Arts Access
Arts Access
Minnesota Fringe will enhance access services for deaf/hard of hearing audience members by offering open captioning for the first time, increasing ASL interpreted performances, and outreach for both activities.
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.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, 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. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; 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.
Heather Allen: Program officer, Central Minnesota Arts Board; Adam Courville: St Paul Public Schools fund development and grant management; Robert Kern: Photographer; Arts Board grantee; Rupa Nair: Dancer with Katha Dance Theatre; cost controls specialist with construction company Weston Solutions; Mónica Segura-Schwartz: Board member, GREAT Theatre, Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs, St Cloud School District
ACHF Arts Access
Patrons with hearing loss or deafness, who don't use ASL, will have greatly improved experiences through Open Captioning. Fringe will distribute a post-festival survey for patrons utilizing Captioning; host Roundtables with patrons; and conduct post-festival interviews and surveys with seasonal staff and producing artists. 2: Expanded offerings of, and marketing of, ASL interpretation and new Open Captioning services will entice new patrons to the Festival and Family Fringe. Fringe will measure the change in total attendance of patrons utilizing services at ASL-interpreted and Open Captioning performances; use evaluative tools to iterate and improve for 2020.
Patrons with hearing loss or deafness -- who don't use ASL -- will have greatly improved experiences through Open Captioning. Fringe will distribute a post-festival survey for all patrons, specifically asking for feedback from those utilizing OC; and conducted post-festival interviews and surveys with seasonal staff and producing artists. 2: Expanded offerings of, and marketing of, ASL interpretation and new Open Captioning services will entice new patrons to the Festival and Family Fringe. Fringe measured the change in total attendance of patrons utilizing services at ASL-interpreted and Open Captioning performances; and talked to new patrons about their experiences.
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