Art Project
Art Project
2024 Summer Youth Musical Theater Production
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; Ana Serrano: visual art, business; 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: Tyler Arts Council board president, actor/director, musician, reporter.
Kathy Fransen, music; Tammy Grubbs, visual art, theater; Maureen Keimig, theater; Michele Leininger, writing libraries; Betsy Pardick, music; Kristine Shelstad, visual art, arts admin, SMAC board; Mark Wilmes, theater, music, SMAC board.
ACHF Arts Access
We are looking to build up a summer theater program that gets the community excited about participation in arts projects, as performers and audience members. For kids who spend summer days on their own while parents are at work, it will provide a stimulating activity and a fun and safe place to be. Confidence, cooperation, grit, responsibility, and increased academics are skills that students gain through their participation in theatre. Starting middle school students in a working production will exponentially increase the quality of shows as they continue through the high school program. As we keep working to establish our local arts council, these performances are highly visible as part of the town's annual celebration, and help us to drum up interest in our future ideas and the overall vision of the KAC. Alison Nelson will gather feedback from participants through on-on-one conversations during rehearsals. We will also have the participants and parents complete the attached survey following the performances. Success will be measured in positive remarks on those surveys, retention and attraction of new participants, as well as audience attendance, donations, and reviews.
Other,local or private