Rural Arts and Culture Summit
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 take away from the Rural Arts and Culture Summit is that rural arts and artists, while somewhat hidden from or forgotten by urban arts organizations and artists, are very active but would benefit by making connections with each other and becoming more aware of what is going on in other rural areas. Rural artists in Minnesota have much in common with rural artists around the country and beyond national boundaries. While I couldn't meet or talk with all or even many of the other artists in attendance, I did get names and contact information that could benefit me and other Dassel area artists as we are trying to organize and strengthen our local connections. Patricia Canelake's presentation made me reconsider that portion of my shop could be used as a resource for other artists wanting to work in metals.