Project Grant Round 1
Project Grant Round 1
Mindful Expressions Art Studio; Expanding the art studio's capabilities for providing quality art therapy to those struggling to access mental health care and educating the community on mental health needs.
Buddy King: CMAB Board Chair, St Cloud Playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, community youth arts initiatives; Joyce Lyons: CMAB Board Secretary, CMA actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Comm Orchestra Advisory Board; Gretchen Boulka: CMAB Vice Chair, Director of Performing Arts at Paramount Center for the Arts, arts administrator with background in development, special events, program management, marketing and communications; musician, Association for Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) member, Minnesota Presenters Network board director; Sean Donahue: CMAB Board Treasurer, Performing arts technician; Professional light and sound designer, Musician, equipment retail experience, event and project manager; Spencer Madsen: CMAB Board Member, Writer; educator; theatrical performer; aspiring filmmaker and visual artist, B.A. in English Education, M.A. in American Literature, orchardist at Clear Lake Cider; Bopha Thomas, Princeton Area of Commerce Board Member; Associate of the Arts in Fashion Design, Theatre performance; Sandi Kroll, Owner-Refreshing Perspectives Therapy, MSW Boise State University, MFA in Theatre, University of California, San Diego, life-long consumer of performing arts, previous regional stage and event manger, former member of Actors Equity Association; Louis Witt: BA and MA in Music Education, Conductor and musician for Community Bands, Musical Theatre and Orchestras, served as VP of Corporate Giving, past member and chair of MOST Ministries, serve on Advisory Council for Feed My Starving Children.
Darla Hueske: MA Media Arts, Digital Video and Audio Production, New Mexico Highlands University, BS Communications, Minnesota State University, Fine Arts Instructor, Photography, Design at Dickinson State University, North Dakota: Developed and taught curriculum for Graphic Design and Photography courses, previous Public Information Officer, Arts Grant Manager, North Dakota Council on the Arts; Volunteer webmaster and publicity coordinator for Badlands Arts Association, ND, Photomidwest member; Tyler Bevier: St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce; Director of Downtown Planning and Development, St. Cloud Area Farmers Market Board Member, Heijue Arts Co-Chair, Launched public art murals downtown through the chamber of commerce; Lou Witt:, BA and Master in Music Education; Conductor and musician for Community Bands, Musical Theatre and Orchestras, served as VP of Corporate Giving, past member and chair of MOST Ministries, serve on Advisory Council for Feed My Starving Children, past CMAB panelist; member CMAB directors, Shaelynn Waseka: BFA in 3D Animation from Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Owner of Shae's Art Shack, Boys and Girls Club of Central Minnesota, Best Buy Teen Technology Center Manager, Big Brother Big Sister Volunteer; Thomas Berger: Owner of AAA Courier Express, Belville Productions - Producer, Production Management, Designer, Bons Tempos Theatre - Producer, Production Management, Designer, Masterpiece Media ? Producer; previous History Theatre - Managing Director, General Manager, Tour Director, Education Director, Production Management, Stage Manager, Designer
ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education
Providing access to mental health services and art therapy to community members and providing resources and networking supplies for events in the region aimed at spreading mental health awareness. A monthly review meeting with Heather Oxendale, Steve Michaud, and Thomas Belcher to go over referral numbers, number of participants in the art therapy program, level of care provided, and any concerns that has arisen.