Artist Equity
Artist Equity
Large Oil Paintings, Centered Around Self Reflection of my Life
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; 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. 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; Michele Huggins: Granite Area Arts Council treasurer and volunteer, member of the Artisan Grain Collaborative, founding member of ACHALA; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; 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;
Luwaina Al-Otaibi, arts programming; Cheniqua Johnson, theater, music; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson, visual art; John Sterner, visual art, education; Michele Knife Sterner, theater, SMAC board; Esmeralda Ziemer, film
ACHF Arts Access
With this project I wish to further my skills as an oil painter by studying the works of the amazing impressionist artist John Singer Sargent. I expect this project to also help further my skills in working with larger canvas. By working with larger canvases I hope to improve the compositions in my paintings. I feel as an artist I lack brush work and the looseness of an impressionist painter, I wish to further my skills in making small but detailed brush strokes that are so enchaining such as in the sleeve of 'Mrs. George Swinton.' After the paintings are completed I wish to exhibit them at my families restaurant where many people can see my new works. I will measure my improvement by comparing it to my older works in hopes that there will be visible improvement.
The students successfully built and learned to play the one-stringed dulcimer. I measured the outcomes through student performance. They were able to play in a group and played for me individually as well. All students recorded a video of their composition. Many students also recorded small group performances. This project allowed our students to have experience with an instrument they would not otherwise have the opportunity to play. It also gave them an instrument to keep and use at home. Many of our students cannot afford their own instrument, so this is a way to bring music into all of their homes.