Arts Learning
Arts Learning
ArtStart will work with students in six schools to create quality art, poetry, music, and/or performances based on the science of Minnesota pollinators; students will learn actions they can take to sustain pollinator health and showcase their work at ArtStart's EcoArts Fest.
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.
John Ginocchio: Director of bands and professor of music at Southwest Minnesota State University; Roberta Gray: Director of Saint Francis Music Center, Little Falls; David Hamlow: Installation artist and teacher; Gregory Neidhart: Director of Winona State University arts administration program, chair of art and design department, music faculty; Jennifer Nicklay: Grad student at U of M in the ecology of urban architecture; former education and outreach coordinator, Weavers Guild of Minnesota; Kathleen Ray: Published playwright and founder of Playing On Purpose Productions; Suchitra Sairam: Dancer, choreographer, and founder of Kala Vandanam Dance Company
ACHF Arts Education
Participants increase their knowledge and skills in visual arts, poetry, and/or musical composition informed by the science of Minnesota pollinators. This outcome is evaluated through quantitative and qualitative assessment, informal observation, and the use of critical response/reflective protocol processes. 2: Through quality arts experiences and environmental resources, participants gain strategies for taking action on behalf of Minnesota pollinators. This outcome is evaluated through quantitative and qualitative assessment, informal observation, and the use of critical response/reflective protocol processes.
Participants increase their knowledge and skills in visual arts and poetry informed by the science of Minnesota pollinators, birds, and biomes. This outcome was evaluated through informal observation of student work, surveys provided to students and educators, as well as a verbal SWOT analysis of parents and educators. 2: Through quality arts experiences and environmental resources, participants gain strategies for protecting Monarch butterflies and Minnesota wildlife. This outcome was evaluated through surveys provided to students and educators and data provided by educators after on-line discussions with students.
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