Flexible Support
Flexible Support
Poetry Mentorships for Neurodivergent Learners
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.
Dustin Steuck, Artistic, General Management/Administration/Support, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion; Kevin Johnson, Program Development, Artistic, Volunteerism; Peter Witzig, Education, Volunteerism, Artistic; Quinn Villagomez, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Marketing/Audience Development, General Administration; zoe cinel, Artistic, Education, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion.
ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage
A reduction in geographic, cultural and/or physical barriers to arts participation; a change in knowledge, attitude, behavior or condition due to arts events; arts groups' are strengthened by connecting to their communities through the arts; artists expand and improve their work and the way in which they create it; artists connect to new audiences, building relationships that provide artistic growth. Interviews/Conversations with participants ; Interviews/Conversations with board/staff/leaders ; Community dialogue (group conversations with a large group) ; Reviewing recorded information or documentation (such as finances, attendance records, work plans) ; Observation ; Surveying (paper or online) ; Other (please describe below)
ASU evaluated this project by asking students about the value of the experience, examining students' poetic output, and surveying participants' teachers. Student poets produced amazing work; one reported "it was a unique experience to express myself in a school setting in ways I never did growing up as a non-speaker." Special education teachers reported gaining new insights into their students' personalities, capabilities, and learning styles and perceived the poetic process as therapeutic for students, allowing them to address topics they would normally avoid.