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ACHF Arts Access
The Anderson Center will award up to forty fellowships to artists and writers, providing free room and board for one-month or two-week residencies that initiate new work or advance works in progress. Each resident will give a talk, reading, workshop, or demonstration about his/her field at community venues, with up to 1,500 people attending the presentations. The 35 Center residents and the Kunstlerhaus resident all praised the value of their residencies, noting their experience surpassed their expectations. All of the venues hosting the artists' presentations were more than pleased, and asked to be hosts again in future years. 2: The Anderson Center will present three major arts events, designed for all ages and presenting the work of up to 150 regional artists and writers: a Celebration of the Arts in July; the Celebration of Minnesota Children's Books Authors and Illustrators in September; and a Holiday Celebration of the Arts in December. These events will attract up to 3,500 children, adults, and seniors. Feedback from the 4,500 attendees was enthusiastic and highly positive. Many of the rural residents attending told Center staff that the Center's programs and events are their primary arts experiences every year.
The Center awarded 35 residency fellowships to writers and artists in all media and one exchange fellowship. The Center residents gave presentations of and about their work at fourteen venues including schools, libraries, senior centers, detention centers, service organizations, and arts organizations, which were attended by 1,200 students, adults, and seniors. 2: The Center produced and presented its three annual major arts events which featured the work of more than 200 regional artists, writers, and performers for a combined audience of 4,500 children and adults of all ages.
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