Community Arts Education Support
Community Arts Education Support
The Great River Arts Association exists to enrich lives by providing arts experiences and services to the people of Morrison County and the surrounding communities.
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. 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. Secretary/Treasurer, 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. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.
Vicki Chepulis: Cofounder and former executive director, Trollwood Performing Arts School, Fargo-Moorhead; board member, New York Mills Regional Cultural Center; executive committee member, Rural Arts and Culture Summit; Joanna Cortright: Independent arts education consultant; Alison Good: Former commercial artist, educator and administrator; active community volunteer; Alyssa Melby: Executive director, Northfield Arts guild; Jamie Schwaba: Managing director, Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Gregory Smith: Business operations manager, the Fitzgerald Theater
Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600
ACHF Arts Education
Eighty percent or more of learners will have improved their creative skills and gained new knowledge as participants in GRA arts programming. To evaluate program effectiveness, learners will complete a self-assessment of their skills and abilities before and immediately following each class/workshop. 2: Teaching artists will score an average of 80 percent or higher (4 or higher on a scale of 1 to 5) by learners, when asked to rate their effectiveness. At the conclusion of a workshop series or class, participants will be asked to provide input regarding the effectiveness of the teaching artist.
GRA staff estimates that at least 83 percent of learners improved their skills and/or gained new knowledge in 2018. A number of simple evaluation methods had been incorporated into GRA's programming in 2018 - based on participant ages, including tally marks, first person questions, etc. 2: GRA teaching artists scored an averaged 80 percent or higher (4 out of 5) by program participants on effectiveness. We used a number of simple evaluation methods based on the age level of the participants, which included star rating system and in-person responses, etc.
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