Community Arts
Community Arts
Bias Loom Weaving for African Immigrant Women Funding for weaving classes geared towards African immigrant women to learn bias/continuous warp weaving on square and triangular frame looms to create wearable art. Classes will be held at the Textile Center in Minneapolis from February - April 2017.
Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher, performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair at El Arco Iris; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support, Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer, Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.
Bob Bierscheid: General administration, community service, organizational development; Stanton Wood: Fundraising, administration, artistic; Erin Lewis: Fundraising, organizational development, community education; Martha West: General administration, fundraising, community service; Julie Benda: Artistic; Rose Garcia: Artistic, community service, youth programming; Chris Cloud: Audience development, artistic, organizational development; Nathan Soland: Fundraising, general administration, organizational development; Paige Priolo: Organizational development, fundraising, community service.
ACHF Cultural Heritage
15 African immigrant women participated in the weaving project and two fiber artists taught the classes. 90% of participants learned continuous warp weaving and are pleased with their end product. The project will be evaluated through artist and participant feedback. The artists and participants will have open discussions regarding the project, venue, and future plans for other artistic endeavors.
100 percent of participants experienced a new art form and successfully learned to weave a shawl. 85% of participants have fully completed their shawl, while the remaining two participants are still working on their projects and determined to finish them.
Other, local or private