Artist Initiative
Artist Initiative
Collier will finish her nonfiction book about debt, family, and forgiveness. Additionally, she'll lead workshops in which participants develop techniques for telling stories about family, love, grief, and home.
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
I will complete a polished draft of my book-length memoir on debt, family, and forgiveness. The project will be successful if I complete my research and a full draft of the book so that I am in a position to solicit feedback and revise it the following year. 2: Workshop participants will develop confidence in their abilities to research, draft, and revise nonfiction narratives about family and home. Participants will complete questionnaires that ask them to evaluate the workshop experience in the following categories: research, drafting, and revision. Additionally, they will rate their confidence in their writing process.
Kristin Collier drafted and revised portions of her memoir on debt, family, and forgiveness. Kristin Collier drafted five new chapters of her book, researched a sixth, and revised several finished chapters. 2: Workshop participants developed confidence in their abilities to research, draft, and revise nonfiction narratives about family and home. Participants completed questionnaires in which they evaluated the workshop experience, and they reflected on the strength of the workshop experience.