Rural Arts and Culture Summit
Rural Arts and Culture Summit
2017 Rural Arts and Culture Summit
John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art teacher, visual arts, Tyler Arts Council, Southwest Minnesota Weaver's Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, Southwestern Minnesota State University Associate Director for Access Opportunity Success program; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice and dance teacher; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.
Janet Olney: Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board, visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board, photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Great Murray: Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Executive Director.
ACHF Arts Access
Artists and arts organizations build relationships with members of, or organizations that serve, groups that have traditionally been underserved by the arts or by the applicant organization. Anecdotal responses, contacts made, relationships built, ideas generated.
My goal was to hear ideas that the Tyler Arts Council could implement to support area artists, and bring more of an awareness and appreciation of art to our community. I was amazed! I heard quality panel speakers, attended excellent workshop presentations, and came home with a notebook full of ideas to share with the Tyler Arts Council. It was helpful to hear what is happening in other small rural communities, and how they pulled it off. I spoke with a number of people that have on-going, exciting community art projects happening in their small towns and cities. Communication and collaboration seemed to be key throughout the conference. It made me realize that there are many things we can do in Tyler. We just need to think bigger, and get more people involved. We have many separate organizations in Tyler that all do their own thing. Now I can see the importance of contacting each of those organizations - Tyler Area Community Club, Tyler City Council, Kiwanis, Lions Club, etc., and collaborating with them on supporting artists and bringing more art events into our community.