Art Project
Art Project
A World of Music.
John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor, theater director, theater teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art educator, visual artist, Tyler Arts Council, Lincoln County Art Fair, Southwest Minnesota Weaver’s Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, Southwest Minnesota State University Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Emily Petersen: visual artist, art teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Director of Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.
Mark Bosveld: theater, dance; Cheri Buzzeo: theater; Mary Gillespie: art administration; Maureen Keimig: theater; Kaia Nowatzki: visual art, theater, music; Eric Parrish: music, theater; Lisa Hill: music; Erica Volkir: performing arts.
ACHF Cultural Heritage
Our overarching goal with this project is to present a high quality program of a strong educational and artistic nature, while being enjoyable and accessible to all members of our community, regardless of age, background or ability. Another important goal, which is harder to measure in the short term is to help foster tolerance and respect for people of other cultures. Every participating teacher will be asked to fill out the teacher evaluation form. They will also be told that they are welcome to have all of their students fill out evaluation forms, but that we ask that at least have five students in each class do so. We will also have evaluation forms available to attending seniors and to the public performance audience. These will be gathered and tallied by project director Jodi Wambeke and the results will be included in this grant's final report, together with verbal comments made by the music, band, choir, and orchestra teachers in a post-program staff meeting.
According to the surveys returned by both students and adult, our goal was clearly accomplished. 62% of students rated Todd's performance as either "Best Ever" or "Great", and 60% said it made them want to listen to different types of music. Fully one-half of the students said Todd's performance made them want to play a new musical instrument. Likewise, adults found Todd's performances to be of high interest and high quality. 97% of respondents said that Todd's performances were interesting and grade appropriate, and fully 100% said Todd demonstrated good artistic quality. 89% said the program met an arts need at their school.
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