Community Arts
Community Arts
Polli-NATION, Art Festival of the Bees Funding for Polli-NATION, an Art Festival of the Bees that blends art, science and community at a sustainable farm site to engage folks around pollinator conservation issues. The Festival provides community collaborations for artists to create interactive art, community art salons, workshops, music, dance, storytelling performances, live bee exhibits and experiences. The Festival will be held at Kissing Birch Farms in Stillwater in September 2017.
Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher, performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair at El Arco Iris; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support, Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer, Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.
Stephani Atkins: Youth programming, volunteerism, artistic; Rachel Bender: General administration, community service, development, youth programming; Janelle Doyle: Education, community education, youth programming; Paul Eastwold: Disabilities specialist, education, general management, administration; Bob Graff: Education, general management, administration, youth programming; Alejandra Iannone: Artistic, education, youth programming; Larry Neumann: Education, community education; Jeanne Schwartz: General administration, fundraising, organizational development; Christy Spillman George: General administration, organizational development, audience development, marketing.
ACHF Arts Access
1000 or more people attend and participate in the festival, and experience the art activities. Art performance, installation and works involve 50 or more artists. Surveyed results report positive experiences from participants, artists, vendors and exhibitors. Participant count. Artists count. Survey of some participants. Survey of all vendors, artists and exhibitors. Post festival feedback.
We had two methods of counting attendees, both with a hand clicker at the entrance, and number of entry stickers. Both counts provided an 800 total attendees. A poll at the exit tent, showed a100% approval rating with the may poll wisdom dancers, stilt walkers, clay ball rolling station, and giant sculpture installations as favorites. All activities were first time experiences for all.
Other, local or private