Northern Clay Center proposes a series of partnerships with community organizations that serve individuals 55 years of age and older, which would provide ongoing clay instruction, lifelong learning in the arts, and opportunities for multi-generational collaboration to place-bound and somewhat mobile populations.
The Minneapolis Pops Orchestra will perform five free concerts for seniors during July 2010: Four coffee concerts at the Nicollet Island Pavilion, with listeners bused in from Twin Cities' senior activity centers; and a neighborhood concert in Elliot Park.
To present the first annual Off-Leash Area Neighborhood Garage Tour of "A Gift for Planet BX63," a remount of its 2007 garage production, for a tour of sixteen performances in eight neighborhoods over two months, reaching an estimated 600 people.
TU Dance proposes to launch an access initiative reaching out to people of color to engage new (first-time) audiences, with presentations by the artistic directors to target groups throughout the Twin Cities supported by efforts that address specific participation barriers.
Mu Performing Arts requests $30,000 to hire a community development liaison, who will oversee our Stories program, a theater education initiative for underserved Asian American youth to articulate their lives and address their needs through the performing arts.
Songs of Hope youth performers from Madagascar, Uganda, Israel, Turkey, Italy, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Jamaica, China, and USA will present concerts for diverse audiences in Lake City, Wabasha, Winona, Lanesboro, and Austin, with music by an ensemble of professional musicians.
The Twin Cities Elder Choir mobilizes and celebrates the voices of Minnesota's seniors, engaging new audiences and building understanding through performances by an artistically ambitious, 50-voice chorus organized in collaboration with the MacPhail Center and residential care facilities across the Twin Cities.
Arts Midwest World Fest is a performing arts touring program that addresses the lack of cross-cultural experiences and arts education in underserved communities by bringing international performing artists to small- and mid-sized communities across the nine-state upper Midwest region to conduct intensive week-long residencies.
VSA arts of Minnesota staff will conduct audience development work in five greater Minnesota communities to increase participation at arts performances by people who are deaf/hard of hearing or blind/low vision.
