Arts Tour Minnesota
Arts Tour Minnesota
ARENA DANCES will tour a new work, Hold My Hand, which explores issues of gun violence in America, with a score by Minnesota composer Joshua Clausen, to three Minnesota communities: Duluth, Detroit Lakes, and Brainerd.
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.
Alexandra Eady: Performer and dance teacher, Ananya Dance Theatre; Rae French: International programs and study abroad coordinator, University of Minnesota Crookston; Richard Gardner: Library assistant, Northfield Public Library; Amy Hunter: Retired educator; board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts; Kenichi Thomas: Touring musician DJ Just Nine
ACHF Arts Access
Audiences engage with issues of gun violence and the use of art to explore social issues through performances, workshops and community conversations. Outcomes will be determined by measuring audience size and workshop participation through ticket sales and head counts. Surveys, presenter feedback and formal and informal conversations will measure change in audiences and awareness of gun violence issues 2: Build awareness and understanding of gun violence issues in communities in partnership with local presenters, schools and community organizations. Awareness of gun violence issues and impact of tour activities will be measured through post-workshop/performance dialogues, participant written responses and feedback from local leaders and presenters.
Audiences engaged with issues of gun violence and the use of art to explore social issues through performances, workshops and community conversations. Outcomes were determined by measuring audience size and workshop participation through ticket sales and head counts. Surveys, presenter feedback and formal and informal conversations measured the change in audiences and awareness of gun violence issues. 2: Built awareness and understanding of gun violence issues in communities in partnership with local presenters, schools and community organizations. Awareness of gun violence issues and impact of tour activities were measured through post-workshop/performance dialogues, participant written responses and feedback from local leaders and presenters.
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