Funds will assist CSSI/Hope house in hiring two artists-in-residence to teach painting and writing skills to people with long-term mental illness, and a public exhibition of the completed projects.
Funds will assist Paul Bunyan Playhouse in offering a drama camp for young actors in grade six through high school from the Bemidji Public Schools Summer Learning Communities.
Funds will assist Red Lake Nation Boys and Girls Club Unit 2 Ponemah to encourage youth and elders to participate in community art projects to help promote the well being of their culture through hands-on experience and verbal awareness.
Produce “Flora and Fauna” a watercolor oil encaustic painting exhibit including educational component - highlighting interaction of different media in imaginative and realistic compositions.
To attend a fiber arts conference to learn new tapestry weaving skills and then use my experience to introduce tapestry as an art form to northern Minnesotans.
