Folk and Traditional Arts
Folk and Traditional Arts
Leah Yellowbird will design and complete a traditional Native American beaded table cover. Her work will engage the communities of Grand Rapids and Duluth through her public studio, workshops and demonstrations, and exhibition of the finished piece.
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.
Anne Adabra: Founder and chair, Minnesota Haitian Cultural Center; social studies teacher; dancer and storyteller; Carol Colburn: Teacher and researcher, Scandinavian garment making; Rhonda Dass: Professor of anthropology, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Lesly Gámez: Teacher, St Paul Public Schools. Dancer, Los Alegres Bailadores; Sarina Partridge: Educator and musician; Mai Vang: Founder of Hmong Museum; collections manager at Minnesota Museum of American Art; Gwen Nell Westerman Wasicuna: Poet and fiber artist
ACHF Cultural Heritage
Leah Yellowbird will reconnect with a traditional Native American practice by creating a beaded table cover. Progress toward the outcome will be tracked through photo documentation and the artist's journaling throughout the project, and success will be measured by completion of the beaded table cover. 2: Communities in Northeast Minnesota will learn about a traditional Native American beadwork practice and be engaged in the process of its creation. Community involvement will be measured by attendance at the artists' studio, workshops, demos, and exhibits; community learning will be documented through comment books in the studio and at exhibits plus short surveys at workshops and demos.
Leah Yellowbird reconnected with a traditional Native American practice by creating a beaded table cover. Progress toward the outcome was documented through photos throughout the process and a completed table cover. 2: Communities in Northeast Minnesota learned about a traditional Native American beadwork practice. Community involvement was measured by attendance at the artists' studio from January-March and online engagement from March-December.
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