Flexible Support
Flexible Support
Creating Art and Community by CONNECTING Through Creative Writing and Storytelling
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.
Averie Mitchell-Brown, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Artistic, Education; Chad Holliday, Artistic, Education, Program Development; Chandler Daily, Organizational Development, Artistic, General Administration; Emily Matthees, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Marketing/Audience Development, Technical Production; Genoveva Castaneda, Technical Production, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Artistic; Michael May, Artistic, Education; Sophie Liu-Othmer, Community Education, Community Service / Development, General Administration.
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. Interviews/Conversations with participants ; Observation ; Surveying (paper or online)
We achieved our outcomes and goals by successfully holding 3 series of creative writing and storytelling sessions, which culminated in 3 published books highlighting the work of the artists and holding 3 public readings that were observed by more than 200 persons. We garnered our positive feedback by surveying the artists after the first class, in person and by written survey at the end of each series.