Arts Learning
Arts Learning
In Transitions Animated, students will work with animator John Akre to create a life-size animated film telling the story about the history of the ground on which their school, Minnesota Transition Charter School, sits.
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.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.
Lawrence Benson: Independent scholar, artist and publisher; Craig Campbell: Working studio arts and glassblowing instructor; Patricia Dennis: Associate professor of design, University of Minnesota-Duluth; John Gregor: Photographer and photo educator; Laura Tahja Johnson: Managing artistic director, Lyric Arts Company, Anoka; Anthony Kuznik: Retired president, Hibbing Community and Technical College; Leisa Luis-Grill: Actress, designer and visual artist; Carolyn Olson: Working artist; visual and media art instructor, South Ridge School
ACHF Arts Education
The creation of an animated film and accompanying documentary by older teens. The outcome will be evaluated by the created piece that the youth produce. Additional evaluation tools will include the before and after interviews that are recorded with participants. 2: Minnesota Transition Charter School youth will learn artistic expression through animation. Short animated films will be created by Middle School and, perhaps, younger youth. These students will also be interviewed to help evaluate what they have learned.
The students at MTS High School and Elementary School, working with the teaching artist, created a short animated film and a documentary showing how they created that film. 2: Over 30 Teens and elementary age students at MTS schools learned how to create animated films and then created the Transitions Animated film and documentary.