Flexible Support
Flexible Support
SPRAYFINGER Graffiti Art Invitational @ Bang Brewing in the Creative Enterprise Zone
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.
Anton Jones, Artistic, Education, Community Service / Development; Dee Baskin, Community Education, Volunteerism, Audience Development / Marketing; Karla Arredondo Payan, Organizational Development, Fundraising, Community Service / Development; martha bird, Accessibility/Disability Access, Artistic, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion; Michael Curran, Artistic, Marketing/Audience Development, Program Development; Shoua Salas, Organizational Development, Community Service / Development, Youth Programming; Suzanne Roberts, Artistic, Community Education, Education.
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 ; Observation ; Surveying (paper or online)
The BANG IT! Mural Meet was an a great success with both CEZ attendees and businesses/venues alike. We positioned BANG IT! as part of the kick-off for the 2021 Chroma Zone Mural & Art Festival in May, which allowed us to attract a broader mural and art loving audience from in and outside of the CEZ. We hosted a 4 hour OPEN STREET event on day three of the four day jam/meet. While the BANG It! artist talk on Sunday was less well attended, Saturday's event attracted a wide variety of young adults, families with school age children, and empty nesters from the surrounding neighborhoods (which tend to be our core base.) the artists Sprayfinger, Bang Brewing, Deneen Pottery and Urban Growler also helped to attract niche audiences familiar with the area. Sprayfinger and the five graffiti muralists selected did an excellent job interacting with visitors, demonstrating their spray skills, engaging in dialogue and furthering our audiences understanding of indentity, and graffiti art and culture.