Artist Initiative
ACHF Arts Access
The goal is to finish the series and secure traditional gallery/museum space to exhibit the work, as well as find creative community venues for exhibition purposes. Success will be evident by finding appropriate spaces, both public and private to exhibit. It will also be measured by attendance and possible reviews. 2: I will use the work as a bridge between civilians and veterans. I will attempt to illuminate the experience of what it means to go to war and hope to increase awareness of a soldier’s experience. I will interview the veterans and have feedback requests for the audience at all exhibitions. Ideally there will be an online presence where veterans and audience members can share their experiences and react to the work.
Still photograph and videos were made and exhibited in Minnesota as well as several national publications. The evaluation was measured by determining the work had been completed enough and was ready to submit to a variety of venues. 2: With cooperation of the veterans photographs and videos were made that explored the idea of what it means to come back to civilian life after having served in a war. There was no formal evaluation of the outcome, but the interview/conversations with the soldier were very helpful in determining how to best make the photographs and the videos.