Artist Initiative
Artist Initiative
Jennen will complete The Saga of Harvey and Shifra, a graphic novel exploring what happens when a dominant culture is disrupted by the arrival of individuals with ideas that force them to confront a larger world. Two public cartooning workshops, one for children and one for adults, along with an exhibition and panel discussion is planned.
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
I will complete the approximately 50-75 page graphic novel, The Saga of Harvey and Shifra. The completed work will be ready for submission for publication. Parts of the novel will be used in public presentations and cartooning workshops to discuss the process of creating a graphic novel.
Forty-one pages completed with ten pages in process. The project scope expanded, developed a revised plan for completion. Learned to adapt using all my ingenuity. Engendered enthusiasm and response from artist and public communities. Learned about decisions to move the novel forward and develop an aesthetic that surprised myself and Margie. We agreed this book is different than the one we first imagined, but better
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