Small Towns/Rural Areas
Small Towns/Rural Areas
Bluff Country Studio Art Tour
Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Director of Operations at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.
Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Carter Martin, arts administrator; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator.
ACHF Arts Access
Our artists benefit from greater exposure and revenue. Our emerging artist benefits from mentorship by experienced artists. And lastly, attendees benefit from the opportunity to observe, ask questions and learn from the artists in their studios. Attendees are encouraged to evaluate their experience on feedback forms provided at each location. Artists discuss feedback from these forms and their own experiences as a group. Additionally, artists count the number of attendees at each location.
Our artists demonstrated their art, answered questions and explained their processes to 2,250 studio visitors over the weekend. Visitors were surveyed and their responses indicated they found visiting with the artists the best part of this tour.
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