Flexible Support
Flexible Support
FreeWriters 4 Inmates 2021-2022
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.
Amirah Ellison, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Program Development, Technical Production; Anne Holzman, Education, Artistic, Marketing/Audience Development; Anthony Marchetti, Artistic, Education, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion; G Vue, Education, Organizational Development, Youth Programming; Hannah Bassewitz, Artistic, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Accessibility/Disability Access.
Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Kathy Mouacheupao (651) 645-0402
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) ; Surveying (paper or online).
We proposed to give 200+ Hennepin County Jail inmates a safe space for creative expression and emotional release through no-judgment free-writing. We achieved this proposed outcome in that a) we served more than 200 inmate-writer-attendees during the grant period, and b) of the participants we surveyed at the end of each class, roughly 70% participated in the survey and 98% of those surveyed (approximately 150 inmate-participants) said they enjoyed the class, felt "heard" and felt better leaving than when they arrived.