Community Arts
Community Arts
Within, Between, and Beyond.
Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: Mid-Continent Oceanographic Institute Program Director; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney.
Aryca Myers: Volunteerism, Audience Development / Marketing, General Administration; Brenna Depies: Youth Programming, Community Education, Artistic; Dan Pinkerton: Artistic, General Administration, Audience Development / Marketing; Kate Lucas: Fundraising, Artistic, Education; Kelli Miles: Artistic, General Administration, Organizational Development; Nikkyra Whittaker: Artistic, Volunteerism, Youth Programming; Tri Vo: Audience Development / Marketing, Artistic, Organizational Development.
ACHF Arts Access
We will create a visual art installation and participatory archive of mixed-race stories which debut coincides (and is a part of the programming of) the 2019 MidWest Mixed Conference. Audiences surveys will show a greater understanding of and empathy towards diverse mixed race and transracial adoptee experiences and narratives, and a desire for creative exploration into their own identities. At least 20% of attendees/viewers of the installation will be active participants in recording their stories, on site, for the online digital archive. Qualitative responses to the project and artworks are built in as an integral element, and these will be reviewed and summarized at the end of the project. Audience/participant count, audience/participant surveys, artist surveys reflecting on the project, and in-person audio/video recordings and feedback during the project will all be gathered and documented.
The event was attended by 165 people. 20% of attendees (35) engaged with the installation (8 videos, 27 response notes). 80% of installation viewers "agreed" or "agreed strongly" that it instilled a deeper understanding of and empathy people who identify as "mixed" or trans-racially adopted.