Arts Learning
Arts Learning
Art Buddies at Barack and Michelle Obama Elementary (Fall 2020)
Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Craig Dunn: Arts Accessibility Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Professional; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Coordinator of Community Programs; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner
Ashley Lustig: Education, Artistic, General Management/ Administration/ Support; Bill Mathis: Artistic, Program Development, Technical Production; Fatima Camara: Artistic, Youth Programming, Education; Melissa Clark: Artistic, Community Education, Computer Systems / Web Design; Natalia Vargas Marquez: Education, Community Education, Artistic; Ni'Kol Imani Dowls: Artistic, Finance, General Administration; Nora Montanez: Education.
ACHF Arts Education
During fall 2020, Art Buddies will pair twenty creative mentors one-on-one with twenty children, ages 7-11, during ten free weekly one hour after-school sessions at Barack and Michelle Obama Elementary in St Paul's Selby/Dale neighborhood. Scholars will develop their own creative process, visual 3D art skills and presentation skills and storytelling skills through writing or drawing, ultimately showing an increase in motivation to learn and self-confidence and viewing creativity as a lifelong skill set to be used for future careers. Art Buddies staff will meet with school staff (principal, community education coordinator and any additional persons) both before and after each project and confirm our project's positive impact through written evaluation forms filled out by each participating teacher and mentor. Scholars enrolled in our project will participate in an active, in-person evaluation as well as a short half-page visual, written evaluation. During the project sessions, final presentations and school-wide parade, Art Buddies staff closely observes and documents interaction between the scholars and their mentors.
Art Buddies brought 10 weeks of creative mentoring programming to 45 scholars, over double the proposed number. We included 49 local artists in our program. Art Buddies Program introduced creative thinking, writing, drawing, and problem solving to our scholars. We included the work of 6 local artists in creating curriculum and coloring pages.
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