Arts Activities Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,800
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Minneapolis Thanksgiving Celeb Pow-Wow Committee
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2014
End Date
September 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview
Arts Activities Support
Project Details
Funding for the 2014 Thanksgiving Celebration Pow-Wow, a three-day community event dedicated to preserving and celebrating Dakota, Ojibwe, and Ho-Chunk traditional dance and drumming. The event will be held at the Minneapolis American Indian Center during the 2014 Thanksgiving weekend.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Anthony Galloway: Actor, Storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre Artist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Colleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Dameun Strange: Composer and Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Mary Elizabeth Lee: Artistic, Marketing, Web Design; Tricia Khutoretsky: Education; Timothy Parlin: Artistic; Nancy Rosenbaum: Organizational Development, Education, Marketing; Dan Peltzman: Administration, Finance, Artistic; Erin McQuay: Administration, Disabilities, Education; J Wren Supak: Artistic, Education; Ashley Sondergaard: Marketing, Artistic, Fundraising; Josh LaGrave: Administration, Artistic.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Cultural Heritage

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,800
Other Funds Leveraged
$10,600
Direct expenses
$19,400
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Nurture American Indian artistic traditions of dance, drum, and singing at the three-day Minneapolis Thanksgiving Celebration Pow-Wow in November 2014 by engaging 60 drummers/singers and 300 dancers; Promote access to and understanding of American Indian artistic traditions of drumming/singing and dancing by engaging 1,200 audience members.Drum/singer counts (using registration/sign-in sheets); Dancer counts (using registration/sign-in sheets); Audience counts (using estimated counts per day for all three days and all four sessions); Interviews with sample audience members, volunteers, and artists for final report.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Supported the transmission and mastery of drumming and singing traditions by sponsoring 12 drum groups and a hand-drum competition, engaging more than 80 drummers/singers; Supported the transmission and mastery of dancing traditions by offering four sessions with a diversity of dance opportunities--from team competitions to category dances, from social dances to multiage dance contests; over 300 dancers and 1,500 audience members participated in addition to the drummers and singers.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Herb Sam, Patty Sam, Murphy Parkhurst, Trentt Cramer, Valerie Larsen, Dave Larsen, Nora Murphy
Project Manager
First Name
Herb
Last Name
Sam
Organization Name
Minneapolis Thanksgiving Celeb Pow-Wow Committee
Street Address
2300 15th Ave S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55404
Phone
(612) 799-0776
Email
zoogipoequay@gmail.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

PO Box 14106
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 

Phone
Project Manager: Kathy Mouacheupao
651-645-0402
Email the Agency