Arts Learning
Arts Learning
Northern Clay Center collaborates with community organizations that serve older adults and delivers educational clay programs, tailored to engage those in skilled nursing care, independent living cooperatives, clinical settings, and day programs.
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.
Nora Doherty: Independent contractor working with nonprofits; Joan Finnegan: Visual artist; active with many arts organizations; Julie Heukeshoven: Events manager and development assistant, Minnesota Marine Art Museum; Susan Hudson: ; Colleen LeBlanc: Retired community educator; former Five Wings Arts Council board member; Dennis Madamba: Illustrator and designer; Nii Adjetey Mensah: Composer and producer; corporate treasury consultant at Wells Fargo
ACHF Arts Education
NCC's ART@HAND program will grow its experiential ceramic arts programming to engage more Minnesotan's ages 55+ in arts learning. We'll produce 86 programs, reaching over 1,350 aging adults. Participants, partner staff, and teaching artists will synthesize program activities and apply feedback. 2: ART@HAND will provide exposure to ceramic arts and will benefit more Minnesotans age 55+, including improved socialization, mobility, and cognition. Qualitative and Quantitative Measure: embedded assessment and post-program surveys. Expected Outcomes: deeper rapport, bolster teacher experience, esteem for clay arts, mental and physical gains.
NCC had 457 clay class and workshop sessions, 680 hours direct contract, working with 2,150 individuals and developing their ceramics skills and knowledge. Qualitative and Quantitative Measure: embedded assessment and post-program surveys. Tracked sessions through site staff and teaching artist reports as well as program management. Learning through doing accomplished by participants. 2: Minnesotan's age 55+ engaged with clay through in-person, virtual, and hybrid learning settings, learning, engaging and improving their health. Qualitative and Quantitative Measure: embedded assessment and post-program surveys. Reported Outcomes: deeper rapport, bolstered teacher experience, esteem for clay arts, mental and physical gains.
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