Community Arts Learning Grant
Community Arts Learning Grant
Bluegrass Masters Weekend 2017: A banjo-focused weekend featuring Kristin Scott Benson
Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.
Moira Villiard: visual artist and Cultural Program Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Richard Hansen: Executive Director, Duluth Superior Film Festival; David Dobbs: visual artist, Education Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center; Christine Marcotte: writer and community historian, retired socialworker.
ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage
Our long-range desired outcome is to serve those who return to Bluegrass Masters Weekend each year to build on their skills and community connections, as well as to serve new event participants. Our short-term desired outcome this year is to provide our banjo learners and others an excellent overall experience, including the unique opportunity to approach the banjo as a lyrical instrument and practice their songwriting skills. Evaluation methods will include: assessment of feedback and data taken from surveys filled out by workshop students, jamming participants, audience members, and workshop instructor; assessment of participant and audience verbal feedback, both during and after the event; a count of single-workshop and full-day-of-workshops attendees; and a count of concert-ticket buyers.
Our long-range measurable outcome was serving our returning and new Bluegrass Masters participants by facilitating their skill building and providing an opportunity to expand community connections. Our short-term measurable outcome this year was providing our banjo learners an excellent educational experience, including the unique opportunity to approach the banjo as a lyrical instrument and practice their songwriting skills.
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