Partners in Arts Participation
Partners in Arts Participation
Mount Olivet Day Services will collaborate with VocalEssence to bring weekly music sessions to its aging clients and preschool children through intergenerational workshops on storytelling, singing, and dancing.
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
ACHF Arts Access
Through arts experiences, participants will develop increased self-esteem and feelings of belonging to a group which will enhance overall well-being. Staff will monitor participants' performance by noting mood, awareness, and memory changes before, during, and after music sessions. Family surveys will note improvements in participant's well-being. 2: Through the power of music, participants will increase the occurrence of positive memories and their cognitive ability. Through surveys and observation staff, families, and artists will evaluate participants with a goal of increased cognitive abilities and improved memory among the aging adults.
Adult participants experienced greater uplift and joy, improved self-esteem through learning songs, and strengthened connections with others. The workshops were evaluated through surveys with MODS staff and VocalEssence teaching artists, informal observations, and a group interview with staff. 2: Participants increased positive memories and cognitive abilities through listening, singing, learning, and bonding with others. The same method as listed above, were used, in which workshops were evaluated through surveys with MODS staff and VocalEssence teaching artists, informal observations, and a group interview with staff.
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