Arts Access
Arts Access
The Minnesota Orchestra will collaborate with north Minneapolis artists and community members to create a special week of accessible and collaborative musical activities in a wide range of spaces throughout that community.
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
Activities will create bonds between Orchestra musicians and community members that foster trust, familiarity, and enthusiasm for continued engagement. Post-event surveys for audiences; post-project reflection sessions with project leadership; track attendance by project participants at future Orch. events; community invites for future collaborations 2: Collaborative artistic activities will inspire broad community participation, including those previously unfamiliar or unengaged with symphonic music. Count attendees at each activity (5,000 expected); survey participants about experience with/impressions of symphonic music; when possible, analyze if participants have previous orchestra attendance.
Project activities created bonds between Orchestra musicians and Northside residents that fostered trust, familiarity, and enthusiasm for engagement. Staff led and analyzed reflection sessions with musicians and steering committee members, including a rose-bud-thorn analysis. Staff also surveyed audiences, musicians, and event hosts re: project activities and interest in future engagement. 2: Collaborative artistic activities inspired a broad range of Northside community members to engage with the Minnesota Orchestra. Orchestra staff documented each project activity, including attendance counts and collection of direct feedback from participants. Audience members were surveyed after select activities, including full-orchestra concerts.
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