Arts Learning
Arts Learning
East Side Arts Council will conduct Rivers Connect Us, a series of arts learning residencies at three East Saint Paul elementary schools, exploring the theme of water in literacy through poetry and bookmaking with Marie Olofsdotter, and science through puppetry with Malia Burkhart.
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. 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. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.
Kjellgren Alkire: Artist and researcher; faculty member, Saint Mary's University Winona; Erica Mauter: Executive director, Twin Cities Women’s Choir and Twin Cities Girls’ Choir.; Lori Messick: Arts educator, Fertile Beltrami Public Schools; Linda Nelson-Mayson: Director, Goldstein Museum of Design; Sherine Onukwuwe: Owner of Souleyefilms; Robert Peskin: Executive director, Minnesota Chorale; William Wiktor: Retired engineer and software developer; Rochester community arts and non-profit volunteer; Sydney Willcox: Teacher at Como Park Senior High School
ACHF Arts Education
Participants will use the arts as a catalyst for learning across various subjects and disciplines. Artists will hold talk-alouds with participants during each residency to assess how they have used the creative techniques taught to explore themes of water in literacy and science. 2: Participants will develop their unique creative voices through creating, editing, and sharing their own original work. Artists and staff will complete written evaluation forms to identify how they observed the development of the participants' unique creative voices through the creation and presentation of work.
Participants used poetry, visual arts, puppetry, and music as catalysts to learn about river ecosystems and animals. Artists held talk-alouds with participants during each residency to assess how they used the creative techniques taught to explore themes of water in literacy and science. 2: Participants created, edited, and shared their own original work, cultivating their own unique creative voices. Artists and staff completed written evaluation forms to identify how they observed the development of participant's unique creative voices through the creation and presentation of work.
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