Arts Access
Arts Access
Sounds of Hope will collaborate with community partners in four northeast Minnesota cities, to meaningfully engage communities in global music performed by youth and adults from countries around the world.
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.
Catherine Belleveau: Founder and artistic director, Mask and Rose Women's Theater Collective; Rhonda Dass: Associate professor of anthropology and director of museum studies, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Elizabeth Horslev Gilbert: Community outreach director, Holmes Theatre; McKayla Murphy: Program resources specialist at Girl Scouts River Valleys; dance instructor and program coordinator; Simon Sperl: Director of corporate and foundation relations. Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities; Chelsea Unold: Free Arts progam manager, Big Brothers Big Sisters Greater Twin Cities; Julio Zelaya: Greater Minnesota Racial Justice Project Coordinator with the American Civil Liberties Union
ACHF Arts Access
An array of experiences planned and presented with community partners will draw local populations into meaningful arts participation. Staff will use audience surveys, open discussions with local groups and individuals, and interviews to determine success involving general public and underserved residents in activities and to gauge the strength of new partnerships. 2: The project will inspire future collaborations involving broader, more ambitious projects within the next three years. During and after the project, the program director will survey project partners in all cities to measure satisfaction with the experience and interest in a future, collaborative venture within three years.
An array of experiences planned and presented with community partners drew local populations into meaningful arts participation. Audience counts at all venues confirmed success drawing or exceeding targeted numbers except at the Duluth 90-minute concert and workshop. Surveys and oral discussions confirmed meaningfulness of experiences. 2: The project inspired future collaborations to involve broader, more ambitious projects within the next three years. All partners in Cloquet and Sandstone and the mini-concert partners in Duluth and Mora confirmed commitments. In Mora, better logistics will be needed for 90-minute show. Promising connections made in Aitkin and Two Harbors.
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