Flexible Support
Flexible Support
COMPAS Artists at 180 Degrees
Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner; Amanda Cortes: Artspace and Springboard for the Arts; Paul Creager: Square Lake Film and Music Festival Founder and Director; Adrienne Doyle: Juxtaposition Arts Tactical Lead and Development Associate; Craig Dunn: Access Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Interdisciplinary Artist and Sparkle Theatricals Creative Creative Director; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift dancer; Christal Moose: Native Arts Collaborative Agency and Native Pride Productions, Inc. Arts Manager and Artist; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Independent Consultant; Andrea Sjogren: Community Education; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Sara Wilson: Lommen Abdo P.A. Attorney; Kate Walker: Valley Chamber Chorale Singer; Lauren White: Augsburg College Assistant Director of Leadership Gifts.
Daniel Tran, Community Education, General Administration, Artistic; Donna Ray; Margo Gray, Artistic, General Administration, Organizational Development; Naomi Ko, Artistic; Quinn Villagomez, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Marketing/Audience Development, General Administration.
ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage
Residents learn new arts skills and techniques; residents gain awareness and appreciation for artistic disciplines and mediums; artists build their capacity through professional development. Interviews/Conversations with participants ; Interviews/Conversations with board/staff/leaders ; Observation ; Surveying (paper or online)
Outcomes were achieved for both girls experiencing sex trafficking and men released from prison. Both populations (1) learned new skills and (2) used the arts (spoken word, drumming, photography) using art for self-disovery and healing. Evalulations took place via conversations with participants, 180 Degrees program staff, Compas artists and staff over muliple points throughout the residencies: planning stage, execution, and completion.We learned a lot from these first residencies. Youth were eager to engage, learned skills, and benefitted from hands-on activities and reflection. We had fewer participants in our adult group than we hoped. Just released from prison, participation at first seemed to heighten vulnerability as activity was very public due to limited space. Our group competed with strong labor market and need to work so we adjusted the time of the sessions to accommodate. Those who participated benefitted from self expression, structured programming, and self reflection.