Partners in Arts Participation
Partners in Arts Participation
Northeast Contemporary Services, Inc.'s Senior Service participants will engage in The Art of Retirement, an Upstream Arts program designed for aging adults with developmental disabilities.
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
Reyne Branchaud-Linsk: Retired social worker; paper artist; Jessica Lourey: Mystery and fantasy writer, professor of creative writing and sociology, Saint Cloud Technical and Community College; Linda Melcher: Executive director, Arts on Superior; consultant to businesses and nonprofits; Laurie Pape Hadley: Business analyst, University of Minnesota, audio describer for theatres and arts organizations throughout Twin Cities; Tommearun Sar: Community engagement coordinator, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Sara Sternberger: Executive director, Free Arts Minnesota; Jane Zilch: Consultant and educator for non-profit organizations; board member of Theater Latte Da
ACHF Arts Access
Aging individuals with developmental disabilities will participate in multidisciplinary arts activities to which they would not otherwise have access. Staff evaluations, as well as pre- and post-meetings with our partner organization, will demonstrate participants' increased access to multidisciplinary arts activities. 2: Participants will show increases in service participation and engagement. Our partner organization will conduct a post-program evaluation that measures participation and engagement, which can then be compared to the participants' past service participation and engagement.
100% of participants engaged in multidisciplinary arts activities they had never had the opportunity to do before. Staff observation and feedback, as well as pre- and post-meetings with our partner organization, demonstrated participants' increased access to multidisciplinary arts activities. 2: 85% of participants showed increases in service participation and engagement. Post-program evaluations conducted with NCSI staff and on participants measured levels of participation and engagement.