Arts Access
Arts Access
ArtStart will conduct Between Water & Sky, a collaboration with Minnesota National Valley Wildlife Refuge in which fifteen underserved teens are mentored by artists and naturalists, as they explore the ecology of the Minnesota River and create an art/sound/poetry installation on global warming.
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.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.
Rachel Carlson: Poet, novelist; nominated for Minnesota Book Award; Adam Courville: Puppet program coordinator, PACER Center; studying for master's in nonprofit management at Hamline; Elizabeth Jaakola: Musician; music educator at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College; Annette Lee: Astrophysicist and artist; Arts Board grantee; Kue Xiong: Multidisciplinary artist, digital media producer, and music composer; Ahmed Yusuf: Writer and playwright; Christopher Zlatic: Artist; studio director at The Bindery
ACHF Arts Access
Underserved youth demonstrate increased artistic and leadership skills as they respond to environmental issues through a conceptual art project. Evaluation methods consist of on-site observations of the project in action, semi-structured interviews with teens, debriefs with staff and teaching artists, and a survey with program collaborators. 2: ArtStart deepens its partnership with an environmental organization developing arts programming that builds on the strengths of both organizations. A reflective protocol process and surveys involving staff, artists and naturalists from both organizations is used to evaluate the impact of the program.
Underserved youth demonstrate increased artistic and leadership skills as they respond to environmental issues through a conceptual art project. Evaluation methods consist of on-site observations of the project in action, semi-structured interviews with teens, debriefs with staff and teaching artists, and a survey with program collaborators. 2: ArtStart deepens its partnership with an environmental organization developing arts programming that builds on the strengths of both organizations. A reflective protocol process and surveys involving staff, artists and naturalists from both organizations is used to evaluate the impact of the program.
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