Arts Tour Minnesota
Arts Tour Minnesota
The Anderson Center will present poetry readings and related community workshops by three nationally renowned poets with diverse backgrounds to broaden audiences for the Center's programming and introduce new audiences to the poets.
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.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, 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. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; 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.
Sarah Larsson: Former outreach and development director, Somali Museum of Minnesota; Amanda Lien: Former executive director, Crookston Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitor's Bureau; Dayna Martinez: Artistic director of world music, dance and the International Children's Festival, Ordway Center; David Marty: Former President, Reif Arts Council; Celia Mattison: Marketing coordinator, Guthrie Theater
ACHF Arts Access
Diverse Red Wing area residents have the accessibility and opportunity to connect with writers who reflect their identities and experiences. The Anderson Center will conduct detailed audience surveys and take notes during the question and answer session after the completion of each event.
Participants were somewhat more diverse than usual audiences and included those who don't typically participate in the arts. Audience surveys and evaluation of qualitative and quantitative data. 2: Minnesotans learned, grew, and changed through participation in the program. Literary analyses was performed on words used by participants to describe their experiences. Descriptors indicated learning and personal change, including the words: inspiring, informative, educational, motivating, moving.
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