To provide individuals with cognitive disabilities art classes, increase their exposure to museums in Minneapolis, help them understand their artwork as part of a larger world of museums, and to expose the community to the artwork through a public exhibition by these new artists.
Youth and adults of various programs of RESOURCE's will be provided arts experiences at Children's Theater, Minnesota Orchestra (2 events), Stages Theater and SteppingStone Theater.
Four Community Centers (Brian Coyle Center, Waite House, Oak Park, and Pillsbury House) will establish long-term program partnerships with Minnesota artists and arts organizations to provide diverse multi-disciplinary art programs for over 120 Minneapolis youth. Funds will provide transportation, tickets, supplies, and artist stipends.
Stage Play with Duluth Playhouse. A collaborative program where children with autism are able to enjoy theater arts while at the same time learning new communication and social interaction skills.
To provide opportunities for underserved, low-income, disabled, youth and elderly residing in St Paul's Public Housing at Dunedin high rise to attend events at Heart of the Beast (2 events), Ordway, Stages Theater, Children's Theater and Northern Clay Center.
The project will provide the opportunity for low-income children and youth to participate in the theatrical arts by viewing Seussical the Musical at the Children’s Theatre Company.
The project is designed to introduce emotionally disturbed youth to a new form of communication via the art form of dance with Zenon Dance Company, and help them experience trust as part of a team to prepare them for successful re-entry into the school from which they were removed.
Bancroft Neighborhood Association will increase engagement of the arts to Latino families by working with Spanish speaking artists and provide four family artist events using puppetry through which participants will learn about Mexican folk arts.
To provide an opportunity for all residents and tenants, including low income seniors, to attend professional concerts at the Paramount Theatre in St.Cloud.
Mercy Manor to provide an opportunity for low income senior citizens to attend professional concerts and musicals at the Paramount Theater in St.Cloud.
Reedeemer residents will attend three theatrical performances with the children from the facilities' day care center, Grandma’s House, and a chamber orchestra performance
Augustana Care will offer a summer concert series to take place on–site at three health care centers that serve elderly residents who have virtually no access to live classical music performance
The Immigrant, Refugee and Battered Women’s Task Force will bring advocates and immigrant and refugee women to the Pangea World Theater performance of Breaking Silence. Events around the performance that bring issues of battered immigrant women to the forefront will be crafted by the two organizations.
Tickets to Minnesota seniors and their guests to attend performances by Circus Juventas as well as two tours and six off-site mini-performances, transportation to all nine events, and outreach to multi-ethnic seniors.
