Arts Project Support
Arts Project Support
Song Circles in collaboration with CorVoce Chamber Choir
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; 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; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner
Afton Benson: General Administration, Artistic, Finance; Chris Harrison: Artistic; Dustin Steuck: Artistic, GeneralManagement/Administration/Support, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion; Emma Saks: General Management/ Administration/ Support, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Program Development; PHILLIP MCGRAW: General Management/ Administration/ Support, Artistic, Marketing/Audience Development; Rodrigo Sanchez-Chavarria: Artistic.
ACHF Arts Access
Engaging in Song Circles will create a community of trust, develop vocal leadership, and support learning of music through shared singing and interdisciplinary artistic resources. Song circles will develop confidence among those who participate by preparing and leading sing-a-long events for the community they serve. Song circles will positively affect those who participate both as singers and listeners by providing an opportunity to engage positively with others in singing, building confidence and lessening loneliness or isolation, which is especially important for those who have experienced being homeless. We use surveys and will also gather comments and feedback at the sing-a-long food distribution events to understand over time if the presence of the singing group is uplifting to others in the community. We also hope to attract more people to join the circle of singing, so if our number increases that would be another way to evaluate.
two singers out of ten participated in two outdoor circle meetings. 3 out of 10 accessed a phone call or text at least once in order to attempt to stay connected.