Arts Access
Arts Access
International Friendship Through the Performing Arts will bring a diverse mix of top performing groups to perform concerts and participate in outreach activities in six Minnesota retirement communities.
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.
Christina Cotruvo: Harpist, certified clinical musician, and nonprofit administrator; Janette Davis: Nonprofit consultant; board member, The Soap Factory; Shelley Johnson: Improviser, actor, and preschool teacher; Monica Segura-Schwartz: Board member, GREAT Theatre, Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs, St Cloud School District; Simon Sperl: Director of corporate and foundation relations. Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities; Rory Wakemup: Director, All My Relations Gallery; Arts Board grantee; Kimberly Young: Grant writer with Grant Assist Consulting
ACHF Arts Access
Residents with limited mobility in Minnesota retirement communities will hear performances of ethnic music, jazz, or classical music chosen by them. Number of concert attendees and TV viewers will be counted. Comment sheets will be distributed and results will be analyzed and tabulated. Video recordings of concerts will be made for future analysis. 2: IFTPA will expand our connections to four new retirement communities and offer new performers to ones we have served in the past. Comment sheets will be distributed with programs and partner community staff and musicians. The results will be analyzed and tabulated.
Residents with limited mobility in Minnesota retirement communities heard performances of ethnic music, jazz, or classical music chosen by them. Number of concert attendees and TV viewers were counted. Surveys were distributed and results were analyzed and tabulated. Video recordings of some concerts will be made for future analysis. 2: IFTPA expanded our connections to four new retirement communities and offered new performers to ones we have served in the past. Surveys were distributed with programs and partner community staff and musicians. The results were be analyzed and tabulated.
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