Operating Support
Operating Support
The mission of the East Side Arts Council is to collaborate with our community and artists to celebrate and experience the arts.
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.
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.; 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.
ACHF Arts Access
17,000 low income and underserved youth and adults will participate and learn from ESAC's arts programming. Indicators are accessible art experiences for participants in schools, rec. centers, and community projects. Staff are trained in data collection, analysis, and continuous program evaluation cycles. 2: At least 4-5 non-arts organizations will integrate the arts into community life due to partnerships and efforts of ESAC. ESAC partners with social and civic groups to create art experiences in areas such as Urban Design of East Side neighborhoods. Success will be evaluated by projects completed.
16, 782 low-income and underserved youth and adults participated in East Side Arts Council's art, music, poetry and dance classes. Written evaluations and in person discussions were used. Pre and post-evaluations of arts learning were conducted. Data collected was analyzed and used for continuous improvement. 2: ESAC brought arts experiences to inner city youth at libraries, schools, rec centers. Also, five Senior centers. Written evaluations and in person discussions were used. Pre and post-evaluations of arts learning were conducted. Data collected was analyzed and used for continuous improvement.
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