Operating Support
Operating Support
COMPAS delivers creative experiences that unleash the potential within all of us.
Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; 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; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre
Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; 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; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre
ACHF Arts Access
Minnesotans will learn new skills, grow, and make connections by participating in creative arts experiences, led by practicing artists. Participants' experiences and impact tracked through:*evaluations completed by partner site contacts and artists*partner and artist observations*various participant pre and post-reflections / surveysProgram delivery methods and locations will be tracked 2: Minnesotans of all races, ages and abilities have increased access to quality, hands-on programs that are designed to meet their specific needs. We will track: participant demographic information provided by sites, if and how well we met customer specific goals, modifications made to meet community needs or goals, tools/training we create or share to help artists engage more Minnesotans.
95% of participants learned a new or increased an existing creative skill. 91% made connections with other areas of life. All programs led by artists. Artists and site contacts completed eval re: art created, skills learned, connections made. Some programs: direct observation by staff and surveys from participants. Tracked the types of organization that contracted with us for programs. 2: Kids to older adults in 44 MN counties, of all abilities and races, created. Programs were customized for participants' ages, abilities, and interests. COMPAS: -Tracked demographics of artists and (to the best of our ability) participants, plus site locations throughout MN -Surveyed artists and sites about participant inclusivity and activities, making programs accessible, and meeting site goals.
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