Rural and Community Art Project Grant
Rural and Community Art Project Grant
Good Harbor Hills Players 2018 Winter Solstice Shadow Puppet.
Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.
Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate; Johnnie Hyde: choreographer and dance teacher, publisher; Rena Hartman: Executive Director, Mesabi Community Orchestra.
Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952
ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage
The Good Harbor Hill Payers' goal is to bring our neighbors together in the magic of our seasons, the natural world and the history and lore of our home here on Lake Superior. Measurable outcomes include our continued ability to attract both citizen artists and audience members from diverse backgrounds and age groups. We evaluate the success of our endeavor by tracking the numbers of participants in our workshops and the audience numbers we attract. We also review videos of the performance for artistic merit and audience reaction.
We had a combined crew of 24 people who created this year's performance event, including seven musicians and twelve puppeteers. Our shadow puppet performances depend on integrating music, visual art and dialogue. All of these elements are woven into our workshops, and are on display during the performance. "Vexed By Beavers" was an original script, with all new shadow images and live musical accompaniment. Approximately 225 people attended the show. We evaluate our success by the numbers of participants in our workshops, as well as the size of our audience. The audience stands outdoors during the performance, regardless of the weather. Many return year after year, and consider our event a holiday tradition. We also review videos of the performance for artistic merit and audience reaction. The performance is available on YouTube, as "Vexed By Beavers". The video recording clearly captures the enthusiastic audience response. Our primary goal is to celebrate our local community and the natural world where we live. These elements were well featured in our performance.
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