Artist Initiative
Artist Initiative
Culver will create six portrait and six narrative paintings based on community members' collective storytelling for a solo exhibition. An open studio event will give a preview of artwork followed by a solo exhibition at the Ditch Gallery in Minneapolis.
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre
Elizabeth Devine: Jewelry designer and lettering artist; Southeastern Minnesota Visual Artists co-op board member; Brian Frink: Visual artist, professor of painting and drawing, chair, art department, Minnesota State University, Mankato; John Hock: Cofounder, CEO, artistic director of Franconia Sculpture Park; Katrina Knutson: Working artist, freelance educator, and community organizer; Seho Park: Artist; art professor, Winona State University; Judith Saye-Willis: Studio visual artist; Arts Board grantee
ACHF Arts Access
New paintings of collective storytelling with a narrative soundscape will be presented at a solo exhibition. Artist will create twelve paintings of collective storytelling challenging and expanding technical, aesthetic and conceptual skills. A well-attended solo show exhibition will engage the community. 2: Works in progress and preliminary research will be presented at an open studio event. Artist will present works-in-progress, preliminary works and project overview to a diverse audience during open studio event, providing an open forum for public discourse and collective storytelling.
Twelve new paintings and a narrative soundscape were completed and presented at a solo exhibition. Artist created a challenging new body of work while expanding technical, aesthetic, and conceptual skills with portraits and narrative paintings. 2: Artist presented works in progress and research during an open studio event. Artist presented artwork and an open forum for public discourse for the content, process and collective storytelling while encouraging an exploration within the studio space.