Art Legacy Project Planning
Art Legacy Project Planning
Women’s Empowerment Creative Action Network (WE CAN!) Planning + Retreat.
John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Anna Johanssen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women’s Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker, Worthington City Band; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Director of Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, fundraiser for Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary; Lynette Swenson: visual arts teacher, folk artist, Swift County Food Shelf advisory board; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee. Carisa Clarke: graphic design/web development, arts volunteer, board member DAC of Murray County.
Carisa Clarke: graphic design/web development, arts volunteer, board member DAC of Murray County; Anna Johanssen: 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; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator.
ACHF Arts Access
“The capacity of those providing arts experiences is increased or strengthened by changing, expanding, or enriching the ways in which they connect to their communities through the arts.” Our WE CAN! Advisory Council will strengthen our ability to plan meaningful, high-quality arts events for our region that promote mentorship, networking, and artistic skill development. This will also affect our WE CAN! Artists and the Women-Artists in our region that attend the Public Kick-Off Event and become a more involved member of the WE CAN network following the event. We will conduct pre and post surveys with our WE CAN! Artists and participants at the Public Kick-Off Event. We will also have conversations with our WE CAN! Artists and event participants and annual performance reports of our Director conducted by our Board. The results will be compiled and reported in our grant report and shared with our Board of Directors. And, finally, it will be measured through the successful completion of planning and implementation of a high-quality Event Series.
The Women's Empowerment Creative Action Network (WE CAN!) engaged 5 artists in the planning of a kick-off event to launch a year-long arts event series featuring women, people of color, LGBTQIA+, new American, and Indigenous community members. The event was attended by approximately 15 people and featured the work of 3 artists. Event attendees reported feeling inspired, engaged, and excited about future events produced by the WE CAN! Collective. The WE CAN! Artist Advisory Group reported feeling energized, connected, and motivated to continue producing the series, as well as recruiting new members for the Collective's activities.
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