Artist Initiative
Artist Initiative
Castro will write the second draft of her essay collection which explores her first generation American upbringing and performative whiteness. She will also teach nonfiction workshops and host a public reading.
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.
Judith Budreau: Writer and teacher, Arts Board grantee; Karlyn Coleman: Writer; teaching artist at the Loft; Arts Board grantee; William Durbin: Poet, essayist, writer of novels for young readers; Anika Fajardo: Writer and teacher, book reviewer; Angela Foster: Poet, memoirist; Harmony Neal: Writer; Arts Board grantee; Debra Stone: Writer and educator; board member of Graywolf Press; Sarah Warren: Children's book author and educator
ACHF Arts Access
Rachel Castro will revise and write new pieces for the second draft of her essay collection which explores her first-generation American upbringing. My current collection includes eight essays, three of which I will restructure. I would like my next draft to include two new essays for a full collection of ten. I will spend seven months researching, writing, and submitting essays for publication. 2: Rachel will teach writing workshops to young adults with little access to extracurricular writing programs. I will evaluate by class participation as well as the work they produce (not by quality, but by how willing they are to explore the ideas we talk about in class). If the summer workshops go well, I will lead workshops in the fall.
Rachel Castro revised and wrote new pieces for the second draft of her essay collection which explores her first-generation American upbringing. Rachel Castro revised three essays, wrote three new essays, and began the submission process for individual pieces. 2: Rachel taught personal essay workshops to young adults through two nonprofits. Students at Neighborhood House worked to create zines that included personal essays. Students at HACER wrote essays in response to readings and conversations on the intersection of writing about the personal and social justice.