Arts in the Schools
Arts in the Schools
Ross Sutter Dulcimer Residency
John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Anna Johanssen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker, Worthington City Band; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Director of Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, fundraiser for Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary; Lynette Swenson: visual arts teacher, folk artist, Swift County Food Shelf advisory board; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee. Carisa Clarke: graphic design/web development, arts volunteer, board member DAC of Murray County
Deb Ahmann, literature, education; Nancy Hafner, education; Anna Johannsen, visual art, education, SMAC Board; Amy Labat, music, education; Jan Loft, education admin; Joyce Meyer, visual art, education, SMAC Board; Dana Miller, literature, education; Kaia Nowatzki, visual art, theater.
Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Nicole DeBoer (507) 537-1471
ACHF Arts Education
8/9: ?Regional residents learn new arts skills and techniques.? ?Regional residents gain awareness and appreciation for a variety of artistic disciplines and mediums.? Students in 5th Grade at Lakeview School will be able to follow written and spoken directions in order to successfully build a dulcimer, produce dulcimers that work and sound like an actual wooden dulcimer, play simple melodies together on a one-stringed dulcimer, play simple harmonies and accompaniments to melodies, play a variety of genres of music on their dulcimer, and perform using their dulcimers at a school assembly and local care centers. We will know students have achieved the outcomes by breaking the students into small groups so that we can listen to each of them play a variety of songs. We will take a video recording of each group's performance to determine if they have achieved the anticipated outcomes. Students will also analyze their recording and practice the piece to make it better. We will also assess attendance and participation at the school performance and local care centers.