Folk and Traditional Arts
Folk and Traditional Arts
Reser will apprentice with blacksmith Mike Fasold in the making of traditional woodworking hand tools, under the guidance of master blacksmith Tom Latane. They will create three complete sets of tools to be used in a series of workshops.
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.
Shamso Ahmed: Henna artist; community organizer; Jose Alvillar Hinojosa: Artist and educator; Paul Dahlin: Swedish American fiddler honored by the NEA; Mary Ellen Halverson: Lead quilter with Arts Board grantee Evening Star Quilters; Peggy Korsmo-Kennon: COO, American Swedish Institute; Rita Mustaphi: Founder and artistic director, Katha Dance Theatre. Choreographer, dancer, and educator.; Lucia Pawlowski: Assistant professor of English and cultural studies at St. Thomas; Kari Tauring: Nordic musician and educator; Arts Board grantee; Gene Yang: Active participant in Hmong cultural activities in Walnut Grove; school paraprofessional; Leah Yellowbird, Artist; Arts Board grantee
ACHF Cultural Heritage
Will Reser will develop sufficient skill in metal and woodwork to make high quality hand tools. Mike will provide weekly process feedback to Will. Also master blacksmith Tom Latane will critique the progress of the artists monthly and the tools produced. Both Tom and Mike will provide written feedback to track progress. 2: Members of the greater craft community will expand their knowledge of the contemporary use and history of hand-tools. Will Reser will gather feedback from the students via a short survey before and after each workshop, giving students the opportunity to critique the class and quality of the tools made.
Will Reser will develop sufficient skill in metal and woodwork to make high quality hand tools. Mike will provide weekly process feedback to Will. Also master blacksmith Tom Latane will critique the progress of the artists quarterly and the tools produced. Both Tom and Mike will provide written feedback to track progress. 2: Members of the greater craft community will expand their knowledge of the contemporary use and history of hand-tools. Will Reser will gather feedback from the students via a short survey after each workshop, giving students the opportunity to critique the class and quality of the tools made.
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