Artist Initiative
Artist Initiative
Torres will write the first draft of a memoir in essay, host writing workshops for incarcerated juveniles, and host a public reading and a discussion focused on exploring identity in creative nonfiction.
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
I will complete the first full draft of a memoir in essays and build a professional website. Creating a website, keeping word count of CNF writing generated, and receiving professional feedback at Northwoods conference will further mu professionalism and confirm my progress towards the completion of a full draft of a memoir in essay. 2: I will host CNF workshops, produce broadsides of student work, and host a reading and discussion focused on identity in relation to those broadsides. Reportage of attendance at the event, along with content presentation and audience response gauged by survey handed out at the event.
Website created; CNF writing complete; did not attend conference (pandemic). I have a professional website now; I kept count of the words I generated toward a memoir. Instead of conference, I sent the manuscript for a critique through the Loft Literary Center's manuscript consultation services. 2: I did host CNF workshops as well as a subsequent reading/ discussion where the student-produced broadsides were presented and given out for free. I have copies of the broadside that list the students involved (albeit the monikers they chose to use). I also took count of audience members in attendance the night of the reading/discussion.