Art Study Opportunity for Youth
Art Study Opportunity for Youth
All State Orchestra Summer Camp
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. Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; 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; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Louella Voigt: music, fiber art; Blue Mound Area Theatre board; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Janine Teske: music, theater, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley school board; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;
Cheryl Avenel-Navara, arts admin, SMAC Board; Morgan Baum, visual art, arts admin; Mary Kay Frisvold, music, theater; Maureen Keimig, theater; David KelseyBassett, music, visual art, SMAC Board; Janet Olney, visual art, arts admin; Zachary Ploeger, music.
ACHF Arts Education
#8: "Regional residents learn new arts skills and techniques." I think that I will be humbled and motivated. In Marshall, MN, I tend to win a lot of stuff. It is easy to feel like it's not any good to practice, since there is no reason for me to be any better. I hope to revive my passion for music. I will spend a lot of time practicing. This will have immediate and direct results. I think that I will have a lot of time to get to know other orchestra members. These people could be my classmates and co-workers someday, if I decide to pursue music performance in college. I intend to evaluate my experience by discussing with my teacher and parents how much it helped me. I will then decide whether or not to go again or recommend it to other students.
I realized that if I was interested in pursuing music as a career, I was going to have to get more serious about practice. I also got a taste of what it's like when the last thing you want to do is practice, but you have to, for hours on end. I was definitely motivated to practice more by being surround by other musicians, and I got some competitive rushes that I don't get in Marshall. I did not get much opportunity to really meet the other kids. Most importantly, though, I got what I wanted -- a chance to perform music at a higher-level event.