The Children's Museum of Rochester, Inc. will be implementing a program called Passport To Play aiming to increase the number of children and families of all ages, ethnicities, abilities and incomes to participate in hands-on arts and cultural programming and educational exhibits at the museum. Passport To Play would reach over 1,500 children and families a year from underserved communities in Southeastern Minnesota. The Children's Museum of Rochester, Inc.
The Play in the Park project will bring to Red Wing the Live Action Set Minneapolis theater group's production of, The 7-Shot Symphony, including a youth workshop and after-production.
Rhythmic Circus Productions (RCP) aims to present performances and educational outreach to seven communities throughout greater Minnesota, who have sought out RCP specifically based on its reputation, myriad of performing arts and creativity represented, and innovative and energetic learning opportunities.
Pelon will collaborate with writer Gary Holthaus to present, The Story of Music-Stories from Home, a program of music and spoken word, at seventeen arts centers, museums, and libraries in Minnesota.
Funding for Discover the Art, a project offering new learning activities to expand and enrich three selected 2011 Banfill-Locke Gallery exhibitions between February and the end of September 2011.
Funding for Mama Mosaic’s Conservatory, a two-week intensive theater-training program for young women of color. The summer 2011 program will culminate in a public performance to be held at Pillsbury House Theatre in Minneapolis.
Funding for the 2011 summer/fall sessions of classes aimed at transforming children’s lives through music and movement activities, in the northwestern suburbs of Anoka County.
