Minnesota Festival Support
Minnesota Festival Support
Rochester Art Ensemble will present Day of the Dead Poets Slam 2019, a public festival that combines Dia de los Muertos celebrations with a poetry slam, including community arts activities, altar building, aztec dance, and poetry performance.
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.
Nicole Duxbury: ; Laura Helle: Executive director, Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Seth Kaempfer: Director of St Cloud State LGBT Resource Center, organizer of St Cloud Pride; Angelica Linder: Outreach coordinator, Northfield Public Library; Karen Quiroz: Professional vocalist, Brazilian music; Iris Shiraishi: Composer, musician, and educator; founder of ensemble-MA for TaikoArts Midwest; Jon Skaalen: Access programs coordinator for VSA Minnesota
ACHF Cultural Heritage
Festival attendees will feel a greater sense of community togetherness across cultural backgrounds through Day of the Dead arts and activities. Survey festival attendees to collect information on how attitudes changed. Use numbering system such as, Do you feel that this festival enriched your understanding of Mexican American traditions? On a scale of 1-5: 1- not at all, 5- very much.
Festival attendees did feel a stronger sense of community togetherness by participating in educational and respectful cultural activities. We used a combination of surveys and collecting verbal feedback from participants both during and following the festival.
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