Flexible Support
Flexible Support
Voices in the Back
Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner; Amanda Cortes: Artspace and Springboard for the Arts; Paul Creager: Square Lake Film and Music Festival Founder and Director; Adrienne Doyle: Juxtaposition Arts Tactical Lead and Development Associate; Craig Dunn: Access Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Interdisciplinary Artist and Sparkle Theatricals Creative Creative Director; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift dancer; Christal Moose: Native Arts Collaborative Agency and Native Pride Productions, Inc. Arts Manager and Artist; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Independent Consultant; Andrea Sjogren: Community Education; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Sara Wilson: Lommen Abdo P.A. Attorney; Kate Walker: Valley Chamber Chorale Singer; Lauren White: Augsburg College Assistant Director of Leadership Gifts.
Daniel Tran, Community Education, General Administration, Artistic; Halee Kirkwood, Artistic, Volunteerism, Education; Juleana Enright, Artistic, Marketing/Audience Development, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion; Margo Gray, Artistic, General Administration, Organizational Development; Sam Conrad, Accessibility/Disability Access, Artistic, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion.
ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage
Residents build connections to their own and others' cultural heritage through events and/or activities; MN folk and traditional artists/audiences are expanded; MN folk and traditional artists see an increase in demand for work. Interviews/Conversations with participants ; Interviews/Conversations with board/staff/leaders ; Community dialogue (group conversations with a large group) ; Observation
The original outcomes proposed was to create a comprehensive media platform that will allow BIPOC in the local music industry to share experiences specific to their identities that are typically unheard or underrepresented and share their music with new audiences, which we accomplished. The evaluation of this project can be measured by number of views of our videos, engagement with social media posts for the project, or listens/downloads of our podcast episodes, however, those are initial figures as our platform will continue to exist and be available as a resource to all who seek it.