Arts Access
Arts Access
Kulture Klub Collaborative will increase access to our recording studio program and performance opportunities for youth experiencing homelessness through strategic collaborations with the Minneapolis Central Library.
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.
Bruce Berglund: Author; professor; Fulbright recipient; Rachel Carlson: Poet, novelist; nominated for Minnesota Book Award; Shantel Dow: Executive director, Reif Center; Zoe Malinchoc: Bookseller, Fair Trade Books, Red Wing; Sheldon Theatre board member; Sherrie Pugh: Retired community economic developer and philanthropy administrator; Minnesota African American Museum volunteer; Pamela Ransom: Executive director, Incredible Ely; Aamera Siddiqui: Playwright and performer; coartistic director, Exposed Brick Theatre; Nathaniel Wunrow: Proposal writer, bibliotheca; former Walker staff, St Paul Art Collective board
ACHF Arts Access
KKC will increase and deepen engagement with youth through studio and Open Mic programs. KKC will track each individual through their use of the studio, as Open Mic performers and audience members. Barrier minimizing resources will also be tracked to measure success. 2: Youth experiencing homelessness will gain confidence in their ability to express themselves through art. KKC staff will facilitate ongoing feedback discussions, surveys, and final evaluation sessions led by youth advisors.
KKC increased participation by reaching new individuals and deepened engagement through repeat visits. Participants were tracked, along with total audience members and performers. 2: Youth experiencing homelessness increased their confidence and developed artistic skills for expression. Youth were surveyed after studio sessions as well as mid-project. Teaching artists also reflected on youth development during their final evaluation.
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