Artist Initiative
Artist Initiative
Micklewright will facilitate a memoir writing workshop for residents of Saint Therese apartments in Brooklyn Park and a northeast Minneapolis senior housing facility. Participants will deepen skills in reflecting upon/writing memories.
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
To develop skills as a writer of a hybrid narrative through research, utilizing narrative, curated archival material and poetry. A hybrid-manuscript draft will be completed and ready for deep editing. Two excerpts from manuscript will be submitted to literary journals. 2: To develop skills in facilitating memoir writing workshops with elder community, engaging with community. Memoir writing workshop will be organized and presented. Participants will evaluate workshop to offer feedback. Participants will have actively engaged in life reflection/memoir skills development during workshop.
Writer developed skills crafting a hybrid narrative through research, curating archival material, development of a poetry section. The hybrid manuscript, organized into eight chapters, is ready for deep editing. A segment of five poems on womens voices from the barrio is crafted. Research on historical context is incorporated. An excerpt from the manuscript has been published. 2: Artist developed skill in facilitating an art of journaling workshop with an intergenerational audience, safely-distanced, in an outdoor venue. A journaling and resiliency workshop was designed, presented and adapted to meet safety guidelines. Participants actively engaged in skill development process of Recall/Write/Reflect/Share. Participants evaluated workshop to offer feedback.