Flexible Support
Flexible Support
Building Community, One Story at a Time
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.
Annemarie Eayrs, Artistic, Volunteerism, Program Development; Mike Brown, Audience Development / Marketing, Organizational Development, General Administration; Momoko Tanno Niemi, Artistic, Education, Equity (DEI); Susan Tarnowski, General Administration, Education, Organizational Development; Tamra Falk, General Administration, Volunteerism, Organizational Development; Tonya Williams, Artistic, Youth Programming, Community 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 ; Reviewing recorded information or documentation (such as finances, attendance records, work plans) ; Observation
During interviews with partner classroom teachers, 100% of teachers agreed that their students gained new skills and appreciation for the art forms of oral storytelling and theatre arts, including the skills of confidence in speaking in front of peers and in sharing their ideas/thinking. Teachers additionally reported more student engagement during Speaking Out Collective virtual sessions than any other time during the extremely challenging distance learning school days.