Arts Access Grant (A)
Arts Access Grant (A)
Funds will assist Lake of the Woods Art Guild to provide a series of workshops featuring Native American sewing projects with Teresa McDowell and Cynthia Hamilton.
Anna Larson, arts appreciator; C.T. Marhula, arts advocate; Becky Colebank, visual artist and author; Nancy Schmidt, arts appreciator; Katie Larson, theater artist; Terry Boal Leinbach, visual artist; Nicholas Jackson, visual artist, musician, filmmaker; Bonnie Friborg, visual artist; Germaine Riegert, literary artist and arts appreciator;
Terry Boal Leinbach, visual artist and R2AC Board Member; Nicholas Jackson, visual artist, musician, and R2AC Board Member; Erin Marsh, poet and arts advocate; Ann Marie Newman, storyteller and theater artist; Susan Shelquist, Jackie Felt, Juleigh Prosser, Arlene Kandert, Cole Larocque, Jennifer Dunham, Elaine Kallos,
ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage
As a result of attending any of these workshops, 100 % of participants will significantly increase their knowledge and confidence in working with leather crafts on their own. Their skill level will increase through the use of sewing techniques including choosing the correct leather for a project, basic sewing stitches, correct placement of patterns and how to sew fur on to leather. Students will be able to apply their new skills to new projects of their own. Evaluation methods include a survey administered at the end of the class to measure skills and knowledge learned by participants.
As a result of this program, "Traditional Native Arts", the workshop participants, experienced an increase in the skills needed for leather skin and fur sewing by learning how to hand sew moccasins, mittens, and gauntlets. The students will be able to app