Artist Initiative
Artist Initiative
Hvistendahl will work on a memoir combining her personal experience with an exploration of medical decision making in the era of abundant data and genetic information. She will hold two public readings in Minnesota.
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. Chair, 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. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.
Iyabo Angela Ajayi: Freelance writer, former editor at Africa World Press/The Red Sea Press; Jonathan Damery: Essayist, Arts Board grantee; Catherine Friend: Author, MN Book Award winner; Christine Kolaya: Writer and professor, University of Minnesota Morris.; Juliet Patterson: Writer, published poet; instructor at St Olaf College; Danielle Sosin: Author, fiction, Duluth; Jordan Thomas: Published writer; Arts Board grantee
ACHF Arts Access
I will work toward completion of a memoir that will expand my skills as a creative nonfiction writer and enable me to experiment with a new genre. I will seek feedback from my peers in my writing group, which consists of established creative nonfiction authors, and from writers who have wrestled with similar topics in the past. 2: I will teach an interdisciplinary writing workshop and host a reading. I will ask participants of the workshop to complete a brief evaluation and track attendance at the reading.
Mara Hvistendahl worked toward completion of a memoir that expanded her skills as a creative nonfiction writer. Progress was gauged by the amount of time spent researching and writing the work, as well as feedback from audience members and other established writers. 2: Mara Hvistendahl held two public readings in Morris and Northfield, MN, at which she spoke about her research and read from her work. Success was measured by the spirited participation of a diverse group of event attendees, and by the comments they made during and after my talks.
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