Partners in Arts Participation
Partners in Arts Participation
Neighborhood House will offer underserved youth a range of arts workshops and performances that help them explore race, identity, and positive self-expression through a variety of artistic mediums.
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre
Lana Barkawi: Executive director, Mizna; Julia Donaldson: Director of advancement, Pillsbury United Communities; Tabitha Montgomery: Executive director, Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association; Karen Quiroz: Professional vocalist, Brazilian music; Stacey Robison: Ceramicist; visual arts studio manager, Interact Center for Visual and Performing Arts; Moira Villiard: Visual artist and graphic designer; arts and cultural programming coordinator, American Indian Community Housing Organization, Duluth
ACHF Arts Access
More underserved youth will learn about race and culture identity through engaging with the arts. Participation will be tracked, and youth will reflect on the experience as a group and complete a survey after workshops/performances to collect data on what was learned about the race and culture. 2: More underserved youth will develop their ability to creatively express themselves through expressive arts participation. Through creating art or performances, youth will express themselves and share their narrative. Staff will track what participants did, and youth will complete a survey about their art/the experience.
More underserved youth will learn about race and cultural identity through engaging with the arts. Participation was tracked, and youth completed a survey after workshops and performances about what they learned about the art, themselves and their culture. 2: More underserved youth will develop their ability to creatively express themselves through arts participation. Tracked participation in workshops on painting, ceramics, artistic expression, theater, music and dance, and youth completed a survey to assess what they learned, if they expressed themselves, and connected with others.