Creative Individuals

Carly Caputa: A semirecent Minneapolis transplant from Wisconsin, Caputa joined Jungle Theater as marketing manager in September 2019. She has a background in theater administration as well as 2D art mediums.; Elizabeth Hammel: Hammel is a freelance video artist who has worked on documentaries, narrative films, and dance films. Her primary interest is in following the artist's creative process and amplifying both the completed work and all that goes into creating it. Her documentary and dance film work has been screened at numerous film festivals, including the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Film Festival. She is a company member of Nimbus Theater, an educator at the Bakken Museum, and a mother.; Mindy Johnson: Johnson is currently enrolled in the studio art program at St. Catherine University. Primarily a self-taught digital collage artist, she recently showed work in the White Bear Center for the Arts' 50th Annual Northern Lights exhibit. Johnson is a volunteer graphic designer and social media manager for Ramsey County Master Gardeners.; Scott Roberts: Roberts is the sole designer of SER Bobble Head Master Designs and a former professional artist and owner of Hoss Studios. They graduated from Concordia University with a BA in internet marketing and have served as a volunteer board member for the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, received an apprenticeship in animation at Walt Disney World MGM Studios, and were executive director for art centers in Owatonna and Waseca.; Lila Westreich: Westreich is a glass artist focusing on three-dimensional sculpture, freestanding neon sculpture, and flameworked glass. Growing up in the studio of her father, a self-taught fused glass artist in southeastern Minnesota, she went on to pursue a degree in plant breeding and genetics from the University of Minnesota. Westreich was awarded the John and Mary Shirley Scholarship in Glass from Pratt Fine Arts in 2022. She has studied at Western Neon, Pratt Fine Arts, and Pilchuck Glass School. She has exhibited her work in local galleries and was juried into the Pilchuck Annual Auction in 2023.