Arts Access
Arts Access
The Somali Museum of Minnesota will conduct three performance series in three months engaging Saint Cloud area residents with Somali arts including dance, singing, and storytelling.
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.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. 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. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; 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.
Ronda Anderson-Sand: Project manager, Allegro School of Dance and Music; Xiaohong Chen: Lawyer; dancer and board member, MN Chinese Dance Theater; Basil Considine: Artistic Director, Really Spicy Opera; Heidi Jeub: Visual artist; former executive director of Visual Arts Minnesota; Aaron Johnson: Mural artist; Suzanne Legatt: Artist and community organizer; Alissa Morson: Cochair, Mankato Area International Festival; Rachel Yang: Marketing and public relations specialist, the Loft
ACHF Arts Access
Saint Cloud area residents will have access to Somali art forms not available in their community. Number of attendees will be measured at each event, and those attendees will be asked to complete a short survey about their previous access to, and experience with, Somali art forms. 2: New audiences will better understand historic Somali cultural arts, their importance, and their relevance in Minnesota communities. Of those attending the programs, we will request a short survey of what they knew or had seen of Somali arts and culture before attending, had seen presented in the Saint Cloud area, and understood about Somali people in Minnesota before and after.
St. Cloud Residents had access to Somali art forms. Most of the events were virtual which had viewerships. The data collected show attendees had few accessible Somali art. 2: New audiences were exposed to historic Somali cultural arts and their relevance in Minnesota communities. The data showed most of the attendees did not attend Somali arts and culture events before.
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