Community Arts
Community Arts
Engaging Low Income Seniors in the Arts at CommonBond’s Red Rock and Oak Terrace.
Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: Mid-Continent Oceanographic Institute Program Director; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney.
Arneshia Williams: Artistic, Organizational Development, Education; Brittany Kallman Arneson: Artistic, Education, Youth Programming; Carolyn Phelps: General Management / Administration, Audience Development / Marketing, Fundraising; Dee Baskin: Community Education, Volunteerism, Audience Development / Marketing; Jeff Ambroz: Artistic, Fundraising, General Administration; Mary Richardson: Artistic, Computer Systems / Web Design; Maja Weidmann: General Administration; Tiffany Xiong: Fundraising, Community Education; Yumi Inomata: General Management / Administration, Volunteerism, Education.
ACHF Arts Access
Target outcomes, to be measured through pre- and post-surveys, include: 75% of participants will agree that they are creative; 75% will say they improved their creative expression; 75% will say they increased their skills in the art form; 75% will say they increased their confidence in creating art; 75% will indicate they formed new/stronger relationships; and 75% will report feeling less isolated. The project will be evaluated with a pre/post participant survey, designed by Touchstone Collaborative Inquiry for Aroha Philanthropies and adapted by EngAGE and CommonBond staff. The survey questions concern attitudes about aging, learning, creativity, and sense of connection with others. The post survey will have a checklist of growth areas, rating of the experience, and likelihood of continuing the classes. These tools will measure change in perception of skill development, continued interest, and sense of connection, as well as any reduction in feelings of isolation. We will also ask residents informally for feedback on their experience.
We met or exceeded most of our target goals. The most significant results include: Sixteen total residents participated in arts programming at Red Rock and Oak Terrace; 75% of participants agreed that they are creative and that they improved their creative expression. 88% said they increased their skills in the art form, and 81% said they increased their confidence in creating art.
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