Art Project
Art Project
Music in the Park 2023
Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Judy Beckman: vocal music, Big Stone Arts Council, Big Stone County Historical Society, Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce CEO; Maggie Fuller: visual art, writing; 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; 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; Erin Kline, visual art, music, writing, education, SMSU Diversity and Inclusion; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board; Jessica Mata: visual art, dance, Kerkhoven Arts Council; Kylie Rieke: ceramics, murals, music, theater, T-Bird Community Arts Board; 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; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Mark Wilmes: Tyler Arts Council board president, actor/director, musician, reporter
Beth Habicht, music; Candace Joens, music, theater; Maureen Keimig, theater; Shawn Kinsinger, theater, arts admin, SMAC board; Brett Lehman, music; Janet Olney, visual art, arts admin; Molly Rivera, visual art, arts admin; Mark Wilmes, theater, music, SMAC board
ACHF Arts Access
Spicer is a small rural community that does not have the access to music genres/venues that metro areas have. The Music in the Park series helps our rural residents to overcome barriers to access quality music no matter their economic status. Audience members can be introduced to new music genres enhancing musical appreciation. Having Music in the Park in their local area gives elderly attendees opportunities to socialize and enjoy music in a safe setting. Music also provides a conduit to interaction for those whose special needs make other means of communication difficult. We are working to overcome our own prejudices/misunderstandings by inviting input from underserved communities and establishing a visible presence in the community. Measurement comes in the form of written evaluations, interactions with organizations serving the elderly and those with special needs, outreach to the underserved in our community, and increases in attendance.
We had positive feedback interactions with organizations serving the elderly and those with special needs, along with spontaneous oral feedback from attendees. Increasing attendance and our surveys tell us that the community appreciates the concerts. Peop
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