Arts Project Support
Arts Project Support
Providing four introductory creative writing courses in four metro-area prisons
Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Craig Dunn: Arts Accessibility Consultant; 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 Professional; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Coordinator of Community Programs; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; 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; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner
Arneshia Williams: Artistic, Organizational Development, Education; Doug Little: Artistic, General Management / Administration, Youth Programming; Kevin Johnson: Program Development, Artistic, Volunteerism; Mona Smith: Artistic.
ACHF Arts Access
MPWW instructors will teach four introductory creative creative writing classes to a total of 48 beginning students. Student evaluations will show that over 95% of the students felt empowered by the learning experience, feel that they have the tools to continue with their writing in the future, felt safe in their learning environment, and learned concrete skills related to their craft. At the beginning and end of each class, MPWW instructors will administer class evaluations to assess progress toward learning objectives, on which students will rate categories of educational development along several metrics, with space provided for qualitative feedback, as well. We'll also track course enrollment and attendance.
62 incarcerated Minnesotans participated in 4 remote creative writing classes at 4 state prisons. Student evaluations showed that 85% of students had never taken a creative writing class before and 80% reported that they had the skills to continue writing as a result of the class.
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