Arts Activities Support

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Community

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

April 2014

End Date

September 2014

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Dakota

Project Overview

Arts Activities Support

Project Details

Funding for the 15th Annual Traditional Wacipi, a three-day Native American celebration and social gathering. Activities will take place at Saint Peter's Church in Mendota in September 2014.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Executive Director, Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director, Roseville Parks and Recreation; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor and Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: Consultant and Grant Writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: Vocal Performer; Dameun Strange: Composer and Performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Elin Anderson: Artistic; Betsy Mowry: Administration, Youth Programming, Community Service; Joseph Hagedorn: Marketing, Organizational Planning, Education; Angela Bernhardt: Fundraising, General Management, Community Service; Sue Crolick: Administration; Ian Plitnick: Administration, Fundraising; Cathy Gustafson: Administration, Education.

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

$10,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$5,100

Direct expenses

$15,100

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

We expect over 4000 attendees, with over 400 performers such as dancers and drummers. We have experienced roughly a 20% attendance increase each of the past 5 years. We will also have over 30 cultural vendors, increasing 10% each year.Each year we offer donation buttons which we use to keep track of attendance. We also count each dancer and drummer at the end of the pow-wow during the payout.

Measurable Outcome(s)

We had predicted to have roughly 4000 members of the local community attend the Wacipi, and we ended up having over 4500 attend, far exceeding our expectation. We had had 9 drum groups perform, each consisting of 6-8 members each, and over 185 dancers performing over 5 different types of dance. There was a Wacipi in Waconia that people went too, or we would have had more dancers.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Sharon Lennartson, Chris Anteil, Marlene Dixon, Perry Altendorfer, Jim Anderson, John LeClaire, Lon Navarre

Project Manager

Sharon

Lennartson

Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Community

340 River Rd

Mendota

55150