"I was energized by the field trips to other community arts education organizations."
—Shannon Barnes, Multi-Cultural Education and Counseling through the Arts (MECA)
- Hyatt Regency Minneapolis, November 11-14, 2009
- REGISTRATION
Site Visits and Student Showcases
Students from Spiral Q Puppet Theater, 2008 Conference, Philadelphia, PA
Site Visits
Saturday, November 14 (9:00 am - 12:00 pm)
Tours depart from and return to the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis
Complete your conference experience with a behind-the-scenes look at some of the Twin Cities' exemplary community arts education providers. Visits include facility tours and overviews of each organization's key programs and inner-workings-a great opportunity to be inspired, gain new ideas, and build relationships with your peers.
TOUR "A": Visual Arts
Northern Clay Center is an established, regionally based national ceramic arts organization dedicated to the advancement of ceramic arts. Ongoing programs include exhibitions by contemporary regional, national and international ceramic artists, as well as historical and architectural ceramics; classes and workshops for children and adults at all skill levels; studio space and grants for artists; and a sales gallery representing many top ceramic artists from the region and elsewhere.
Highpoint Center for Printmaking is dedicated to advancing the art of printmaking. Its goals are to provide educational programs, community access, and collaborative publishing opportunities to engage the public and increase the appreciation and understanding of the printmaking arts. Established in 2001, Highpoint maintains its reputation as a prestigious art center for diverse printmaking activities supporting a variety of audiences.
TOUR "B": Dance
Zenon Dance Company and School's mission is to sustain an artistically excellent, professional dance company in the Twin Cities by commissioning the works of emerging and locally, nationally, and internationally recognized modern and jazz choreographers, and to present this work to diverse communities, including those with disabilities. Zenon accomplishes this through performance, education, and outreach. Zenon’s dance school provides high quality dance instruction for avocational and professional dancers within a diverse curriculum.
The mission of Minnesota Dance Theatre & the Dance Institute is to create masterful and provocative dance performances which entertain and inspire audiences, and to foster talent by providing a comprehensive classical and contemporary training curriculum focused on the technical and artistic demands of a professional dance career.
TOUR "C": Music / Multidisciplinary
Applied Technology Tour at MacPhail Center for Music
Learn how MacPhail Center for Music harnesses the power of technology to engage students in music at a deeper level of learning. You’ll visit a digital piano lab incorporating two types of music composition software (one for elementary, one for high school), private lesson studios using practice/accompaniment software, and a pilot distance learning project. Learn from others in the Q & A sessions during and after the tour.
St. Paul Conservatory of Music and McNally Smith College of Music
TOUR "D": Theater
Children’s Theatre Company’s Center for Innovation and Theatre Education (CITE) is the umbrella for the company’s Theatre Arts Training, Neighborhood Bridges, ctc4teens, Ready for Life, and educational access programs. Since 1965, Children's Theatre Company has grown to become one of the leading professional theatre companies for young people in North America, and among the three largest in the world. Recipient of the 2003 Regional Theatre Tony® Award and numerous other honors, CTC is committed to improving the quality of life for children and families in Minneapolis, the state and region. CTC serves 275,000 to 350,000 young people and families annually in five key program areas each year: stage productions, new play development, community partnerships, theatre arts training, and an annual regional tour.
SteppingStone Theatre for Youth Development's mission is to develop the whole child by using educational theatre programs and fully staged productions to build self-esteem, confidence, and a sense of community while celebrating diversity in a supportive, non-competitive atmosphere. Now its 22nd year, SteppingStone serve's youth from diverse ethnic, social and economic backgrounds by teaching life skills through theater classes, residencies, community programs and performances.
Student Showcases
Student artwork and performances that exemplify the diversity of disciplines, age levels, cultures and program purposes serve by Guild constituents are showcased throughout the conference. Applications must be submitted by Friday, September 25th, 2009. Please click here for the application.