Arts Learning
Arts Learning
The Institute for Health and Healing will work with Z Puppets to provide multidisciplinary arts and mindfulness residencies for two groups: children of patients with serious illness and families living with autism.
Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Marys University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.
Lawrence Benson: Multi-media/genre expressionist, author, publisher; Julie Deters: Visual arts teacher, Cloquet School District, Award-winning educator; Phyllis Doyle: Retired arts administrator; award-winning poet and fiction writer; Alison Good: Former commercial artist, educator and administrator; active community volunteer; Lori Janey: Board member of Minnesota Chinese Dance Theater; design engineer, Seagate Technology; Kimberly Meisten: Director of Community Engagement, VocalEssence; Education; Meghan Nodzon: Nonprofit arts organization development professional; Mary Reed: Craft artist, author and educator
ACHF Arts Education
Families coping with chronic illness or autism learn mindfulness-based techniques for stress relief through an integrated arts experience. The visual rubric of stressors is produced. A scaled rating (with 10 being high) of stress decreases between the beginning and end of each workshop. Participants record their understanding of calm on video, in writing or through visual art. 2: Participants will create puppets, write and sing songs, and perform in a public event. Participants learn how to create and animate a puppet. Participants contribute to writing lyrics and music for a song. Social interaction and participation in the play increases with video mapping. The play is presented for an audience.
Families coping with chronic illness or families of children with autism were taught mindfulness techniques for stress relief through an integrated arts experience. Three series of 6 workshops were completed at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis and United Hospital in St Paul. The Abbott workshops, January 4- February 8, were 2.5 hours in length, focusing on families who are living with cancer or other chronic illness. The United Hospital workshops. January 5- February 9, were changed into two series of six workshops, each 1.5 hours long. This change was made due to Autism Society suggestions and feedback from the autism community. Sensory friendly training was given by Autism Society. All workshops included experiential exercises: puppet making, song creation, performance, yoga, breathing techniques, guided imagery and discussion, all geared toward stress reduction education. All participants used a visual rubric, wave of calm art writing and discussion for outcomes. 2: All workshop participants created and learned to animate puppets associated with metaphors of Monkey Minds and finding Islands of calm. Participants practiced and helped create songs used in the final performance. Two free Monkey Mind Pirates performances were presented on February 15 at the Children's Theatre Company in Minneapolis by Z Puppets lead artists and the community with support from seven sensory friendly trained volunteers from Abbott Northwestern hospital the community and Children's Theatre staff. The 2:30 performance included families and children with autism- a sensory friendly performance the 7:00 p.m. performance included families living with chronic illness. Free pre-show arts activities in the lobby were provided for children and families at both performances.
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