Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2
Ly will develop their Moob batik workshop (a traditional practice by Moob Leeg tribes, a subgroup of Hmong) into a fuller residency curriculum to expand their artistic reach across Minnesota and hold critical discourse within their own community.
Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute
Laura Helle: An Iowa farm girl by birth, Laura Helle is the Executive Director of Austin Area Arts, Mower County's largest arts organization serving 10,000+ per year with performing, visual, literary, and film arts activities. She earned Bachelor of Fine Arts from Iowa State University in Graphic Design with a minor in Journalism/Mass Communication. Helle is a member of the City of Austin Culture and Arts Commission, City of Austin Human Rights Commission, Apex Austin Diversity Council, and the AAUW. Helle is a visual mixed media artist.; Barry Inman: Inman is currently serving as the artist and audience services manager at Jungle Theater. Additionally, Inman serves as the COVID compliance officer (CCO) for Jungle Theater and has previously served as the CCO for Theater MU along with being a COVID consultant for Moving Theater Company and Theater Latte Da. In his spare time, Inman volunteers front of house for Theater Mu, Theater Latte Da, and Guthrie Theater.; Laura Sivert: Sivert teaches art history at University of Wisconsin, Stout. She has a PhD in art history from Penn State and her focus is on ecological art of the United States. She is currently writing a book on the photography of the Tennessee Valley Authority project. She has volunteered for the Minnesota State Arts Board previously as a grant reviewer.; Alyssa Stormes: Stormes is a multidisciplinary artist with an extensive background in film, theater, music, illustration, and design. She is a full-time freelancer as of 2020, previously serving in communications and development roles in nonprofit organizations. She graduated from the University of Iowa with a BA in film, and maintains working relationships with the MSP Film Society, Hennepin Theatre Trust, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and Arts Midwest.
ACHF Arts Access
More Minnesotans will engage in indigenous HMong art not otherwise accessible and reflect on their own cultural identities, connections, and futures. Success and outcomes will be known by: - Confirmed number of events and Partner locations - Attendance rate and number of pieces created - Verbal Testimonials - Written testimonials and ratings upon workshop completion.
The project successfully created a curriculum featuring batik dyeing for school residencies and public workshops for intergenerational Minnesotans. The evaluation method involved confirming the number of events, partners, and locations, tracking attendance rates and pieces created, and collecting verbal testimonials from participants.