Arts Learning
Arts Learning
Pillsbury House Theatre's Arts Integration Project (AIP) weaves arts learning into the fabric of our community in order to support people of all ages in accessing and exercising their creativity.
Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, 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. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.
Carl Beihl: Artist in photography, ceramics, painting; instructor, Minnetonka Center for the Arts; David DeGennaro: Former managing and creative director, West Bank School of Music; Nathaniel Dickey: Associate Professor of Music; low brass, band; Connie Lanphear: Communications manager, Freshwater Society; James Miller: Founder and managing director, Velo Glass; Akiko Ostlund: Dancer, performing artist, poet, puppeteer, curator, and activist; Sharon Thalmann: Former executive director, Henning Landmark Center; theater actor, producer, designer and director
Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600
ACHF Arts Education
Participants will demonstrate enhanced creativity, expression and social and emotional learning through arts-integrated community programs. Artists/staff complete pre and post observations of learners; family members complete surveys; individual and group interviews provide additional feedback on participant perceptions of impact.
937 arts learning participants of all ages demonstrated enhanced creativity, expression and social emotional learning. Evaluation methods used for this outcome included attendance reports, participant artistic work, pre/post observations, surveys and participant self-reporting.
Other,local or private
PUC Board of Directors: Faysal Abraham, Andy Augustine, Lindsay L. Benjamin, Marni Bumstead, Dr. Laura Bloomberg, Molly Haney, Taylor Harwood, Chris Huset, Mahrous Kahndil, Kenji Okumura, Amit Patel, Raj Patel, Norah Shapiro, Jeff Steinle