Arts in the Schools
Arts in the Schools
Black Hills Play House: On the Road to Bremen Town
Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Maggie Fuller: visual art, writing; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Erin Kline, visual art, music, writing, education, SMSU Diversity and Inclusion; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board; Su Lee: visual art, film; Jessica Mata: visual art, dance, Kerkhoven Arts Council; Ana Serrano: visual art, business; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Mark Wilmes: Tyler Arts Council board president, actor/director, musician, reporter.
Alicia Bayer, writing, arts admin; Cynthia Demers, visual art, education; Georgette Jones, theater, music, education; Amy Labat, music, education; Ana Serrano, visual art, SMAC board.
ACHF Arts Education
Our current arts programs only open their doors to students in seventh grade and beyond. This project, however, aims to spark that artistic interest much earlier, ideally igniting a passion that students carry with them through their high school years and beyond. While our existing program provides a strong foundation in music, visual arts, and drama, collaborating with a professional theater company like Black Hills Playhouse offers enriching, complementary experiences that our curriculum alone cannot fully replicate. The students will complete a survey on things that they learned, things that they like, and if they would enjoy having this company come work with our school again after the performances are completed. Students will each get to fill out one anonymous survey, so that they don't feel pressured to answer a certain way and are able to express their true thoughts. The audience complete a 1-5 scale paper survey to leave in a drop box after the performance on their own personal thoughts about the performance. We will also be keeping track of the number of attendees, so that we are able to see how many community members came to enjoy the shows.