Flexible Support
Flexible Support
The Art of Difficult Conversations
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.
Cigale Ahlquist, Fundraising, Organizational Development, Audience Development / Marketing; Courtney Kupsch, Youth Programming, Audience Development / Marketing, Fundraising; Jim Tarbox, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Marketing/Audience Development, Volunteerism; Leah Battin, Education, Artistic, General Administration; Monica Cruz Zorrilla, Organizational Development, Community Education, Community Service / Development; Samantha Prudhon Falkowski, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Education, Artistic.
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)
Our first artist module was evaluated by a racially and demographically diverse group of individuals to determine whether the project's goals and objectives were on target and if the content was relatable, engaging and reflective of the project's aspirations. We relied on interviews and an online survey and followed that with a larger group in-person conversation with 75 individuals. We are using the feedback to sharpen the focus of each module so users can better connect the art and themes represented to the goal of helping them learn how to have conversations about loss, grief and other difficult topics. We are still rolling out the project, one module each month, because of unforeseen circumstances involving principal participants and creators that set back production.