Art Project Legacy
Art Project Legacy
Main Street Worthington~Gathering Space
Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Lauren Carlson: poetry, film, COMPAS roster artist, Dept. of Public Transformation board; Carisa Clarke: graphic design/web development, arts volunteer, board member DAC of Murray County; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; Greg Jodzio: photography/design, Hutchinson Center for the Arts board, Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; 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; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; 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; Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Louella Voigt: music, fiber art; Blue Mound Area Theatre board; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;
Kathy Fransen, music; Mary Kay Frisvold, music; Beth Habicht, music; Anna Johannsen, visual art, education, SMAC Board; Joyce Meyer, visual art, education; Kaia Nowatzki, visual art, music, theater; Jessica Welu, writing.
Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Nicole DeBoer (507) 537-1471
ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage
1: "Regional residents experience increased access to the arts via a reduction in geographic, cultural and/or physical barriers." By hosting workshops at community events and local organizations, participants will have access to opportunities what will result in creating public art to become part of a gathering space for the Worthington community. For many this will be a first time experience once the barriers are broken, they will have access to materials and opportunities to create together. 2: "Regional residents experience a change in knowledge, attitude, behavior or condition due to public art, arts festivals or arts events." By having the opportunity to be part of a public art beautification that will result in a public gathering space, residents will feel more connected and the aesthetic appearance of our downtown area will be greatly enhanced. This will result in a much needed space where diverse people can gather and share in conversation. In the end the community can be more unified by this new green space. 11: "Regional residents build connections to their own and others' cultural heritage through regional arts and cultural events and/or activities." Our goal is to encourage our community members to appreciate the importance of creating art for the sake public art. Our Artmobile workshops will engage all participants so they can grow and thrive while creating art together. By sharing in art activities together, friendships are formed, barriers are broken and communities become more unified. These positive experiences will leave a mark on the betterment of all residents in our community, through creative art experiences. Every mid-September the Annual Turkey Day festival is held in downtown Worthington. When people gather there this year to enjoy the festivities, they will have a new place to congregate and beautiful public art to enjoy! We anticipate people will fall in love with the newly developed space. Cable 3 staff will take some videos and interview visitors to the new park space and ask them how it feels to be sitting in an area that up until this time, was nothing but a gravel lot. The same will be true for visitors to the Farmers Market, once the area is completed they will have a quiet space to take a break in, or for people to sit and share in conversation.
We were able to increase access to visual arts learning by offering almost two dozen workshops over the course of the project. Outreach to citizens with limited opportunities in arts education was successful, with many underserved residents participating in our events and assisting with cultural design concepts. With the planters, we share visual elements that can tell the many stories of our citizens, who feel connected to the project through the tiles they created or the stories they read from each one. Community members created tiles in various settings using their own designs. Conversations at the tables allowed others to share stories and enjoy each other's company. When the many participant tiles were placed back into the wall design like a puzzle, everyone was so excited to see how it came together so beautifully.
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