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The American Craft Council connects and galvanizes diverse craft communities to cultivate and advance craft's impact on contemporary American life.
Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre
Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre
ACHF Arts Access
Craft will be embraced as a catalyst for connecting and strengthening communities. Success: Increased engagement by diverse audiences; increased partnerships with culturally connected organizations. Craft is seen as a tool to build connections and strengthen community. 2: All Minnesotans will see their own relationship to craft and making and the impact it has on their own lives. Success: Increased participation by non-professional artists, partnerships with non-traditional craft companies/organizations, attendance at Craft Council events, and perception that all are makers. The breadth and depth of craft is embraced by all.
ACC participated in intentional partnerships to increase representation of diverse artists in our programming, magazine, and marketplaces. ACC tracks demographics of artists participating in our programs. ACC uses this data to ensure we elevate artists across mediums, pathways to practice, and socioeconomic backgrounds with emphasis on access and inclusion of BIPOC and LGBTQ+ voices. 2: ACC connected MN audiences with craft remotely through online programming, marketplaces, American Craft magazine, and digital content. In the absence of in-person activities, ACC increased its online presence through new digital programs, marketplaces, and content ACC tracks its website visits, email subscribers and open rates, and social media followers and engagement.
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