Partners in Arts Participation
Partners in Arts Participation
One hundred low-income youth and twenty seniors in Saint Paul will work with teaching artists to build skills in a variety of art forms, including painting, music, poetry, digital photography, ceramics, spoken word, and videography.
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.
Lynne Beck: Development consultant; former COMPAS development director; Gordon Coons: Artist; Robin Cruze: Assistant to executive director, Wirth Center; president of HOBY MN; Janette Davis: Acting executive director, Southern Theater; Simone Needles: Visual artist; instructor at Interact; Olga Nichols: Visual artist; executive director of Bird Island Cultural Centre; Scott Reynolds: Stage director and performer; artistic director of Mixed Precipitation; Lisa Wigand: Business banker; heads advisory board for Central Lakes College Performing Arts Center
Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650
ACHF Arts Access
80% of youth will demonstrate increased engagement in learning, in part due to new arts experiences. Keystone will measure student engagement in learning using the SAYO Survey of Afterschool Outcomes, a researched and validated tool developed at the National Institute for Out of School Time.
84% of students reported they usually have a choice of activities they like doing. 88% reported the activities here helped them in their schoolwork. We measured engagement in learning using two survey items from the Minnesota Afterschool Accreditation Program Youth Survey: Do you usually have a choice of activities here that you like to do?, and Do the activities you do here help you in your schoolwor