Operating Support
Operating Support
Our mission is to honor textile traditions, promote excellence and innovation, and inspire widespread participation in fiber art.
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
Minnesota fiber artists at all levels increase their knowledge and skills in the fiber arts. Student evaluations of teaching artist's effectiveness and student self-assessment of gains in knowledge and skills. For advanced artists, measures include portfolio development and exhibition. 2: Young people increase their knowledge of, and participation in, the fiber arts. Assessment by teaching artists and staff at partner sites, including Plymouth Christian Youth Center, The Division of Indian Work, and Hallie Q. Brown Community Center.
Minnesota fiber artists at all levels increase their knowledge and skills in the fiber arts. Student evaluations of teaching artist's effectiveness and student self-assessment of gains in knowledge and skills. For advanced artists, measures include portfolio development and exhibition. 2: Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Assessment by teaching artists and staff at partner sites, including Plymouth Christian Youth Center (North Minneapolis), Luxton Learners (Glendale Public Housing), The Division of Indian Work (South Minneapolis), and Indigenous Roots (St. Paul).
Other, local or private