Arts Access
Arts Access
Minnetonka Center for the Arts will enhance the City of Minnetonka's Dementia-Friendly City Initiative by engaging adults with dementia and their loved ones with professional artists in a variety of arts activities.
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
This project will help Minnetonka become a dementia-friendly city, by improving the quality of life for people with dementia and their families. We'll use DFCI assessments, existing data, participant/instructor surveys and participation rates to evaluate outcomes. A documentary exhibit will further project goals and be a visual evaluation. 2: MCFTA will become more dementia-friendly as an arts venue and develop partnerships with the City of Minnetonka and the DFCI partners. We will track dementia-friendly training participants at MCFTA, point to changes as a result of the trainings, and review and expand on the partnerships we are developing.
Families living with dementia connected through artistic projects and felt supported by their community making Minnetonka a dementia-friendly city. We used participant evaluation surveys and other sources of feedback as well as observation and photographic documentation. 2: MCFTA developed partnerships with the City of Minnetonka and Hennepin County Libraries that will continue. MCFTA is more dementia friendly. We used partner evaluations and other feedback as well as creating plans for touring the exhibit to evaluate the partnerships. The Dementia-Friends training and Art of Living with Dementia exhibit has increased awareness within the Art Center.
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