Arts Learning
Arts Learning
In partnership with Northern Clay Center, Z Puppets Rosenschnoz, and independent visual artist Lori Brink, Epic Enterprise will provide arts learning and arts appreciation opportunities for adults with developmental disabilities.
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.
Lawrence Benson: Independent scholar, artist and publisher; Craig Campbell: Working studio arts and glassblowing instructor; Patricia Dennis: Associate professor of design, University of Minnesota-Duluth; John Gregor: Photographer and photo educator; Laura Tahja Johnson: Managing artistic director, Lyric Arts Company, Anoka; Anthony Kuznik: Retired president, Hibbing Community and Technical College; Leisa Luis-Grill: Actress, designer and visual artist; Carolyn Olson: Working artist; visual and media art instructor, South Ridge School
ACHF Arts Education
Enrich participants’ lives by providing in-depth arts experiences in puppetry, performing arts, clay and 2D/3D mixed media. Teaching artists will provide 225 hours of instruction to Epic arts learners. Barriers to participation will be identified and adaptations made so that learners can succeed in creating and performing art. 2: Learners will develop holistically, as art becomes a vehicle for expanded emotional/social wellbeing, and physical and artistic/cognitive functioning. Evaluation is through observations by teaching artists and Epic staff to identify physical, emotional-social, and artistic-cognitive functioning. Artist(s) and staff will meet to review individual mastery and participation.
Artists provided 228 hours of instruction. Barriers were identified and adaptions made so that learners succeeded in creating and performing art. 2: Learners developed holistically, as evidenced through documented physical, emotional-social, and artistic-cognitive growth.