Artist Initiative
Artist Initiative
Colburn will complete a manuscript of short stories set in a patch of woods in southeastern Minnesota, adapt the stories for performance using multiple voices, and perform the new work at venues around Minnesota.
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.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. 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. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, 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.
Venus de Mars: Multidisciplinary artist and musician; Carson Faust: Teacher with Cow Tipping Press; Arts Board grantee; Vanessa Ramos: Writer, artist, educator; Arts Board grantee; Glenda Reed: Writer and educator; Arts Board grantee; Erin Sharkey: Writer, graphic designer, cultural producer; Molly Sutton Kiefer: Poet, essayist, editor and publisher of Tinderbox Editions in Red Wing; Diane Wilson: Dakota writer and educator
Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650
ACHF Arts Access
Complete a manuscript of short stories set in a patch of woods in Southeastern Minnesota. The outcome will be evaluated by the number of finished stories and the formation of a completed manuscript. 2: Develop performances of the short stories and present them at a variety of venues around Minnesota. The outcome will be evaluated by the number of performances given and the amount of audience members present.
Outcome one was achieved during the grant cycle. The completed manuscript was submitted for publication. 2: Outcome two was partially achieved. Only one performance, for about sixty audience members, was given, due to Covid restrictions.
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