Partners in Arts Participation
Partners in Arts Participation
The Midtown Greenway Coalition will partner with Forecast Public Art and work with three artists to create an interactive art event that shapes a new identity for the Kix Soccer Field as part of Midtown Greenway Coalition's mission to expand performance arts along the greenway.
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.
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.
ACHF Arts Access
Perceived or real barriers to participation are addressed. More Minnesotans are able to participate in the arts.
Our major site partner was Urban Ventures, a neighborhood organization serving low-income children and families of color. Many lower income families have less access to art, especially at the community-wide scale that we conceived for our project. Our goal was to invite their program participants, as well as other families in the Midtown neighborhood, to activate Kix Field (owned by Urban Ventures) and break down barriers to experience a large-scale art project in the neighborhood, transforming the way they view the field and the Midtown Greenway, and to participating in the arts. We were prepared to document and measure participation via video and questionnaires at the event. However, as noted, due to the rain storm, very few people attended the project and for safety reasons (i.e., lightning) it was not activated/electrified. We intend to re-stage the project on August 2, 2014, in partnership with Urban Ventures, and are hopeful that many neighborhood families will attend. 2: Take the Field was intended to involve more Minnesotans in the arts, by transforming an athletic field into a work of art. We were expecting more than 1,500 people to attend the project, with a focus on local families from the Midtown neighborhood.