Artist Initiative
Artist Initiative
Silus will complete the drawings for her graphic novel based on a historic 1921 diary that takes place in Minnesota. It will explore the state's built and cultural landscape between 1921 and the present.
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.
Nicole Chamberlain-Dupree: Executive director, MN Marine Art Museum; Nicholas DeVries: Ceramic artist and teacher; Arts Board grantee; Kristina Estell: Sculptor and installation artist; arts educator; Arts Board grantee; Nicole Havekost: Sculptor; Arts Board grantee; Suzanne Kosmalski: Installation artist and photographer; Arts Board grantee; Kari Lindquist-Weber: Painter; Arts Board grantee; Thomas McGregor: Painter; Arts Board grantee; Drew Peterson: Printer and educator; Arts Board grantee; Susan Shields: Artist; Arts Board grantee; MCAD faculty
ACHF Arts Access
I will organize a walking tour in Austin, MN, that introduces participants to the locations and concepts found in the narrative using printed excerpts. A well-attended walking tour in which participants gain a new perspective on the history of Austin and Minnesota and what is familiar and unfamiliar in the 100 years between the events in the graphic novel and now. 2: I will expand the visual language of my practice and widen my audience by using a new medium to explore the established themes in my work. A completed draft of my graphic novel.
I organized a walking tour of an area near Hennepin and 7th Avenue S that features in the narrative. A group of nine people attended the walking tour, where they were surprised to learn that a currently unremarkable part of downtown used to be the vibrant home of restaurants and businesses owned by the city's Chinese-American community. 2: I expanded my artistic practice to include visual narratives that explore history and memory. I now have a draft of a graphic novel that explores life and culture in Minnesota 100 years ago.