Arts Learning
Arts Learning
The Shawl Project.
Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: Mid-Continent Oceanographic Institute Program Director; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney.
Chavonn Williams Shen: Artistic, Youth Programming, Education; Cross: Youth Programming, Education, Community Education; Jon Rees: Education, Artistic, Audience Development / Marketing; Kealoha (Kea) Ferreira: Community Education, Artistic, Organizational Development; Mailee Vue: Education, Youth Programming, Organizational Development; Stephani Atkins: Youth Programming, Volunteerism, Artistic; Susan Tarnowski: General Administration, Education, Organizational Development; Val Lockhart: Audience Development / Marketing, Computer Systems / Web Design, General Administration.
ACHF Arts Education
80% of young Native American female participants in the Shawl Project workshops will complete at least one fancy shawl, and of these, 50% will participate in the special dance at MAIC's FALL Pow-wow in front of 200+ people, and gift one of the shawls they made to someone else. Three-quarters of youth will report on an end-of-project survey that they learned new information about their cultural traditions. We document participation and attendance by maintaining sign-in sheets which are entered into an Excel spreadsheet and compiled, and by completing session logs for each session workshop documenting what activities occurred, and what adults/instructors were present. We conduct an end-of-project survey with youth and adult participants to determine what they liked/didn't like about the program, what they did or learned that was new, and how they intend to use the information and skills they gained.
20 youth participants and families participated in the project, producing 24 shawls of which eighteen were gifted to the community to those who did not have shawls but wanted to participate in dancing. They have been used by at least 30 people at subsequent drum/dance sessions. The youth got to learn about their culture, important values like generosity, and were honored for their contribution.
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