Arts Learning
Arts Learning
Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop will work with student advisory councils to design and teach twenty intro creative writing classes in seven prisons connecting new students with the literary community. Classes will host local writers as guests.
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.
Nora Doherty: Independent contractor working with nonprofits; Joan Finnegan: Visual artist; active with many arts organizations; Julie Heukeshoven: Events manager and development assistant, Minnesota Marine Art Museum; Susan Hudson: ; Colleen LeBlanc: Retired community educator; former Five Wings Arts Council board member; Dennis Madamba: Illustrator and designer; Nii Adjetey Mensah: Composer and producer; corporate treasury consultant at Wells Fargo
ACHF Arts Education
Through MPWW classes, new students in seven underserved Minnesota prisons will deepen craft knowledge, learn writing skills, and develop an ongoing habit of art. All instructors will administer formal evaluations twice during each course to assess learning experience and progress. Instructors will also assess first and final drafts of student work. 2: Beginning writers in each class will feel supported, welcomed, and connected to a broader literary community both inside and outside of prison. Evaluations will include questions about new student experience and perceived connection to arts community. We will record the number of first time participants and track their participation in future programming.
Through MPWW classes, new students in seven underserved Minnesota prisons deepened craft knowledge, learned writing skills, and developed an ongoing habit of art. All instructors administered formal evaluations twice during each course to assess learning experience and progress. Instructors also assessed first and final drafts of student work. 2: Beginning writers in each class felt supported, welcomed, and connected to a broader literary community both inside and outside of prison. Evals included questions about new student experience and perceived connection to arts community. We recorded the number of first time participants and are tracking their participation in future programming.
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