Artist Initiative
Artist Initiative
Rajpal will draft and edit her poetry work in progress, O, How We Escaped. She will hold a series of generative poetry workshops on the broad theme of human rights in Minneapolis.
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.
Philip Bryant: Professor of English at Gustavus Adolphus; three published books of poetry; Rebecca Fremo: Poet and essayist; professor of English and writing at Gustavus Adolphus; April Gibson: Poet, essayist, author of the chapbook Automation; Michael Kleber Diggs: Poet and essayist; Arts Board grantee; David Mura: Poet, novelist, memoirist; Donna Salli: Writer; retired professor of English at Central Lakes College; Linnea Schluessler: Director, Academic Success Center, Northland Community and Technical College
ACHF Arts Access
Preeti Kaur Rajpal will draft a 60 page poetry manuscript ready for submission to poetry presses. Preeti Kaur Rajpal will develop a 60 page poetry manuscript reviewed and edited through manuscript consultation with local poet-scholar Sun Yung Shin, resulting in a manuscript draft ready for submission to poetry presses by the end of the year. 2: Preeti Kaur Rajpal will lead members of the public to discuss and write poetry on topics of human rights through a poetry workshop series. Preeti Kaur Rajpal will partner with the Center for Victims of Torture to hold a series of public generative poetry workshops on the broad topic of human rights. Each participant will produce at least one new poem in each workshop.
Preeti Kaur Rajpal drafted two poetry manuscripts in progress. Preeti Kaur Rajpal is now working on two poetry manuscripts in progress, one of which has been reviewed through a manuscript consultation for further work. 2: Preeti Kaur Rajpal lead three poetry workshops on Poetry of Witness for the general public. Preeti Kaur Rajpal held three generative poetry workshops for the general public around International Human Rights Day, where participants read and wrote multiple poems.