Arts Activities Support
Arts Activities Support
zAmya Theater Roadshow 2017: Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor
Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Marisol Chiclana-Ayala: Artist, Board Chair El Arco Iris; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Vice President for Advancement; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of MN Founder and Executive Director; See More Perspective: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach St. Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter, LLP Attorney
Susan Rotilie: Artistic, Education, Volunteerism; Ari Koehnen Sweeney: Education, Artistic, Youth Programming; Cigale Ahlquist: Artistic, Fundraising, Audience Development / Marketing, AsaleSol Young: Fundraising, General Administration, Youth Programming; Ryan Stopera: Artistic, Community Education, Youth Programming; Ishwari Rajak: General Administration, Youth Programming; Joe Ippolito: General Administration, Community Education, Artistic; Kasey Payette:Artistic, Audience Development / Marketing, Fundraising
Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Greg Nielsen (651) 645-0402
ACHF Arts Access
A company of eight (8) actors who've experienced homelessness will work with eight (8) professional artists to create and present a Roadshow of scenes, songs and interactive exercises. Seven (7) Roadshow performances will shift perceptions of homelessness in 1,000 audience members. Outcomes will be measured through post-show surveys as well as an interactive exercise inviting the audience to place themselves on a continuum which physically demonstrates the impact. zAmya program staff with track participant and audience numbers.
The zAmya Annual Roadshow was performed for 1090 audience members at 6 different locations. Audience surveys asked audiences to name impact in five categories: Justice, Solidarity, Self-Efficacy, Equity and Dignity/Compassion. 56% of respondents noted an increased awareness. 66% noted an increased desire to take action.
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