An exhibit planner will be hired to lead a project team of subject matter experts, artists, and lay-people through planning, design, and implementation of a web-based exhibit that expands the current work of the Philando Castile Peace Garden, including contemporary knowledge of racial history, community trauma, and the role of art, peace, grief, and healing in the wake of police violence.
Red Wing Arts will facilitate a collaboration beginning the process of healing the historical trauma that
divides the Dakota and Red Wing residents. Leaders of the Prairie Island Indian Community, Goodhue County
and Red Wing Arts will use the power of the arts to host engagement and cultural education arts experiences
that provide space for healing, improved mental health and connection. A mural designed by tribal members
will be installed in downtown Red Wing will symbolize this initiative.
The Chamber Music Society of Saint Cloud will present of series of six concerts by visiting professional ensembles, along with a variety of community outreach activities.
The VocalEssence Ensemble Singers will tour Minnesota along Highway 23 at Luverne, Marshall, Montevideo, Saint Cloud, and Duluth, in November of 2011. Multiple-day residencies in each community will engage students and adults through performance and educational offerings.
