Magan Harms Wins ACB Audio Description Award

The MindsEye Arts and Culture Coordinator will be recognized at this year’s American Council of the Blind virtual Conference and Convention Belleville, IL, June 25th, 2021—MindsEye is proud to announce that Arts and Culture Coordinator Magan Harms is the 2021 recipient of the American Council of the Blind (ACB) Audio Description Achievement Award for an…

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Magan Harms Wins ACB Audio Description Award

Welcoming New Staff Members Rodney and Adam

Meet MindsEye’s newest staff members, Rodney Cotton and Adam Clark! Rodney Cotton joined the MindsEye staff in April of 2021 to run the studio on weekends and act as a program and production assistant. A St. Louis native, he attended Parkway South High school and currently lives in the city. During the week you can…

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Welcoming New Staff Members Rodney and Adam

MindsEye Drive-In Gala Wrap-Up

On June 12th, MindsEye held its first-ever Drive-In Gala Fundraiser! The event was the “Covid-safe” replacement for this year’s Soiree. 50 cars of MindsEye supporters filled the Sheldon Concert Hall parking lot for an evening of music, food, and film. Some highlights included a visit by Marty McFly and his genuine 1981 DeLorean, stirring remarks…

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MindsEye Drive-In Gala Wrap-Up

Volunteer Spotlight — Kelli Fienen

Kelli started volunteering for MindsEye in early 2020 and just won the “Rookie of the Year” Volunteer Award! She reads remotely from Independence, KS, where she works as a VP for Bank of America. MindsEye Communications and Development Coordinator Laura Foughty got a chance to interview Kelli by e-mail this week: Laura: When and how…

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Volunteer Spotlight — Kelli Fienen

2021 MindsEye Volunteer Awards

Every year we celebrate our AMAZING volunteers who make our mission possible and recognize a few who’ve stood out throughout the year. After having to celebrate virtually in 2020, it was great to be back together in 2021 for an outdoor volunteer appreciation morning with coffee and donuts! Congratulations and a BIG thank you to…

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2021 MindsEye Volunteer Awards

MindsEye Drive-In Approaches

MindsEye Drive-In Gala June 12th on the Sheldon Concert Hall Lot  The event will raise over twenty percent of the nonprofit’s annual operating budget  For the past 17 years, MindsEye held traditional Soiree fundraisers—even in 2020, just before the start of the pandemic. This year, however, MindsEye has embraced a new “Drive-In” event format. Guests will gather on the Sheldon Concert…

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MindsEye Drive-In Approaches