Art Project
Art Project
Radio Theatre at Little Theatre Auditorium
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
ACHF Cultural Heritage
This project gives local residents an opportunity to see their stories and histories come alive and share them with newcomers and visitors in a way that celebrates our eccentricities as a homogenized community with humor and joy. The radio theater production will focus on developing actors' skills in voice acting and foley art and will offer opportunities for audience participation. This project will result in an original play with an original music score written by local writer, and performed by local actors and musicians. It helps to establish a track record of consistent programming for in-person audiences and further increases our online viewership and our archive of podcast-able programs. We will know we've changed attitudes and behaviors when we review recordings of the audience and see an increase in participation.
We hoped to see a multifold impact, and we feel successful. We were happy with our turn out. Comments from both artists and attendees were positive. Artists were excited to work with us and reported reconnecting with people and getting new exposure. 75% of artists reported over 5 pieces sold. All but one of the artists plan to return in the future. 42% of the attendees reported that this was their first art tour, and 88% of our attendees plan to return to future art tours. We believe that the Tour did provide opportunities to foster the rebuilding of those connections within the community. We had huge success with our senior classes. One senior reported that they did not believe they could create art before the class.
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