Artist Initiative
ACHF Arts Access
Fifteen flags will be created and displayed in South Minneapolis on vacant flagpoles. The most basic measure of success is installing fifteen flags for neighbors. Additionally I will track media mentions, attendance at the hoisting ceremony and have a place for comments on the website. 2: I will increase my sewing ability and knowledge, and learn audio recording and editing. This will be evaluated by the quality of my future sewing as well as the presence of recorded audio as part of this project.
Custom flags were created to represent fifteen families in my South Minneapolis neighborhood to be displayed on their homes. Thompson tracked numbers of participants in the actual flag making, attendance and media mentions at the several public events that were part of the project. 2: Thompson is a better sewer and is utilizing those skills today as well as audio recording/editing skills. Thompson self-reported seeing sewing ability improve during the course of this project. Recipients of the flags commented on the sewing and craftsmanship. Additionally Thompson reported learning audio recording and editing as it was utilized for each of the conversations he held with participants.