Quick Start Opportunity Grants
ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage
The Homegrown Illustration Show will showcase the arts and culture of the Duluth/Superior Homegrown Music Festival. Emerging artists, established artists, high school art students and children are given the opportunity to share their illustrations of Homegrown Royalty. For many of the high school students and children, this is their first experience participating in an art exhibition. In addition this opportunity allows them to show their art work alongside some of Duluth's most established artists. It is my goal to showcase the diverse artistic talents in Duluth's arts community and to reflect the inclusivity of Homegrown Music Festival, by engaging a diverse group of local artists. The success of the Homegrown Illustration Show will be measured by attendance and artist participation. The goal is to engage local artists to showcase and reflect the inclusivity of the Homegrown Music Festival. A Homegrown Illustration Show will be up for a month at Prøve Gallery where staff and volunteers will interact with participating artists and attendees of the show. Evaluation will also include participating artist’s perspective on how this show has impacted their skills and presence in the area arts community. The success of the Homegrown Illustration Show will be evaluated by reflection on show attendance and artist participation. In addition, success of this show will exemplify that the Homegrown Illustration Show should become an annual event to kick start the Homegrown Music Festival.
With this project we were able to reach multiple parts of our communities. These groups include teenagers who are still in school (Harbor City International School Arts Club and East High School Arts club). A lot of their teachers had very positive remarks about the student's experience in participating in a curated show in a prominent gallery. We were also able to engage emerging artists who were graduating from college and emerging artists who were trying to find their voice and develop their skills. By pairing such groups with established artists, it boosted their self-esteem and it made them believe that they can create projects bigger than themselves. We were also able to engage with folks who organize Duluth/Superior Homegrown and they were incredibly honored that Prove hosted an event to celebrate the visual and musical world.
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