Art Project
Art Project
Art Crawl 2022
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. Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Michele Huggins: Granite Area Arts Council treasurer and volunteer, member of the Artisan Grain Collaborative, founding member of ACHALA; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Louella Voigt: music, fiber art; Blue Mound Area Theatre board; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Janine Teske: music, theater, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley school board; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;
Cat Abbott, visual art; Cheri Buzzeo, theater, SMAC Board; Ashlyn Cox, visual art; Dani Prados, multidiscipline; Beth Habicht, music; Anna Johannsen, visual art, SMAC Board; Paula Nemes, theater, music
ACHF Arts Access
The Meander supports a wide group of emerging and established artists to learn from each other, providing the artists stability and encouragement to create new art, experiment, and to keep making vital connections with patrons from outside the region. The Meander also helps the stability and development of the local arts community by helping us to collectively market. The Meander integrates art into the everyday lives and consciousness in the southwest region and acts as an annual reminder of the arts, and the role the arts play in community development and growth. Local residents and Chambers of Commerce feel a new pride and ownership of their communities and landscapes, which is awakened by an understanding of the beauty, both natural and hand crafted, in their own back yards. Each year, we encourage Meander event-goers to fill out our "passport" survey. This is a great tool to gather information on where each person comes from, how they heard of the event, how much money they spent on art as well as other things in the area (gas, lodging, food,), the quality of the event, and more. We'd love to see an increase in numbers and amount spent on art, although we are happy to keep the numbers similar to the past.
We expanded our Art in the Park offerings and experiences. Theater Camp, Paper Making, and Pottery Wheel workshops had never been offered before by CAAC, and comparison of Art in the Park flyers from previous years showed the expansion of options, and classes filled up to capacity in 2023. We identified that the geographical reach of CAAC programs and events is around 10 miles or less. This information will be used to guide marketing plans for CAAC events. We provided opportunities to learn new, creative skills, gain knowledge, or change attitudes. Each workshop/class involved many participants new to the art forms, providing opportunities to apply creative skills, interact socially, and gain knowledge of themselves and others. Much positive feedback was received.
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