Arts Mentorship Program
Arts Mentorship Program
to participate in the 2024 Lake Region Arts Council Artist Mentor Program
Mary Beth Gilsdorf: founder and chair of the Street Faire at the Lakes, retired retail manager; Alan Davis: Professor Emeritus at Minnesota State University Moorhead, Senior Editor Emeritus at New Rivers Press; Erin Hemme Froslie: founder of Whistle Editorial, journalism and writing instructor at Concordia College; Calvin deRuyter: former President, CFO, and owner of deRuyter-Nelson Publications Inc, painter; Jon Solinger: photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Karan Ouren: Retired licensed chemical dependency counselor, Mixed Media and Acrylics artist; Marit Salveson: Background in sales, marketing, and management, current art teacher at Minnewaska High School; Jenny Nellis: Retired studio art professor at the University of Minnesota Morris, former Assistant Dean for Students UMM, grant selection committee for St John's pottery; Paul V. Johnson: Artist, performer, musician, writer, founder of Paul Johnson Design and Illustration, retired Communication Art and Design instructor at Alexandria Technical and Community College; Melanie Scott: Artist, performer, musician, writer, peer support specialist at Wellness in the Woods, home educator
Michael Burgraff: Executive Director/A Center for the Arts, Ceramicist, Theater Director; Jeff Zachmann: Sculptor; Suzanne Svare: Dancer, Instructor; Naomi Schliesman: Multi-Media Artist, Instructor, Gallery Curator; Betsy Ostenson: Former Grants Manager, Actress
ACHF Arts Education
Mentor will track the hours and file a final report at the completion of the mentorship The organization will evaluate their activities by talking with participants, collecting comments and polling or voting.