

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

$45,852

Other Funds Leveraged

Direct expenses

$45,852

Administration costs

$9,537

Number of full time equivalents funded

1.5

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Hmong elders will gain the confidence and skills to create, perform, and participate in the multimedia project Letters to Our Grandchildren. Elders will have the confidence and skills to perform their stories for a live audience and the video. Documentation of the final performance and post-show video interviews with each participating elder and their family will help evaluate our success. 2: We will be partnering with the Hmong Elder Center who has as a clientele of 100 elders to do theater workshops and create original work together. To ensure the elders feel fully invested in our process, we will visit the center periodically to receive feedback through trust circles, and do monthly check-in meetings with the Hmong Elder Center director to gauge the elders' satisfaction with the project.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Hmong Elders gained confidence, skills to create, perform, tour the multimedia project and participated in a documentary that featured their journey and parts of their performances. 2: We worked with 100 elders - did theater workshops, games, and created original work.

Description of Funds

Recipient Board Members

Sandy Agustin, Harry Waters Jr, Avril Greenberg, Robert Karimi, Chris Widdess

Project Manager

Robert

Karimi

The Peoples Cook

275 E 4th St Ste 457

St Paul

55101

(612) 805-2750

we@thepeoplescook.org