Artist Fellowship
ACHF Arts Access
1) To research traditional Native medicines - preparing written information of the plant name and its uses. 2) To create 10-15 paintings of the medicinal plants. 3) To create a traveling exhibit of paintings and narrative for at least three shows. 4) To create a book/coloring book that can be used with school-age children to teach about medicinal plants. 5) To provide information about the exhibit to the public via website and other social media. Evaluation will be based on: 1. Number of Elders contacted and stories collected. 2. Number of paintings created. 3. Number of exhibits and people attending. 4. Number of children/adults reached through coloring books, social media, and website. 5. Written surveys to all public viewing the instillation, including a section for comments about how they would/could incorporate the use in their daily lives.
The research of traditional native medicines in Minnesota. The creation of 11 paintings 1' x 2'. Three exhibitions of the healing plant series. Knowledge from elders and tribal members on the use of medicinal plants. I collected many more stories then I thought I would, but based my paintings off 5 different elders who still practice these medicines today. I had three wonderful showings of this collection the first one was at the grand opening of the new indigenous health clinic in Duluth Minnesota. The second show was at American Indian community Housing Organization, the third was at the Kruk gallery on the campus of the University of Wisconsin. The surveys collected during the health clinic show were by far the most inspiring, Elders and children alike were so happy and surprised to see plants that they walk by daily in the spring, summer and fall used in the way the creator intended.
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