Community Arts Education Support
Community Arts Education Support
Based on a conviction that the arts play an essential role in vibrant communities, the Arts Center of Saint Peter embraces a mission that stimulates and supports a broad range of artistic activity throughout southern Minnesota. We accomplish this by providing inspiring exhibits, engaging performances, important education and meaningful community outreach.
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.
Susan Berdahl: Marketing and grant writing contractor; Carolyn Borgen: Nonprofit consultant; Amanda Cross: Education coordinator, Kaddatz Galleries; David Dobbs: Multidisciplinary visual artist; education director, Macrostie Art Centr; Concha Fernandez Del Rey: Assistant principal, Mississippi Creative Arts School; Lauren Hildebrand: Arts and education consultant; cofounder of Trollwood Performing Arts School; Jere Lantz: President/CEO and artistic director, Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale; Jonathan Lewis: Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Carla McGrath: Executive director, Highpoint Center for Printmaking
ACHF Arts Education
Define the programmatic and operational structures of our successful clay program, to use as a template as we develop two new arts education programs. Arts Center leadership will have a template for building and sustaining two new arts education programs. 2: Launch rigorous programming in two new arts education areas, fiber arts and broadcast arts. The Arts Center will have hired two part-time technicians responsible for maintaining space allotted to the new programs. In addition, the new programs will have a slate of sequential, rigorous class offerings.
Defined the central tenets of our successful clay studio, which provided a template as we developed new Covid-safe arts education programs. Arts Center leadership identified the central tenets of our successful clay program, reported those to the board of directors, and secured approval to use them as the starting point for new Covid-safe programs. 2: Launched rigorous programming in two new arts education areas, fiber arts and creative writing. Hired a part-time technician responsible for maintaining fiber arts materials; sustained sequential, rigorous class offerings in fiber arts and writing via Zoom.