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MacRostie Art Center: inspiring a creative community.
Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute
Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute
ACHF Arts Access
More Itasca area residents will encounter the arts in their everyday lives and experience art as a tool for connection and community development. Engagement and outreach efforts will be documented and attendance tracked to show where and how many people are being reached through MAC programs. Partner organizations will report how the arts are impacting social outcomes. 2: More Itasca area artists will access tools, resources, and support for their artistic and professional development, close to home. Exit surveys of exhibiting artists and periodic surveys of teaching artists and art shop participants will measure satisfaction with programming. Qualitative feedback will be solicited through artist gatherings and artist interviews.
More Itasca area residents encountered the arts in their everyday lives and experienced connection and community growth through the arts. Engagement and outreach programs were documented and attendance from these events was tracked. Community partners shared evaluation data and feedback on the impact of our arts programming. 2: More Itasca area artists accessed resources and received support for their artistic and professional development close to home. Surveys of professional development workshop attendees, meetings with teaching artists, surveys of artist vendors at our art fair, and feedback from exhibiting artists tracked our progress toward this outcome.
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