Rural Arts and Culture Summit
Rural Arts and Culture Summit
Attend 2019 Rural Arts and Culture Summit.
John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Anna Johanssen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women’s Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; Emily Petersen: visual artist, art teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Scott Wessels: theater (actor/director), writing/media/communications, board member for Green Earth Players; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker, Worthington City Band; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Director of Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, fundraiser for Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary; Lynette Swenson: visual arts teacher, folk artist, Swift County Food Shelf advisory board; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee. Carisa Clarke: graphic design/web development, arts volunteer, board member DAC of Murray County.
Anna Johanssen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women’s Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work.
Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Nicole DeBoer (507) 537-1471
ACHF Arts Access
“The capacity of those providing arts experiences is increased or strengthened by changing, expanding, or enriching the ways in which they connect to their communities through the arts.” I would like to expand the participation and audience of our community arts organization. I would like to learn new ways for our group to reach out to different groups of people. There is a growing Latino community in Fairfax and I want to learn new ways to be more inclusive and encourage them to participate. “Regional artists connect to new audiences and/or build relationships that provide artistic growth.” I want to find some inspiration and fresh ideas to host events that will connect new artists/mediums with our community. “Regional residents gain awareness and appreciation for a variety of artistic disciplines and mediums.” I would also like to learn how to make new events more successful and meaningful to the regional residents. I look forward to networking and learning from neighboring communities. The majority of my goals revolve around learning new ideas and new ways of conducting our arts events. I will document the new ideas and new approaches that I learn and how we can implement them in our community arts organization.