Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1

Christopher Burawa: Burawa is an award winning poet and translator. He served as the literary arts director and communications director of the Arizona Commission on the Arts, the director of the Austin Peay State University Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, and executive director of the Anderson Center in Red Wing. He currently works as a media specialist at Burnside Elementary School in Red Wing and is a teaching artist in the community.; Katharine DeCelle: DeCelle is the founder and owner of Sounds Powerful Productions, an audio and video production company. She also is the cofounder and codirector of the nonprofit that runs Frogtown Community Radio. DeCelle works part-time as Saint Paul Almanac's Storymobile manager and as a personal care assistant for people with disabilities. She grew up in Saint Paul and graduated from Saint Paul Central High School and Metro State University with a bachelor's degree in screenwriting. She is a current board member of And Now She Rises, a nonprofit dedicated to ending domestic violence.; Elizabeth Moe: Moe is a nonprofit consultant and freelance writer, working to strengthen nonprofit organizations. She has been a nonprofit professional for more than two decades and has worked in a consultant role for almost seven years. She graduated from Concordia College (Moorhead, MN) with a major in mass communications and a minor in English writing. She has been a volunteer with multiple organizations in Minnesota and North Dakota.; Darryl Murphy: Murphy is an artist and photographer that works in and around Minneapolis. He graduated from Anoka-Ramsey Community College with an AA degree in art, as well as a minor in business communications. He has had works placed in several shows and continues to hone his craft in black and white film photography, digital photography, sculptural works, as well as writing.; Stephanie Rogers: Rogers is the executive and artistic director at the Anderson Center. She formerly served as the gallery director of The Third Place Gallery and assistant director of Thomas Barry Fine Arts, both in Minneapolis. Rogers was born in Rochester and grew up in Chillicothe, Missouri. She earned a BA in studio art from St. Olaf College and an MFA in photography from the Tyler School of Art, Temple University (Philadelphia, PA). Rogers? own visual artwork started in photography and now takes the form of multimedia installations.; Joan Vorderbruggen joined Hennepin Theatre Trust in 2013 and serves as director of Hennepin Theatre District Engagement. She is a nationally recognized leader in the field of placemaking and a sought after speaker and advisor. Vorderbruggen leads public art and placemaking initiatives for the district and civic strategy for the organization at the intersection of art and culture, urban design, and equity. Vorderbruggen launched the Made Here storefront initiative and oversaw the creation of three murals in downtown Minneapolis, including the iconic Bob Dylan mural by internationally renowned street artists Eduardo Kobra. She is a 2018-2019 Humphrey Policy Fellow and was one of 23 people selected as a 2017-2018 Creative Community Fellow by National Arts Strategies. She is a member of the Ethical Redevelopment Salon via Place Lab at the University of Chicago and a founding member of the Placemaking Leadership Council (Project for Public Spaces). Locally, Vorderbruggen serves on the board of directors of Forecast Public Art and the Salvation Army Harbor Light. She is the chair of the Minneapolis Arts Commission and serves on the Public Art Advisory Committee for the City of Minneapolis. She also participates in a wide range of downtown planning groups and committees.