Arts Project Support
Arts Project Support
Key Words: Unlocking healing and community with facilitated writing workshops.
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; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; 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.
Carly Swenson: Artistic, Audience Development / Marketing, Community Education; Daniel Tran: Community Education, General Administration, Artistic; Tia-Simone Gardner: Artistic, Youth Programming, Community Education; Tisidra Jones: Community Education, General Administration.
ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage
Evaluations showed that at least 75% of participants feel the writing workshop helped them explore themselves and think creatively. Survey showed that at least 60% of writers at the community conversation have an interest in learning more and/or applying the information to their own artistic endeavors. Workshop participants will complete brief written evaluations at the end of each weekly session. Writers will be surveyed by a show-of-hands count after the community conversation.
We did polls after each workshop. 80% of participants felt better than when they arrived. We surveyed reflection circle participants. 100% felt their awareness or emotions shifted due to the workshops. 100% felt connected to the group. We surveyed Community Conversation attendees. 100% are thinking about applying the information in their work and/or community. 92% are interested in learning more.