Arts Access
Arts Access
Interact presents Dis/Cover the Arts which provides access for people with disabilities to both artwork that is created by artists with disabilities, and engagement with artists with disabilities.
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; 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; 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.
Catherine Belleveau: Founder and artistic director, Mask and Rose Women's Theater Collective; Rhonda Dass: Associate professor of anthropology and director of museum studies, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Elizabeth Horslev Gilbert: Community outreach director, Holmes Theatre; McKayla Murphy: Program resources specialist at Girl Scouts River Valleys; dance instructor and program coordinator; Simon Sperl: Director of corporate and foundation relations. Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities; Chelsea Unold: Free Arts progam manager, Big Brothers Big Sisters Greater Twin Cities; Julio Zelaya: Greater Minnesota Racial Justice Project Coordinator with the American Civil Liberties Union
ACHF Arts Access
Dis/Cover the Arts enriches connections to audiences of people with disabilities by removing financial, informational, and perceptual barriers. We provide $5 tix for 450 patrons with disabilities and a companion: track number used; survey value of info resources, satisfaction with experiences, potential they might participate in art-making. 2: Dis/Cover the Arts generates access for communities to artists with disabilities thru shared experiences and social interaction. Brief surveys/talks with community partners about impact; note overheard conversations between artists with disabilities and mainstream audiences; evaluate continuing integration at six and twelve months.
Dis/Cover the Arts enriches connections to audience of people with disabilities by removing financial, informational, and perceptual barriers. We counted tickets sold, and surveyed patrons who used them via word of mouth and short written surveys. 2: Discover the Arts generates access for communities to artists with disabilities thru shared experiences and social interaction. We engaged interact artists and community partners in conversation, collected anecdote via written notes, counted events attended, evaluated repeat attendance at six and twelve months.
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