Arts Project Support
Arts Project Support
Art Buddies at Barack and Michelle Obama Elementary (Winter/Spring 2020).
Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Craig Dunn: Arts Accessibility Consultant; 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 Professional; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Coordinator of Community Programs; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; 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; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner.
Daisuke Kawachi: Artistic, Community Education, General Administration; Joko Sutrisno: Youth Programming, Education, Artistic; Laurie Phillips: Artistic, Marketing/Audience Development, Program Development; Sagirah Shahid: Artistic, Community Education, Youth Programming; Sara Kleinsasser Tan: General Management/ Administration/ Support, Artistic, Education; Zoë Bird: Accessibility/Disability Access, Artistic, General Management/Administration/Support.
ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage
In the winter/spring of 2020, Art Buddies will pair 20 creative mentors one-on-one with 20 children, ages 7-11, during 9 free weekly one hour after-school sessions at Barack and Michelle Obama Elementary in St Paul’s Selby/Dale neighborhood. Scholars will develop their own creative process, visual 3D art skills and presentation skills and storytelling skills through writing or drawing, ultimately showing an increase in motivation to learn and self-confidence and viewing creativity as a lifelong skill set to be used for future careers. Art Buddies staff will meet with school staff (principal, community education coordinator and any additional persons) both before and after each project and confirm our project's positive impact through written evaluation forms filled out by each participating teacher and mentor. Scholars enrolled in our project will participate in an active, in-person evaluation as well as a short half-page visual, written evaluation. During the project sessions, final presentations and school-wide parade, Art Buddies staff closely observes and documents interaction between the scholars and their mentors.
Our initial Proposed Outcome was as follows: In the Spring of 2020, Art Buddies will pair 20 creative mentors one-on-one with 20 children, ages 7-11, during 9 free weekly one hour after-school sessions at Barack and Michelle Obama Elementary in St Paul's Selby/Dale neighborhood. Scholars will develop their own creative process, visual 3D art skills and presentation skills and storytelling skills through writing or drawing, ultimately showing an increase in motivation to learn and self-confidence and viewing creativity as a lifelong skill set to be used for future careers. Our current outcome is that in the Spring of 2020 Art Buddies will provide as many scholars, who are sheltering in place in high need areas, with guided Creativity Kits and school/art supplies. Through our guided activity Buddy Book the scholars with explore their creative process, and imagination. Scholars will be reassured that community organizations such as Art Buddies are still supporting and engaged with them. ; Art Buddies, in three rounds of printing due to increased demand, provided Twin Cities Metro young scholars with over 10,000 creativity kits, which included activity buddy books, and school and art supplies. Art Buddies provided over 10 agencies with our creativity kits. These include Head Start, MPS, SPPS, People Serving People, Avivo, Harriet Tubman Center, The Sheridan Story, and encampments.
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