Arts Legacy Grant
Arts Legacy Grant
Bringing together a rural school and an inner city school to break down barriers through performances under the umbrella of voice, drums, dance, visual art, and readings. The students in the rural/city choir will learn about diversity in a whole new light.
MaryAnn Laxen: photographer, visual artist; Elwyn Ruud: school residency coordinator; Briana Ingraham: musician, social policy manager; Janet Johnson: visual artist; Katya Zepeda: administrator, potter; Chris Lane: graphic artist, photographer; Charles Erickson: retired librarian, arts advocate; Therese Jacobson: visual artist, retired teacher; Emily Kuzel: arts advocate, teacher; Kate Mulvey: artist, teacher; Kelsey Brateng: photographer; Jaimie Snowdon: Indian studies teacher; Scott Valdes: sculptor.
MaryAnn Laxen: photographer, visual artist; Elwyn Ruud: school residency coordinator; Briana Ingraham: musician, social policy manager; Chris Lane: graphic artist, photographer; Therese Jacobson: visual artist, retired teacher; Kate Mulvey: artist, teacher; Kelsey Brateng: photographer; Jaimie Snowdon: Indian studies teacher; Scott Valdes: sculptor.
ACHF Arts Access
As a result of this program, students from two very different demographics as well as actual locations within the state of Minnesota will break down barriers to grow in their own humanity through the art of music. Evaluation will occur through pre and post participant questionnaires, a follow-up meeting with the project planners from both schools, counting actual audience, artist and youth numbers throughout the project and at the performances.
Barriers were broken at the conclusion of this project. A primarily all white choir met with a primarily all students of color choir & created a 2 hour show that was told through their young & non-judgmental eyes. The Legacy Grant that was awarded to the Breaking Down Barriers project, not only affected the students involved, it opened the eyes & ears of a small, conservative, rural, primarily Christian community. The message that the students shared was more powerful than words can describe.