Art Project
Art Project
WorldFest 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; 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; 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; 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; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;
Cheri Buzzeo, theater; Beth Habicht, music; Anna Johannsen, visual art, education, SMAC board; Brett Lehman, music; Melanie Loy, music; Michael Van Keulen, theater.
ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage
The World Stage provides an opportunity for community members to collectively experience artistic performances from those many traditions. We hope this event will be inclusive and welcoming for our community to interact and learn from one another; offer an opportunity for interactions with community members from different cultural backgrounds; cultivate an awareness, curiosity, and appreciation of each other's cultural differences through arts and crafts, food, cultural performances, and education; promote SMSU, City of Marshall, and local businesses - especially local ethnic businesses; and encourage community members to showcase their cultures, including local indigenous tribes, Somali, Karen, Hmong, and the Latino cultures in the wider Marshall area. We will measure impact through a survey we disseminate via QR codes as attendees leave the arena. The survey will ask those people to measure the event's inclusiveness, the opportunities it provides for new interactions with artistic traditions, and its ability to raise awareness of other cultures in the city and region. We will also survey all performers and vendors on how successful the event was in inviting and encouraging the showcasing of their cultures.
Survey responses showed that attendees experienced the introduction to new cultures and customs and the opportunity to try out new food. The World Stage was rated 4.5 out of 5, the World Cultures Expo 4.6, and World Cafe 4.4. 83% of the respondents would
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