Artist Initiative
Artist Initiative
Onwuzurike will continue work with a mentor to complete a draft of her first book length project, a collection of personal essays focused on the displacement of children of immigrants.
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, 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. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; 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.
Rebecca Brooks: Writer and teacher; Arts Board grantee; Scott Carpenter: Fiction writer; teacher at Carleton; Martin Cozza: Fiction writer; Arts Board grantee; Margaret Newman: Writer and teacher; Arts Board grantee; Cole Perry: Northern Minnesota novelist; Robin Rozanski: Writer; teaching artist at The Loft; Molly Sutton Kiefer: Poet, essayist, editor and publisher of Tinderbox Editions in Red Wing
ACHF Arts Access
To develop the skills to write long-form personal essays that are thematic and place-based Based on my ability to write one new essay and expand two existing essay (each at least 10,000 words in length); feedback from my mentors on my ability to open up my text with more scene and useful description. 2: To develop the skills to lead a creative nonfiction writing workshop and to facilitate discussions with other children of immigrants. Based on attendance numbers and the results of a post-workshop survey that will measure participant engagement and my ability as a teacher to guide conversations, lead prompts that inspire new writing, and teach craft methods that expand writing.
Developed my skills in writing long-form personal essays and hybrid short stories. Wrote three hybrid short stories, each at about 7,500 words. Received feedback from my writing mentor on improved skills in exposition and scene-writing. 2: To develop the skills to lead a creative nonfiction writing workshop and to facilitate discussions with other children of immigrants. Prior to my workshop, I taught three other workshops in community and got great survey feedback on my knowledge of the subject; effectiveness at teaching the material; and engagement with students. I'm more confident designing curriculum and teaching.