2024-10-10T08:44:32-07:00 2023-12-31 861872153 Studio501 Inc 210 Rustic Lodge W Minneapolis MN 55419 990 2023-01-01 411913423 MIZNA MIZN 6127886920 2446 University Ave W Suite 115 St Paul MN 55114 Lana Salah Barkawi Executive Director 6127886920 2024-09-20 1 1 Mary Cleary P02536450 6122293887 2024-09-10 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z Lana Salah Barkawi 2446 University Avenue W Suite 115 Saint Paul MN 55114 404864 0 X mizna.org X 1998 MN MIZNA IS A CRITICAL PLATFORM FOR CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE, ART, FILM, AND CULTURAL PROGRAMMING CENTERING THE WORK OF SOUTHWEST ASIAN AND NORTH AFRICAN ARTISTS. FOR TWENTY YEARS, WE HAVE SOUGHT TO REFLECT THE DEPTH AND MULTIPLICITY OF OUR COMMUNITY AND HAVE BEEN COMMITTED TO BEING A SPACE FOR ARAB, MUSLIM, AND OTHER ARTISTS FROM THE REGION TO RECLAIM OUR NARRATIVES AND ENGAGE AUDIENCES IN MEANINGFUL AND ARTISTICALLY EXCELLENT ART. 7 7 10 50 0 0 299296 357938 41814 46344 189 582 0 0 341299 404864 0 0 0 0 138190 234740 0 0 29769 203011 226521 341201 461261 98 -56397 709730 652607 11369 10643 698361 641964 MIZNA IS A CRITICAL PLATFORM FOR CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE, ART, FILM, AND CULTURAL PROGRAMMING CENTERING THE WORK OF SOUTHWEST ASIAN AND NORTH AFRICAN ARTISTS. FOR TWENTY YEARS, WE HAVE SOUGHT TO REFLECT THE DEPTH AND MULTIPLICITY OF OUR COMMUNITY AND HAVE BEEN COMMITTED TO BEING A SPACE FOR ARAB, MUSLIM, AND OTHER ARTISTS FROM THE REGION TO RECLAIM OUR NARRATIVES AND ENGAGE AUDIENCES IN MEANINGFUL AND ARTISTICALLY EXCELLENT ART. 0 0 227547 0 37846 JOURNAL: Mizna: SWANA Lit + Art is an acclaimed biannual print publication with a history of connecting established and emerging authors with an international readership. In 2023, Mizna published the forty-forth and forty-fifth issues of the literary journal "Mizna: SWANA Literature + Art," featuring 50 contributors. In 2023, the journal won the prestigious Whiting Literary Magazine Prize and reached more than 4000 readers through subscriptions, sales, and library checkouts. In publication since 1999, "Mizna" remains a rare journal of Arab and Southwest Asian/North African literature. "Mizna" is a critical space for authors, both emerging and established, in which they have the creative freedom to explore themes and ideas that are real and relevant to them, outside of the cultural assumptions made by the broader American landscape. In 2023, Mizna also launched the online literary platform "Mizna Online." Featuring commissioned poetry, prose, criticism, reviews, and experimental multidisciplinary work, Mizna Online complements our biannual print publication with regular content reflecting on the urgent and current realities of the SWANA region and beyond. Since October 2023, Mizna Online has been focusing its efforts on publishing work in solidarity with Palestine and anti-Zionism. Recent pieces feature poetry and prose from Palestinian authors, including many who are currently experiencing the genocidal war in Gaza. 120784 0 49911 FILM PROGRAMS Established in 2003, the Twin Cities Arab Film Festival debuts independent films from more than fifteen Arabic-speaking countries and their diasporas. In 2023, we presented our 17th annual Twin Cities Arab Film Festival with special screenings and programming across the Twin Cities. The weekend included a screening at the Bell Museum's Planetarium, post-screening discussions with actors and filmmakers, and an outdoor screening under the Third Avenue Bridge. This year's festival featured 35 films, over two-thirds of which were directed by women. The Mizna Film Series is a quarterly selection of programs marking our first venture into year-round curated film programming. Our 2023 Mizna Film Series highlighted archival works and initiatives that document Palestine's struggle for liberation. The series presented rare and rediscovered Palestinian films as well as works produced by international collaborators and groups in solidarity with Palestine. Audiences had the opportunity to watch some of the programs both in person and online. Programs presented stories from the United Kingdom, Palestine, Iraq, the United States, Egypt, Japan, Yemen, Kenya, Qatar, Lebanon, Jordan, Canada, Morocco, Sudan, France, Saudi Arabia, and Western Sahara. 22683 0 15837 CLASS AND SPECIAL EVENTS Mizna continued to offer high quality, affordable Arabic language community education courses in 2023. Mizna also had a robust presence at the AWP 2023 conference in Seattle and the Palestine Writes conference in Philadelphia. We presented and copresented readings across the US, including the Seattle and Twin Cities journal launches and readings, and a reading in Los Angeles. In October 2023, we cohosted Mizna + RAWIfest, a biannual conference dedicated to supporting and disseminating creative and scholarly writing by Arab/SWANA individuals, in Minneapolis at the Loft Literary Center. 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The Form 990 is discussed in person at the board meeting and the board officially approves the Form 990. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Board members are required to disclose if a conflict of interest arises. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 The Executive Director's salary is determined by reviewing the salaries of counterparts in similar organizations, in addition to a review of the financial position of the organization. The board of directors approves any increase formally at a board meeting. Salary increases for all other staff members is determined by a similar process. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The financial statements and governing policies are available upon request. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Graphic design services, class instructors, photography, stipends for artists