Partners in Arts Participation
Partners in Arts Participation
Participant clients of Vail Place, a program assisting people with mental illnesses, will work with History Theatre professional artists to develop performance pieces based on their lived experiences.
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre
Lana Barkawi: Executive director, Mizna; Julia Donaldson: Director of advancement, Pillsbury United Communities; Tabitha Montgomery: Executive director, Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association; Karen Quiroz: Professional vocalist, Brazilian music; Stacey Robison: Ceramicist; visual arts studio manager, Interact Center for Visual and Performing Arts; Moira Villiard: Visual artist and graphic designer; arts and cultural programming coordinator, American Indian Community Housing Organization, Duluth
ACHF Arts Access
Vail Place clients learn life and work skills from the theater development process while creating performance pieces based on their lived experiences. Post-project client surveys to assess learning, interviews with Vail Place program staff, and interviews with teaching artists. 2: Outreach based on client performances to combat stigma, promote mental health treatment and theater arts in recovery, and cultivate project support. Post-presentation Q and A at outreach performance-presentations, in-person interviews and online surveys of selected group members, and interviews with client-performers, TAs, and Vail Place staff.
Adults with mental illnesses realized improvements in their recovery and lives from creating performance pieces based on their lived experiences. 1. Ongoing check-ins with artists, clients, Vail Place staff to monitor/evaluate process. 2. Group and 1:1 post-project interviews with members, artists, staff. 3. Post-performance audience feedback. 4. Post-performance artist, member, staff surveys. 2: Community presentations based on client performances helped combat stigma and illustrate the effectiveness of theater in mental health recovery. 1. Post-presentation Q and A at outreach performance-presentations. 2. Interviews and online feedback surveys of selected audience members. 3. Interviews with client-performers, TAs, and Vail Place staff.
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