Quick Support for Artists
Quick Support for Artists
Supplies for a show and a class
Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Judy Beckman: vocal music, Big Stone Arts Council, Big Stone County Historical Society, Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce CEO; Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Michele Huggins: Granite Area Arts Council treasurer and volunteer, member of the Artisan Grain Collaborative, founding member of ACHALA; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Gillian Singler, MN West Community and Technical College chair of Humanities and English instructor, Creative Healing Space volunteer, writer, theater director; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;
Reggie Gorter, music, theater; Stephen Kingsbury, music; Shawn Kinsinger, theater, SMAC board; John Larson, visual art; Joyce Meyer, visual art; Kristine Shelstad, visual art, SMAC board; Jessica Welu, writing, music, SMAC board;
ACHF Arts Education
I believe this project will enable me to become a more skilled artist with the knowledge I will acquire from the class. Because it is rare to be able to learn from so many different well-known Encaustic artists in one venue, I also believe that my work will improve based on the various techniques I will learn from them. I will learn new materials and feel more at ease working with wax. I would like to learn more sculptural techniques, and incorporate it into my future work. I will also have a more professional display of my work in the upcoming show, with the wax to enable me to do more work to display, and the frames to make that display more pleasing to view. Through the Facebook group for this class I will be able to get feedback not only from the instructors, but also my fellow students. We will share information and techniques, as well as support one another through the process. I currently us a Word file to record my thoughts and ideas with my art work. I will continue that. I also have a Excel file of my work, and hope to keep up with it as I learn and create.
For this project, two kilns were installed in my basement. As a ceramicist, kilns are an essential tool to create work. The kilns are both firing beautifully, and I have been able to create work quickly and reliably. The ability to churn out pots at my own pace has been incredibly beneficial to my career as an artist. Not only am I gaining skills in maintaining and firing kilns, but I am also able to accept more shows and opportunities because I have a reliable way to produce artwork. With the ability to make more work, I am developing as an artist at a faster rate than before. This project has opened up more avenues for showing my art, and I have already accepted two more shows since applying for this grant.