Art Adventures is a summer arts initiative to engage and increase access to the arts for low-income, underprivileged Hmong youths through working with artists and visiting local arts organizations and events.
A writing group and an art group Expression for Wellness and Effectiveness will each meet twice monthly, for nine months, to prepare, share, and critique participants' work. It will be advertised in the Powderhorn and Phillips neighborhoods. A chapbook (32 pages) and a gallery exhibition of at least twelve works will be presented in L'Orange Gallery.
YouthLink requests support for an Art Garden initiative, programmed by Kulture Klub Collaborative, designed to connect homeless youth and artists in an exploration of sustainability and community.
Four visual arts workshops programmed by Kulture Klub Collaborative and led by working artists that are designed to provide homeless young women with immersive, participatory arts experiences in a variety of media, including sculpture, photography, and creative writing.
Abbott Northwestern Hospital Foundation will stage a series of 24 interactive arts events, working with COMPAS to identify visual, music, and written word artists who will address the needs of the diverse populations we serve.
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.
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.
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.
Barrio Grrrl! with Children's Theatre Company and School. The project will equip 75 children ages 8-14 to better see the power of art to understand their own culture and others. Pre-show presentations, workshops led by teaching artists, and post-show writing workshops will help the children to communicate their own story.
This visual arts education will be incorporated into Wayside’s array of addiction services to assist women with using the arts as a healing tool. This will help reduce barriers to participating in the arts. Classes will take place at Wayside House and at Articulture; childcare will be provided.
