Partners in Arts Participation
Partners in Arts Participation
The Zenon Dance Company will partner with Northwest Youth and Family Services' Northwest Educational and Therapeutic Services for a one-week program that helps the student reach their goals through participation in the arts.
Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, 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.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Marys University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.
Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, 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.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Marys University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.
ACHF Arts Access
Social or human service organizations use arts to help achieve their service goals. Perceived or real barriers to participation are addressed. Partnerships are developed between social service organizations and arts organizations to better serve underserved communities.
Northeast Youth and Family Services mission is to transform lives, NETS is an integral part of this mission. NETS is a day treatment program for 35 emotionally disturbed youth in grades 5-12. Students served by NETS have 3 major social and learning deficits: inexperience in the discipline of the arts, inability to communicate their thoughts and emotions, and misconstrued views of touch. The week long artists in residency helps NETS students address these deficits. The experience enriches the students knowledge of the arts, increases their ability to communicate their feelings and builds a feeling of trust. The program is evaluated with a documentation review. NETS produces weekly reports of student attendance, behavior room use, and daily average points. Each students progress is assessed by examining data from the weeks before, during, and after participation in the dance program. Again, as in the past nine years, the programming achieved the expected outcomes of helping students address their deficits. The majority of these students are low income and would not participate in the arts due to access barriers. The two paramount barriers of cost and transportation are alleviated through this partnership. Students experience dance, develop a dance for the final performance and attend a professional dance performance. This type of arts participation would not occur without this grant. Additionally, families are provided transportation if necessary, to the final student performance. Transportation is provided through agency vans or taxi vouchers. Furthermore, there is no charge for the students to attend the Zenon Dance Company performance at Cowles Center for Dance the Performing Arts, again free transportation is provided.