Operating Support
Operating Support
The Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts exists to provide quality arts education and performance by nurturing and encouraging artistic expression in children and adults.
Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; 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; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre
Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; 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; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre
ACHF Arts Access
People of all ages, genders, ethnicities, abilities, and income levels in Southeastern Minnesota will experience the arts MCA will track audience, community outreach, scholarship, and enrollment data. All programming will undergo evaluation. Audience, student and family surveys will be analyzed by administration and advisory board. 2: Visual Arts Division participation will increase through additional and enhanced community partnerships. Visual Arts Division participation will be tracked. Feedback from interviews, observations and surveys of participants and partner organizations will determine artistic and social development achieved.
Through in-person and select virtual programs and performances, financial assistance, and community outreach, MCA brought the arts to southeastern Minnesota. MCA evaluated this outcome using a multi-faceted approach including class registrations, participant surveys, participant demographic data tracking, partner check-in conversations, and analysis of online interactions (via social media and email). 2: Through deepening partnerships with senior living centers and local museums, 1395 individuals participated in dynamic visual arts programs and events. In addition to tracking event and program participation, we utilized surveys and informal partner interviews to gauge impact. Older adults stressed the impact of social connections, learning new skills, and being exposed to new art forms and methods.
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