Community Arts
Community Arts
Edina Singing Seniors Funding to bring 31 concerts of interactive music from the '20s to the '60s in a sing-along format to residents at senior centers, nursing homes, and senior day care centers in the southwest metro area during 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
It is expected that 75% or better of audiences will come away from performances with uplifted spirits and physical betterment. As always 100% of the artists in the group will report having both fun singing plus physical and emotional improvement from singing and seeing the response of audience members during and after the performance. Evaluations are acquired thru verbal and written reviews/evaluations at venue sites from audience members and staff. The director and accompanist are always evaluating performances and members make informal evaluations/comments throughout the year and do formal written evaluations once yearly.
Venues average 60-80 audience members andvaries greatly depending upon the venue. Close circuit recordings expand audience numbers. 100% of those completing audience surveys were very positive about the experience. 75% of venues are repeat and the other quarter are new to the group. Even at the repeat venues 25-30% of the audience members had not see this art form by ESS in the past.
Other, local or private