Creative Individuals-Round 2

Krista Anderson-Larson: Anderson-Larson is a visual artist and arts administrator working in Minneapolis. They have received Minnesota State Arts Board Creative Support and Artist Initiative grants and have served as a panelist for the Minnesota State Arts Board and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts' Minnesota Artist Exhibition Program (MAEP). Anderson-Larson received a BFA in sculpture from Bethel University and has been working in the arts at nonprofit museums and arts spaces for the past seven years.; Amber Andrist: Andrist has more than nine years? experience in county human services. A portion of that time has included a role on the internal communications team, including editing and writing the department's monthly newsletter. Andrist holds an associate in arts degree from Rochester Community and Technical College and a certificate in equity from the University of Minnesota.; Charlie Bartlett: Bartlett works as a development associate at the Loft Literary Center, where she oversees all individual contributions and assists in growing funding sources. Prior to her work at the Loft, she spent several years working as a grassroots door to door and phone fundraiser for various progressive campaigns and nonprofits. She holds a BA in English from the University of Minnesota.; Cindy Bourne: Bourne is cofounder and president of the nonprofit Minnesota Makers & Artists Guild/The Mankato Makerspace. Bourne is an administrator, teacher, and grant writer at the Mankato Makerspace. Bourne also has relationships with several state and local arts organizations and schools. They graduated from University of Kansas with a graphic design degree, is a working artist in multiple disciplines, and has enjoyed serving as a reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board.; Paola Evangelista: Evangelista?s love for art and her keen eye for aesthetics made her plunge deeply into the art world through her own ceramics practice. After moving to the Midwest from Connecticut to pursue her goals, she is now a teaching artist at the Northern Clay Center and a part-time teacher at Saint Paul Academy. She continues to make art and exhibit around the Twin Cities.; Kathrine McDowell: McDowell, a ceramic artist based in Battle Lake, embraced the local arts scene after relocating from the Twin Cities. She's a dedicated workshop instructor specializing in clay and ceramic painting. Her contributions also extended to serving on the board of directors at the artists co-op gallery, Art of the Lakes, where she skillfully organized workshops.; Scott Pollock: Pollock is the executive director at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum (Winona, MN), bringing his dynamic leadership style to amplify and diversify the important work this regional museum is doing to create meaningful art experiences that explore our relationship with water in a larger effort to spark wonder and create a more compassionate and connected worlds for all. Pollock's former Minnesota appointments include the American Craft Council working as the director of public engagement, the American Swedish Institute as the director of exhibitions, and as the inaugural programs and communications director at the then fledgling North House Folk School.