Arts Project Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Voices for Racial Justice
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
November 2019
End Date
October 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Arts Project Support

Project Details

Ancestral Visionary Writing Project.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Craig Dunn: Arts Accessibility Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Professional; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Coordinator of Community Programs; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Daisuke Kawachi: Artistic, Community Education, General Administration; Joko Sutrisno: Youth Programming, Education, Artistic; Laurie Phillips: Artistic, Marketing/Audience Development, Program Development; Sagirah Shahid: Artistic, Community Education, Youth Programming; Sara Kleinsasser Tan: General Management/ Administration/ Support, Artistic, Education; Zoë Bird: Accessibility/Disability Access, Artistic, General Management/Administration/Support.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
Yes
Conflict of Interest Contact

Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Kathy Mouacheupao (651) 645-0402

Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$2,500
Direct expenses
$12,500
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Participant surveys show 95% learn about writing as a tool for justice and deepen their knowledge and skills in Ancestral Visionary Writing. 90% of participants produce at least one piece of creative writing, workshopped with peers and staff artists. We worked with an evaluator to develop a rubric for evaluating our cultural organizing practices, focusing on respecting community knowledge and pacing, as well as valuing trust. We’ll lean on what we learned through that process to develop evaluation criteria for this grant.

Measurable Outcome(s)

100% of participants learn about writing as a tool for justice and deepen their knowledge and skills in Ancestral Visionary Writing. 89% of participants produce at least one piece of creative writing, workshopped with peers and staff artists

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Jamie Edwards, Terri Thao, Autumn Brown, Mustafa Jumale, Ali Newman, Doug Nopar, Anita Patel, Jason Sole
Project Manager
First Name
Fayise
Last Name
Abrahim
Organization Name
Voices for Racial Justice
Street Address
2525 E Franklin Ave
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55406
Phone
(612) 746-4224
Email
abrahim@voicesforracialjustice.org
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