Browsing by Author "Clarke, Kristine"

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    Arts Organizations and Their Impact on Adverse Childhood Experiences
    (2017-05) Clarke, Kristine
    The following three questions will be examined through this study. First, what role do arts organizations play in relation to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)? Second, do art organizations make any impact on individuals who have experienced ACEs? Third, do these organizations create this impact knowingly or unknowingly? Through examining six organizations it appears that arts organizations serve as efficient supplemental tools in helping individuals suffering from side effects of ACEs. By combining organizational efforts around mental health, rehabilitation, and social work with those of arts organizations, individuals are able to find a pathway or alternative communication method to expressing their emotions, fears, and demons that they have been trying to keep hidden. The research has also shown that art organizations are helping people confronting ACEs without knowing that the programming is indeed helping individuals facing ACEs. Through examining these questions the recommendation from this paper is for mental health, rehabilitation, and social work organizations to acknowledge how useful the arts can be for their patients and clients, and to seek out collaborations with these organizations.
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    Community Gathering Spaces and Placemaking in the City of Rosemount
    (Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2015) Nygaard, Katrina; Kerber, Rachel; Clarke, Kristine
    This project was completed as part of a year-long partnership between the City of Rosemount and the University of Minnesota’s Resilient Communities Project (http://www.rcp.umn.edu). Placemaking is a people-centered approach to the planning, design, and management of public spaces, and is important for building strong communities. The goal of this project was to maximize the benefits of Rosemount’s public spaces such as community centers, churches, cafes, and coffee shops. In collaboration with city project lead Dan Schultz, Parks and Recreation Director for the City of Rosemount, a team of students in LS 5100: Revitalizing Environmental Reform: Re-Imagining the Arts for Public Parks researched case studies of similar suburban settings and offered suggestions for placemaking tailored to Rosemount’s current spaces. A final report from the project is available.