Partners in Arts Participation
Partners in Arts Participation
Vail Place and the History Theatre will collaborate to introduce adults with serious mental illnesses to theater arts and support their mental health recovery goals.
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. Chair, 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. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.
Scott Artley: Executive artistic director at Patrick's Cabaret; Jennifer Lang: Violinist; music teacher at Saint Paul Conservatory of Music; Karen Quiroz: Professional vocalist, Brazilian music; Bree Sieplinga: Associate director, Upstream Arts; Keetha Vue: Development associate, Karen Organization of MN
ACHF Arts Access
Vail Place clients develop insights that aid their recovery and they experience improved quality of life. Post-project client surveys to assess learning and program feedback. Interviews with program staff for client/program feedback. Interviews with teaching artists for client/program feedback. 2: Outreach presentations will increase understanding of mental health and support for Vail Place theater arts program. Tracking number of presentations, tracking financial support received through presentations, post-performance audience Q and As, and follow up interviews with targeted presentation attendees.
Adults with mental illnesses developed insights that aided their recovery and they experienced improved quality of life. 1. Ongoing check-ins with clients, artists, and Vail Place staff to monitor/evaluate process 2. Post-project interviews and surveys with clients, artists, staff 3. Post-performance client, artist, staff surveys and evaluation sessions. 2: Final performance and outreach presentations will increase understanding of mental health and support for Vail Place theater arts program. 1. Post-performance audience survey. 2. Conversations/interviews with outreach presentation attendees. 3. Tracking number of presentations. 4. Tracking attendance at presentations.
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