Art Project
Art Project
Granite Falls Walking Theater: The Divine Feminine and a Shared Future
Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Judy Beckman: vocal music, Big Stone Arts Council, Big Stone County Historical Society, Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce CEO; Maggie Fuller: visual art, writing; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Erin Kline, visual art, music, writing, education, SMSU Diversity and Inclusion; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board; Jessica Mata: visual art, dance, Kerkhoven Arts Council; Kylie Rieke: ceramics, murals, music, theater, T-Bird Community Arts Board; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Gillian Singler, MN West Community and Technical College chair of Humanities and English instructor, Creative Healing Space volunteer, writer, theater director; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Mark Wilmes: Tyler Arts Council board president, actor/director, musician, reporter
Beth Habicht, music; Candace Joens, music, theater; Maureen Keimig, theater; Shawn Kinsinger, theater, arts admin, SMAC board; Brett Lehman, music; Janet Olney, visual art, arts admin; Molly Rivera, visual art, arts admin; Mark Wilmes, theater, music, SMAC board
ACHF Arts Access
At a time when neighbors in communities are struggling to stay connected, this theatrical art project combines with history across communities and cultures to lift up the wisdom, values and leadership common to, and supportive of all. This project builds on this previous related programming by delving even deeper into area community legacies and incorporating more of the stories, figures and themes that represent the traditionally unrecognized or underserved. From this place there is the opportunity to use the arts to promote profound levels of connection and healing. The GFHS believes this project will bolster interests in both local history and the arts, while further emphasizing their importance for informing, reconciling, and celebrating the present toward a brighter, shared future. The response of the community will be gathered by a questionnaire included as part of the production's playbill/program. Furthermore, we will encourage the completion of the questionnaire by inviting the audience to turn them in as part of a raffle drawing. Artist/community project participants will also receive a questionnaire requesting they evaluate the process and impact on the community from their lens.