Arts Access
Arts Access
Through UPbeat Encore, the Minnesota Orchestra will partner with six Minneapolis Public Schools to engage 1,200 parents and students with free tickets and transportation to Orchestra Hall for a family-friendly concert.
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.
Cheryle Caplinger: Executive director of the Friends of the Minnesota Orchestra; Mary Flicek: Arts Administrator volunteer for River Junctions Arts Council and Board Member, Grant Writer, Theater Box Office Manager, Marketing; Nicholas Legeros: Sculptor, President of Nicholas Legeros Inc.; Moheb Soliman: Poet and performance artists; staff member at Mizna; Kristine Wyant: Director of corporate and foundation relations., Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600
ACHF Arts Access
Engage socio-economically and ethnically diverse Minneapolis families with children in strings programs, many of whom have been underserved by the Minnesota Orchestral Association. This outcome will be measured by the total number of participants in program activities. Partnering with six Minneapolis public elementary schools with strings programs provides a strong base upon which to build participation. 2: Provide free tickets and transportation, addressing the primary financial and transportation barriers for many participating families. This outcome will be measured by participant numbers, with a goal that all tickets and transportation opportunities offered will be used by participating parents and students.
The Orchestra provided access for, and engaged, 542 diverse students from 6 Minneapolis Public Schools and their families. 2: The Orchestra eliminated financial barriers to youth/family access to Orchestra Hall concerts among populations disinclined to otherwise attend.