Operating Support
Operating Support
In pursuit of artistic excellence, we engage our region's most talented artists in work that welcomes and develops audiences and opens hearts and minds.
Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre
Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre
ACHF Arts Access
Increase quality and diversity of productions, exhibitions and classes that connect with audiences. We will track press reviews and audience response with post-show and class surveys. We will track audience participation by location based on sales or off-site class data. 2: Artistry will continue to meet our community in new ways. Artistry will engage audiences with programming from familiar to challenging. Track tickets sales for access-oriented performance, participation rates for programs that reach diverse populations. Track demographic data from audience surveys and other available data.
COVID did limit some of this activity, but we have continued to expand the voices in our spaces in the past year. We used press reviews, tracked attendance by zip code; sought audience & artists feedback. Engaged with staff, artists and external consultants in conversations, about the quality of performances, exhibitions and, other programming. 2: Throughout the pandemic we were forced to meet our audiences in new ways And continued to try to challenge them. Tracked ticket sales for performances and events Tracked participation rates for programs that reach diverse populations Tracked social media, engagement and other data.
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