Art Project
Art Project
Bill Gossman Retrospective Exhibition Booklet
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
Having a tangible record of the work Bill Gossman created in his home studio and kiln in New London would hold deep meaning for New London community members who participated in annual firings and spent countless hours with him at the pottery wheel as student, colleague, friend or neighbor. To Bill, making pots did not mean only solitary work but rather a prelude to a communal act. Bill was proof that there is still room in the world for a tradition of making things, not as a way to establish oneself as an entrepreneur or as a product of academia but as one serving a community need. After a lifetime of living in service to this philosophy, Bill's work has largely remained undocumented until this project. Booklet sales before, during and after the exhibition and to whom, will indicate how Bill's legacy impacted the lives of people in our community and beyond.
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