Rural and Community Art Project Grant
Rural and Community Art Project Grant
"Summer of 2017 - Music at B'nai Abraham Museum and Cultural Center" The Friends of B'nai Abraham in partnership with The Virginia Area Historical Society wish to present a series of musical programs featuring Minnesota artists and an historical exhibit.
Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.
Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Duane Barnhart: watercolor painter, cartoonist; Mary McReynolds: arts administrator at Lyric Center for the Arts; Chris Marcotte: retired social worker, historian, writer; Maria Brown: art instructor and program coordinator at CHOICE, unlimited!; Mason Wilson: artist, illustrator.
ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage
The restoration of B'nai Abraham Museum and Cultural Center is close to completion. The purpose of the restoration was to find new use for this beautiful historic building and to make it accessible to the community of Virginia and the surrounding area. The building is a venue for musical programs, as well as lectures, exhibits and other events. The goal is to provide these musical programs for an underserved population who prefer venues such as ours. Our programs are also family friendly. Additionally, we are providing an opportunity for Minnesota musicians to perform for our audiences. Measurable outcomes are indicated by audience participation and reaction to programs, as well as written evaluations. Our goal is to present quality programs that will engage the audience and hopefully introduce them to music that might enlarge their musical experience and well as programs that they will enjoy. To evaluate the programs we judge by the audience and their reaction as well as asking people what they thought and what they might like to see in the future. This year we are also going to have surveys available for the audience which hopefully will add to our evaluation process.
The feedback from the audience is our best way of measuring the success of each program. The audience is asked as they leave the building for their opinions and their reactions and opinions are taken seriously. We have not had good success with written evaluation sheets, but I am hoping to try again with a different format. Perhaps a short check off list.
Other, local or private