Legacy Arts and Cultural Heritage
To develop and build a public art project that is a collaboration of the artist team, the Concordia College faculty and students, the city of Moorhead, Moorhead Park District and Plains Art Museum.
Eric Abrahamson: Business owner/painter, stage manager, actor; Pagyn Harding: literary artist, publisher/author; Mark Ryan: Plains Art Museum Director of Collections and Operations; Nancy Berns: Radio voice actor, costumer, vocal director, choral singer; Carolyn Aarsvold: Retired elementary music educator, violinist; Tim Ray: actor, director, technical director, musician-performer; Michael Eble: professor, gallery curator at University of Minnesota-Morris; Kari Adams: graphic designer, printmaker; Stan Goldade: High school math instructor, photographer, sculptor; Jim Arvidson; Susan Anderson: Art Advocate, Theatre and Art background.
Don Clark: Minnesota State University-Moorhead Professor, photography; Eric Abrahamson: Business owner/painter, stage manager, actor; Mark Ryan: Plain Art Museum Director of Collections and Operations; Pagyn Harding: literary artist, publisher/author; Nancy Berns: Radio voice actor, costumer, vocal director, choral singer; Carolyn Aarsvold: Retired elementary music educator, violinist; Tim Ray: actor, director, technical director, musician-performer; Kari Kjesbo: former gallery manager, catering business owner; Gary Henrickson: former professor of literature; Michael Eble: professor, gallery curator, University of Minnesota-Morris; Kari Adams: graphic designer, printmaker; Carolyn Flieder: fiber artist, former quilt shop owner; Amy Schmidt: literary artist, visual artist, bookstore owner; Randy Peterson Pope: Chiropractor, Arts Advocate; Jim Arvidson: Retired businessman, fundraiser, art advocate.
Lake Region Arts Council, Maxine Adams (218) 739-5780
ACHF Cultural Heritage
To foster a relationship with younger audiences and increase the 'under 35' demographic by at least 10%, To emphasize the importance of meaningful training for aspiring young performing artists, To remove the obstacle of finding and paying for childcare for families with young children by offering the service of a professional childcare provider with paid adult ticket(s).We will document in photography and video the various stages of site development and building of the garden, we will interview participants for their reflections and opinions about their involvement in the project. We will develop a questionnaire or other avenue for feedback that contributors to the Defiant Garden and its extensive planning, engagement, and implementation processes will be asked to complete.
Informal feedback indicates the garden is a vital component of the community and provides accessible arts to all people.
Other, local or private