Arts Education

William Adams: Adams is a public policy consultant who lives in west central Minnesota. He has a long involvement in the arts. In 2002, he worked with ArtSpace on its first rural project to create living and working space for artists. In 2008, Adams helped found the Kaddatz Galleries in Fergus Falls to feature the works of Charles Beck and other local artists. He later served on the Kaddatz Board and has helped mentor emerging artists. He has worked with the Federal Court to showcase local artists in public court spaces. Adams has been an advocate for arts funding through his public policy advocacy work and has served on Minnesota State Arts Board review panels.; Stephenie Anderson: Anderson is a creative and detail oriented fiber/textile artist from Fosston with a strong background in knitting, quilting, and hand sewing of Viking Age textiles. She has exhibited her work at the Northwest Minnesota Art Gallery, Sorenson Art Gallery, and the Minnesota State Fair where she was a blue-ribbon winner. Anderson was awarded the Viking Connection grant to study in Norway under Astri Byrd and Linnea Madsen.; Gabriella Caldecott: Caldecott is a family office senior trust associate at Wells Fargo. She serves as a trustee for The College of Saint Scholastica and on the board of directors for Highland Groveland Recreation Association. Caldecott graduated from The College of Saint Scholastica with a bachelor's degree in marketing and management and has a certificate in organizational leadership from St. Catherine's University.; Amy Padden: Padden's story A Great Knead was chosen as a finalist for the 2023 Minnesota Mystery Flash Fiction Contest. She has a BA in history, a master?s degree in social studies education, and has taught at the 2022, 2021, and 2020 SavvyAuthor WriterCons. She is a member of Sisters in Crime, The Manuscript Academy, The Loft Literary Center, Minneapolis Writers Workshop, and she was selected to judge the 2020 Minnesota Book Awards. When she's not writing with the family?s rescue dog, she is reading with a cup of tea, or paddle boarding and cross-country skiing with her boys.; Stephen Pittelkow: Pittelkow is a retired HR employee who also taught book and paper arts for 40 years. For several years, he was the office manager and adult education manager at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts. His work has appeared in many ?how to? books and he still teaches frequently. Pittelkow holds a degree from the University of Minnesota in education.; Anne Spooner: As a working mother of two young children, Spooner earned a BA in art from St. Catherine University. She currently is a full-time artist with a studio in Saint Paul. She was an art instructor for 20 years until the pandemic. She taught as various art centers including Articulture, Edina Art Center, Young Rembrandt's, and North Suburban Arts Center (formerly Banfil-Locke Center for the Arts). Spooner was a program and gallery coordinator at Edina Art Center for five years where she created art curriculum for youth and adults of all ages. In addition to year round programing, Spooner coordinated 72 summer art camps in addition to many painting and drawing classes for adults. She partnered with an area high school and coordinated a yearly high school art exhibition.; Shelly Till: Till is the owner of Till Tax Accounting and Financial Services, LLC. She has a bachelor of science in accounting degree and taxation certification from the University of Minnesota Crookston. She graduated in May 2023 with a master of arts in grant writing, management, and evaluation, graduating with honors from Sigma Alpha Pi, The National Society of Leadership and Success. She is a LifeSource ambassador, a singer, and financial resource officer for the board of directors for The Elizabethan Syngers. Her writing on racism has received awards and been published, along with poems about organ donation.