Artist Initiative
Artist Initiative
Copeland will compose music for a series of short experimental films in collaboration with dance company Hiponymous and filmmaker Leila Awadallah. A public screening will be held at Thirdspace 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.; 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.
Jason Allen: Electronic performance artist and producer; assistant professor at Augsburg; Paul Dove: Cofounder and artistic director, Northern Light Opera Company; Douglas Harbin: Assistant professor of music theory and composition, Concordia College; Gaosong Heu: Musician, writer, educator; Andrea Leap: Singer and music teacher; Mitchell McCarthy: Luthier, independent violin maker; Scott Miller: Composer; professor of music at St.Cloud State; David Stoddard: Award-winning lyricist, composer, folk musician, and teacher
ACHF Arts Access
I will develop new leadership skills in facilitating a cross-genre collaboration, honing my craft as a collaborative sound artist. -Promotes artistic growth by challenging me to communicate my musical vision across disciplines -Promotes development of new skills via learning new music and recording equipment. 2: I will connect and forge new relationships with a wide range of communities and reach potential colleagues in the field of interdisciplinary work. -Enhances sound artist career by establishing visibility within interdisciplinary communities via film submission to festival and public screening. -Reaches a new and broader audience by using promotional materials and online platforms.
Renee Copeland developed new leadership skills facilitating a cross-genre collaboration as well as honed her craft as a recording sound artist. In order to communicate her musical vision across disciplines, Copeland expanded her prowess in technical vocabulary and application. Mastery of new music and recording equipment heightened the product's success and viewers reflected that perception. 2: Copeland forged relationships with both urban and rural communities and reached new colleagues in the field of interdisciplinary work. Copeland's films established visibility within interdisciplinary fields via film submissions to festivals on FilmFreeway, public screenings, and the diverse collaborators' respective online and in-person communities, which range from urban to rural.
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