Artist Initiative
Artist Initiative
Kirsten Whitson will create and perform cello concerts reflecting global racial injustice and genocide with video program notes, history, personal stories about cultural loss, and audience feedback sessions.
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.
Nicholas Gaudette: Bassist and Arts Board grantee; active with Hear Here Live Music and Movement Festival, Cherry Spoon collective; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator and consultant; development officer at KBEM Jazz88; Elizabeth Larson: School music teacher; freelance musician; John Munson: Musician with The New Standards and The Twilight Hours; Arts Board grantee; Betsy Neil: Violinist and fiddler; elementary school music and orchestra teacher; Stephen Pelkey: Music faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; cellist with Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Rochester Chamber Music Society; Andrew Stermer: Composer, producer, and percussionist
ACHF Arts Access
I will develop artistic and marketing skills through creating and performing a cello program reflecting global racial injustice and genocide. Artistic growth will be evaluated by mastery of the chosen pieces. Marketing will be evaluated by successful advertising, social media and web traffic, and new comfort with technology for the artist. 2: I will receive training to engage with community members in feedback sessions following a cello program reflecting cultural loss. This will be evaluated by: creating a rubric based on audience response to measure attendance and participation; questionnaires; and recording personal feedback from concertgoers.
Kirsten Whitson developed artistic and marketing skills by creating a cello program reflecting global racial injustice and genocide. Artistic growth was measured by mastery and performance of the chosen pieces. Marketing skills were evaluated by successful advertising on social media, online and via email. 2: Kirsten learned to engage with community members in feedback sessions following a cello program reflecting cultural loss. This was evaluated by responses on feedback cards, subsequent emails and by personal feedback from concertgoers in public discussions and in private.
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