Flexible Support
Flexible Support
Writing for Social Change for Emerging BIPOC Literary Artists
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.
Amy Cousin, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Artistic, Education; Denise Baerg, Artistic, Community Service / Development; Julie Andersen, Community Education, General Management / Administration, Education; Kat Vang, Organizational Development, Audience Development / Marketing, Computer Systems / Web Design; Megan Johnston, Artistic, Audience Development / Marketing, Community Education.
ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage
Residents build connections to their own and others' cultural heritage through events and/or activities; MN folk and traditional artists/audiences are expanded; MN folk and traditional artists see an increase in demand for work. Surveying (paper or online)
Through our 4 writing workshops and community engagement, we inspired and equipped 124 diverse authors to write their own stories as an act of cultural resilience and preservation. We published a Juneteenth-themed picture book and built the virtual capacity of our organization in order to make our content more accessible.