Quick Support for Artists
Quick Support for Artists
Building our first kiln
Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Justin Beck, chair of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission, president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, photography, music; Judy Beckman: vocal music, Big Stone Arts Council, Big Stone County Historical Society, Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce CEO; Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Gillian Singler, MN West Community and Technical College chair of Humanities and English instructor, Creative Healing Space volunteer, writer, theater director; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter
Jessica Bak, visual art; David KelseyBassett, music, visual art, SMAC board; Shawn Kinsinger, theater, SMAC board; John Larson, visual art; Paula Nemes, theater, music; Sheila Tabaka, theater
ACHF Arts Access
Producing wood-fired work is particularly tricky for potters because access to wood-burning kilns is rare. Many, including myself, rely on partnerships with those who have wood-burning kilns to complete our work. For over a decade, I have built my pottery career around such partnerships but a creative and professional ceiling has been reached. I currently commute over 90 minutes to Sartell, MN to fire my pottery, which presents major financial and scheduling challenges. It is inefficient and time-consuming to coordinate with another artist and sharing kiln space significantly limits the amount of pottery I can produce. In order for my career as an artist to continue to grow, I need full control over my artistic process and building this kiln is the final piece to that puzzle. Having full control over my artistic process will allow me to work more efficiently and creatively. Further, producing more work will allow me to explore additional revenue opportunities such as festivals and juried shows. I will receive vital artistic feedback from being able to fire more often with more finished work.
The kiln foundation was poured using funds from the grant. We have not built the kiln yet, but we now have a solid concrete foundation to begin building our kiln in the Spring of 2023. This is the first and vital step to realizing our professional goals o
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