Artist Initiative
Artist Initiative
Willie Nour will develop his play Turbulence and present it to an audience over three weekends. He will work with community members to tell a story of anti-Arab racism in the airline industry and homophobia in the Arab community.
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.
Carlyle Brown: Playwright and performer; artistic director of Carlyle Brown & Company.; Patrick Calder-Carriere: Faculty member, School of Performing Arts, Minnesota State University Moorhead; Rachel Chomet: Actor and playwright; Arts Board grantee; Rachel Haider: Performing arts manager, Northfield Arts Guild; founder and director, Purple Door Youth Theater program; Brianne Hill: Performer, playwright; Arts Board grantee; Kathleen Kaufmann: Actor and creator; Arts Board grantee; Donald Mendel: Actor, director, writer, and filmmaker; Arts Board grantee; Aaron Preusse: Fight director and teacher; Arts Board grantee; Maxamilian Wojtanowicz: Actor, writer, educator; Arts Board grantee
ACHF Arts Access
I will further develop my skills in playwriting to tell an Arab American story that sheds light on racism in the airline industry and Arab homophobia. Well attended performances, in depth audience discussions, response through audience forms, and in depth discussion with actors, director and fellow writers along the way.
I will further develop my skills in playwriting to tell an Arab American story that sheds light on racism in the airline industry and Arab homophobia. The performances were well-attended, the audience discussions were in depth, we had good response from the feedback forms, and the discussions were rich along the way with the team. It was successful!
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