Partners in Arts Participation
Partners in Arts Participation
Ecumen Seasons at Apple Valley will collaborate with COMPAS to offer five distinct multisession art residencies to older adults that will include painting, watercolor, weaving, songwriting, and dance.
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. Chair, 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. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.
Eva Barr: Artistic Director, Dreamery Rural Arts Initiative; Lynne Beck: Development consultant; former COMPAS development director; Marsha Carter: Artistic director and founder, Beyond the Dance Network; Emily Edison: Executive director, SOAR Career Solutions; Tyra Hughes: Marriage and family therapist; participant in Art of Recovery program as exhibitor, judicator, and speaker; Anna Ostendorf: Program director, ArtReach; Glenda Reed: Writer and educator; Arts Board grantee
Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600
ACHF Arts Access
Ecumen Seasons at Apple Valley residents will experience a variety of art mediums designed to foster art skills and individual creative expression. Success is defined as more than 80% of residents reporting that they learned a new art form or increased skills in an existing art form; and created or contributed to an original piece of art. 2: Provide five arts residencies that will support older adults in developing holistically and promote their social engagement. Success is defined as +80% of residents reporting that they increased social engagement with other residents; and experienced a sense of well-being during the program.
Ecumen Seasons at Apple Valley used arts to help achieve our service goals while also enabling artists to hone teaching skills. Residents consistently reported that they learned a new art form, increased skills, and enjoyed creating original art. 2: Ecumen Seasons at Apple Valley residents were able to experience dance, acrylic painting, watercolor painting, weaving, and song writing. Evaluations were completed and indicated that all of these arts activities directly improved well-being.