Folk and Traditional Arts
Folk and Traditional Arts
Riverside Plaza Tenant Association will form the Somali Minnesota Poets Corner, a program that will record traditional poetry from master Somali poet Jirde Abdullahi, teach traditional Somali poetry to Somali youth, and host three poetry readings.
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, 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. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; 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.
Shamso Ahmed: Henna artist; community organizer; Jose Alvillar Hinojosa: Artist and educator; Paul Dahlin: Swedish American fiddler honored by the NEA; Mary Ellen Halverson: Lead quilter with Arts Board grantee Evening Star Quilters; Peggy Korsmo-Kennon: COO, American Swedish Institute; Rita Mustaphi: Founder and artistic director, Katha Dance Theatre. Choreographer, dancer, and educator.; Lucia Pawlowski: Assistant professor of English and cultural studies at St. Thomas; Kari Tauring: Nordic musician and educator; Arts Board grantee; Gene Yang: Active participant in Hmong cultural activities in Walnut Grove; school paraprofessional; Leah Yellowbird, Artist; Arts Board grantee
ACHF Cultural Heritage
Students will have a working understanding of traditional Somali poetry and become connected to their culture's artistic tradition. At the end of the workshops, students' understanding of traditional Somali poetry will be evaluated by reading the original work they have produced during the workshop session. An evaluation firm will also evaluate student connection. 2: Audiences and participants will experience and appreciate an artistic tradition at the center of Somali culture. Surveys will be administered after workshops and readings, and the Program Manager will observe engagement at workshops and readings. An evaluation firm will also evaluate participant appreciation.
Students did achieve a working understanding of traditional Somali poetry and became connected to their culture's artistic tradition. At the end of the workshops, students' understanding of traditional Somali poetry was evaluated by reading the original work they have produced during the workshop session. An evaluation form also evaluated student connection. 2: Audiences and participants experienced and appreciated an artistic tradition at the center of Somali culture. Surveys were administered after workshops and readings, and the Program Manager observed engagement at workshops and readings. An evaluation form also evaluated participant appreciation.
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