Art Project
Art Project
Glitch Art is Dead 2022 - Interactive Programming and Community Engagement
Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Justin Beck, chair of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission, president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, photography, music; Judy Beckman: vocal music, Big Stone Arts Council, Big Stone County Historical Society, Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce CEO; 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. 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; 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; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Gillian Singler, MN West Community and Technical College chair of Humanities and English instructor, Creative Healing Space volunteer, writer, theater director; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;
Cheri Buzzeo, theater, SMAC board; Kathy Fransen, music; Georgette Jones, theater, education, SMAC board; Maureen Keimig, theater; Michele Leininger, writing; Molly Rivera, visual art, arts admin
Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Nicole DeBoer (507) 537-1471
ACHF Arts Access
Digital art is not something publicly widely embraced in our area. We would like to stretch outside our comfort zone not only to embrace this art form in a new exhibit, but make the most of this confluence of international visiting artists to engage with our whole community and immerse ourselves in this art form. The growth that can come from such an experience for everyone involved - visiting artists meeting and learning from locals, local community members experiencing a newer art form (and perhaps discovering they have more interaction with it than previously thought), lifting Granite as a hub of inclusive and cutting edge art, and Southwest Minnesota as an arts destination, are all anticipated impact goals. We'll be tracking attendance carefully, offering surveys and live Q and A's, and truly asking our community as well as our visitors: what does this bring to you? What would you like to see next? How does this experience, and the world of art, affect or enrich your life? We're hoping the interactive nature of the program encourages a much higher rate of return on responses than through simple (and often ineffectual) paper questionnaires.
By far the largest impact the project had was on the youth who were involved in the show. We had a cast and crew of 44, all under the age of 18 (most between 8 and 12 years old) who had a great experience. The elementary music teachers in the Luverne school system noted that many had expressed more interest in their music programs, as well as the Missoula Children's Theater camp in the summer. We spoke with the cast and crew after the production to gauge effectiveness of the experience, and the response was overwhelmingly positive. More shows featuring children will be in our future now because of the success of this production. Our hope is that, after seeing this show, we can find more directors to take on the task.
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