Artist Initiative
ACHF Arts Access
Complete eight to ten large portraits of Minnesotan interracial families, and share them with the public through open studio events and exhibition. Success evaluated in the process and completion of the new body of work for exhibition, documentation of the work, and tracking of public attendance and feedback from the studio events and exhibition. 2: Host public lecture and Q and A. Discussion provides awareness for the Loving v. Virginia case, promotes racial tolerance and unpacks multiracial identity. Success evaluated in the completion of a successful public lecture event and through audience feedback. The artist will gain additional experience lecturing publicly in conjunction with an exhibition.
Ten large portraits of Minnesotan interracial families were exhibited in a public show at Public Functionary from February 25-March 25, 2017. The exhibition was documented via photograph, as well as through multiple media articles, and impact was also tracked via attendance counts and both verbal and written feedback about the work. 2: The community connected with the work through the exhibition, two open studio events, and the artist talk, all which provided space for conversation. Attendance, engagement with the audience.