Community Arts
Community Arts
Summer/Fall 2017 Performance Series. Funding to research, design, choreograph, and practice a new folk-inspired program to perform in three different venues in Minneapolis - Loring Park Art Festival in July 2017, Squirrel Art House in September 2017, and a to-be-determined venue in November 2017.
Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher, performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair at El Arco Iris; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support, Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer, Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.
Bob Bierscheid: General administration, community service, organizational development; Stanton Wood: Fundraising, administration, artistic; Erin Lewis: Fundraising, organizational development, community education; Martha West: General administration, fundraising, community service; Julie Benda: Artistic; Rose Garcia: Artistic, community service, youth programming; Chris Cloud: Audience development, artistic, organizational development; Nathan Soland: Fundraising, general administration, organizational development; Paige Priolo: Organizational development, fundraising, community service.
ACHF Arts Access
90% of our performers will increase their understanding and ability to interpret through choreography, cross-cultural dance practice within European countries. Participants pre and post survey, exit interviews.
Outcome 1: We expected all together 500 kids and adults will be in audience. The actual attendance exceeded 1000 kids and adults. Outcome 2: 100% collaborators on costume design was expected to increase their appreciation for the similarities/differences in symbolic representation between countries. Group critique of costume designs among costume makers/dancers/audience shown a great appreciation
Other, local or private