Legacy Arts and Cultural Heritage
Sheep to Shawl
To create a touring exhibition "Sheep to Shawl" an installation fiber art show.
Gary Hendrickson: former professor of literature; Nancy Berns: radio voice actor, costumer, vocal director, choral singer; Stan Goldade: High School math instructor, photographer, sculptor; Carolyn Aarsvold: retired elementary music educator, violinist; Kari Kjesbo: former gallery manager and catering business owner; Pagyn Harding: literary artist and publisher author; Jane Gudmundson: retired gallery manager Minnesota State University-Moorhead, artist in residence; Carolyn Flieder: fiber artist, former quilt shop owner; Amy Schmidt: literary and visual artist, bookstore owner; Jimmy Schryver: professor of Art History at University of Minnesota-Morris; Kari Adams: graphic designer, printmaker; Dick DuBord: retired professor of Social Work at Minnesota State University-Moorhead, visual artist-wood; Paul Schoenack: regional actor, director, radio voice actor; Rebecca Mitchell: glass studio owner, community outreach coordinator for the Detroit Lakes Community and Cultural Center.
Gary Hendrickson: former Professor of Literature, former Senior Grant Officer at National Endowment for Humanities, Academic Dean at M State Fergus Falls; Kari Kjsebo: former manager of the Underbrush Art Gallery, estate sale manager; Carolyn Aarsvold, elementary music teacher at Alexandria School for 10 years, owner of Geneva Beach Resort; Kari Adams: graphic designer with University Relations at University of Minnesota- Morris; Paul Schoenack: actor, director, and makeup artist, independent contract writer and trainer; Jimmy Schryver: Assistant Professor of Art History at University of Minnesota- Morris; Amy Schmidt: visual and literary artist, owner of used bookstore, volunteer president of Three Rivers Arts Council; Rebecca Mitchell: stained glass artist, Outreach and Volunteer Coordinator at Detroit Lakes Community and Cultural Center, owner of The Glass Lady Studio; Carolyn Flieder: former social worker for Lutheran Social Services, former owner of a Quilt Shop/Bed and Breakfast business, fiber artist, visual artist; Pagyn Harding: literary artist, author, volunteer for arts organizations as grant writer/publicity coordinator/administrator; Jane Gudmundson: retired Gallery Manager at Minnesota State University- Moorhead, former Education Director at Plains Art Museum; Nancy Berns: board member for Alexandria Area Arts Association Board and the IDS 206 Center for the Arts Focus Group, vocalist, choir director; Dick DuBord: retired Social Work professor for 27 years, Minnesota State University- Moorhead, wood carver and sculptor, Ottertail County alternate.
ACHF Arts Education
My goals for the From Sheep to Shawl project are 1) To create an installation of fiber pieces from four fiber artists. To encourage the artists to stretch their work in new directions and to revisit cultural techniques from all over the world. 2) To have 6 to 8 pieces in each of seven different fields û Shinfeller, dyeing, felting, spinning, knitting, weaving, and crocheting. Some of the pieces will be previously made, others will be created for this exhibit. The exhibit will include wall hangings, sculpture, and pieces that allow the participation of the audience. 3) I plan to have the exhibit travel to three galleries in Minnesota, including Heritage Hjemkomst in Moorhead, Kaddatz in Fergus Falls, and Evansville Art Coalition in Evansville 4) The exhibit will include written and video-documentation so that viewers can understand the exhibit without the presence of the artists. 5) To offer a demonstration of weaving, spinning or felting the evening of the opening reception and workshops for children or adults in one of the seven fiber art fields.1) I expect participants in the workshops to gain an increased understanding of a fiber art - both an increase in understanding of the cultural and historic basis of the technique as well as an increase in the participant's skill level. 2) I expect the variety and excellence of the fiber art on display to act as inspiration for fiber artists in the rural communities to which this exhibit travels. 3) I expect some people who visit the exhibit to be interested enough in what they see to learn how to use fiber to create beauty. 4) I expect that at least 20 people will attend the opening demonstration in each site (100 people total) and between 12 and 25 will attend the workshops (125 people total).
Overwhelmingly positive. The only negative was that we should have demonstrated each technique used at the beginning of the workshop, so we did that at the next workshops. Comments included ''They are pros who know what they're doing, yet it's taught in a comfortable way'' to ''I gained the knowledge to continue independently'' to ''Awesome! Have another class.'' The survey results were incredibly affirming for the teachers. The artists got better at communicating with each other as the year went on. By the last exhibit, we all knew what was happening and when and we all arrived on time with all our pieces. We somehow lost two pieces in transportation and storage.
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