Arts Access
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$37,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Lazy Hmong Woman Productions
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
January 2015
End Date
December 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Project Overview
Arts Access
Project Details
Lazy Hmong Woman Productions will present ten performances of Hmong-Lao Friendship, an original play written and performed by May Lee-Yang and Saymoukda Vongsay.
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.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; 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
Mary Bromen: Executive director, Dakota Woodlands Women's and Family Homeless Shelter; Laura Campbell: Adult day program manager, Southwest Senior Center, ArtSage teaching artist; Kendall Carlson: Communications and events manager for Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio (CLUES); Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Lisa Vesel: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2015 Fiscal Year
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
$37,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$4,320
Direct expenses
$41,320
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
To increase the number of Hmong and Lao theater goers in Minnesota. We will do surveys to keep track of attendees. Our goal is to reach 1,600 people total. We will perform at spaces that are accessible to these communities. 2: To use the arts to build more cross-cultural understanding between the Hmong and Lao communities. We will conduct video surveys to capture people's feedback as well as a provide paper surveys to assess their thoughts. We will also host post-show dialogues to gauge people's feedback.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Project Manager
First Name
May
Last Name
Lee-Yang
Organization Name
Lazy Hmong Woman Productions
Street Address
275 4th St E Ste 482
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55101
Phone
(651) 587-1208
Email
info@lazyhmongwoman.com
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