Arts Tour Minnesota
Arts Tour Minnesota
Augsburg University and West Bank Athletic Club (WBAC) will expand WBAC's popular annual soccer tournament with arts and cultural events including live music, an arts fair, and hands-on workshops featuring United Kingdom based Somali singer Farxiya Fiska in residence.
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.
Kim Christianson: Cochair of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council performance committee; Trisha Kirk: Director of marketing and communications, Guthrie Theater; Delon Lyren: Professor of high brass and jazz, Bemidji State University; also assistant festival director, JENerations Jazz Festival; Katie Marshall: Executive director, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids; Nicole Mulder: Executive director, Theatre L'Homme Dieu; Sennami Onwubuya: Political organizer; Rebecca Petersen: Director of development, West Central Initiative; former executive director of Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra
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Somali-Minnesotans will have a stronger connection to their community and culture via arts experiences featuring an acclaimed, UK-based Somali artist. Survey results; interviews with artists, audiences, and partners; and engagement with future arts events will determine if Somali audiences feel stronger connection to their community and culture. 2: WBAC will leverage their reputable annual soccer tournament to expand capacity to provide culturally-relevant arts experiences for Somali audiences. Planning and execution of the program's sophomore year and incorporation of arts in WBAC's other year-round events in partnership with Augsburg will gauge increased capacity to provide arts experiences.
Somalis renewed their sense of connection and celebrated their culture via arts experiences featuring an acclaimed Somalia-based Somali artist. Reflection meetings with staff and others involved in the project, and informal conversations with attendees and other community members who heard about the concert indicate that Somalis felt a stronger connection to their community and culture. 2: WBAC formed new partnerships and leveraged its reputable annual soccer tournament to provide culturally-relevant arts experiences for Somali audiences. The project?s success and positive feedback from community members demonstrates that WBAC now has the experience, capacity, and organizational partners to provide arts experiences in the future.
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