Arts Tour Minnesota
Arts Tour Minnesota
Songs of Hope will present a concert of global songs addressing issues of intolerance, hatred, and violence performed by young singers from countries around the globe, in four greater Minnesota communities.
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. Officer at Large, 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. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; 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
Sh' Bailey: Performer, writer, and creator of new work in theater, visual arts, and film; Steven Downing: Writer, retired arts administrator; Ann Erickson: Associate director, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator and consultant; development officer at KBEM Jazz88; Noelle Lawton: Executive director, Twin Rivers Council for the Arts; Kathleen McTavish: Composer and media artist; Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha: Freelance director, actor and theater educator
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Minnesota audiences will have increased awareness of the common desire for peace and unity shared by people everywhere. Surveys of audiences by trained staff after concerts will measure changes in perception and staff will follow with phone interviews of local community partners about feedback they've gotten. 2: Audiences of 200-400 per main concert will come to 90-minute concerts in traditional and nontraditional venues in four cities south of the Twin Cities. Trained staff will conduct audience counts at each venue and the surveys discussed above will include several questions focused on audience make-up.
Audiences reported being inspired from their attendance at concerts to appreciate the common desire for peace and global unity. Staff distributed and collected written surveys after evening concerts. There were Q and A sessions discussing reactions of youth and adults. After each concert, there was an informal period for interactions. 2: An average of 268 attended concerts in two traditional venues and two nontraditional venues. At the end of each concert, staff kept counts of departing audience members.
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