Folk and Traditional Arts
Folk and Traditional Arts
We Win Institute will work with master artists to teach African drum, dance, song, and storytelling to youth who will present their learning at the Kwanzaa Celebration, carrying on the traditions and showcasing their importance in our communities.
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.
Rebecca Dallinger: Special projects coordinator, White Earth Tribal and Community College Extension; Karen Goulet: Artist; program director of the Miikanan Gallery at Watermark Art Center, Bemidji; Peggy Korsmo-Kennon: COO, American Swedish Institute; David Todd Lawrence: Writer; English professor at St. Thomas; Sowah Mensah: Ethnomusicologist, composer, and master drummer; music professor at Macalester and U of M; Jeffrey Meyer: Music professor and fine arts department chair at Concordia College, Moorhead; leader of study abroad trips; Chuen-Fung Wong: Associate professor and chair of music, Macalester College
ACHF Cultural Heritage
Youth will learn to perform African dance and drum. Youth will share their experience with the broader community. Master artist assessment of youth performance. Youth will perform for teacher who will critique performances. Students will also do a public performance. 2: Youth will learn to perform African American Storytelling. They will demonstrate their understanding through a public performance. Completion of a public performance, along with youth self-assessment and group discussion.
Youth will learn to perform African dance and drum. Youth will share their experience with the broader community. Weekly attendance sheets and student/artist surveys. Students learned from master artists and worked with these artists as apprentices. They then prepared for the final public performance. 2: Youth will learn to perform African American Storytelling. They will demonstrate their understanding through a public performance. We used event day attendance, artist and audience survey. The artists, youth, and partner sites had a group discussion about the project its impact and things to change for the future.
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