Community Arts
Community Arts
Power of Vision Community Mural Project Funding for The Power of Vision, a neighborhood mural program that will partner with Saint Stephens Human Services and Minneapolis Institute of Arts to engage approximately 20 youth of color and 20 adults experiencing homelessness. The project will take place between April and September 2017 and culminate in a public mural and community unveiling ceremony.
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.
Mica Anders: General administration; Maya Beck: Artistic, general administration, community service, development; Andi Cheney: Organizational development, general administration, finance; Tia-Simone Gardner: Artistic, youth programming, community service, development; Alneida Madrigal: General administration, organizational development, youth programming; Laura Nahri: Fundraising, general management, administration, organizational development; Ricardo Vazquez: Artistic, audience development, marketing, community education; Magnolia Yang Sao Yia: Artistic, community education, youth programming.
ACHF Arts Access
Quantitative: 1) This project will result in: a) 1 public mural in the Phillips or Whittier neighborhood, b) 1 community unveiling ceremony/celebration. 2) 40 community participants will be involved; including: a) 20 youth of color, and b) 20 adults experiencing homelessness. Qualitative: 4) Strengthened relationships between 3 major organizations in the Phillips/Whittier neighborhoods (Hope Community, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, and Saint Stephens Human Services). 5) 45% of community participants will grow in one or more of the following areas: a) artistic skills, b) personal leadership skills, c) sense of pride and ownership in their community. EVALUATION METHODS - QUANTITATIVE OUTCOMES: Producing the mural and the unveiling ceremony will be evident upon completion; we'll evaluate participation outcomes using data gathered and recorded in our custom database. EVALUATION METHODS - QUALITATIVE OUTCOMES: We'll conduct reflective listening sessions during the project with a) participants and b) partners; we'll also conduct a final reflection/evaluation with a) participants and b) partners at project completion.
16 diverse youth engaged in a multi-week project to create public art in the Phillips neighborhood. 22 diverse homeless or formerly homeless adults engaged in a multi-week project to create public art in the Whittier neighborhood. All 38 participants (100 percent) reported an increase in their artistic skills after participating in a mural project.
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