716 Main Street, Elk River, Minnesota, will soon be the hot new address for the arts in the Northwest quadrant.
Through an agreement with the City of Elk River's Housing Redevelopment Authority, the Arts Alliance will have a storefront facility in downtown Elk River for at least two years. Many exciting ideas are being talked about how this new facility will help spread the work of the Arts Alliance to more people.
You can be a part of this new, exciting venture. Call the Arts Alliance office and say,"I want in too!"
16 December, 2007
The jury has deliberated
The jurors for the Arts in Harmony 08 national juried art exhibition have chosen the 150+ works that will be included in the show when it opens in late January at the Sherburne County Government Center.
Jurors Lin Nelson-Mayson and Paul Benson had a full day of reviewing and deliberating. There were over 600 pieces entered this year, a record.
Those artists included in the exhibit will be receiving their notice soon. The final list will be available after the volunteers type up the names and titles accepted.
Thanks to all the volunteers that helped make the day go so smoothly.
Jurors Lin Nelson-Mayson and Paul Benson had a full day of reviewing and deliberating. There were over 600 pieces entered this year, a record.
Those artists included in the exhibit will be receiving their notice soon. The final list will be available after the volunteers type up the names and titles accepted.
Thanks to all the volunteers that helped make the day go so smoothly.
20 November, 2007
New art boutique in town
We have been alerted to the fact that a long time resident of the Elk River area, Arts Alliance member and fiber artist, Melody Shryrock has opened a unique boutique showing local artists including fellow Arts Alliance member potter, Chad Briggs.
ARTepitomee is located at 544 3rd Street, Suite 6, in Elk River.
They plan to be open every weekend during the holiday rush. You can call Melody at 612.423.5492, for more information about times and the other artists they are featuring. Their website is: www.artepitomee.com
Keep the local economy strong, buy original art for your holiday giving from local artists.
Don't forget to try and win free tix to see Joe Chvala on December 1st. See the entry below.
thanks a lot.
It is that time of year where we scurry off to visit, or perhaps play host to family, friends, and strangers that will become friends. We give thanks for this holiday.
As an arts organization we give thanks every day to the volunteers that brighten our weeks with their unflappable energy to give, and share, and give some more; sometimes it is their time, sometimes it is their money, sometimes it is their expertise, but they return again and again to help make the arts accessible to anyone that wants to experience great music, learn a new skill, or see the world from another's point of view.
We could not do the work we do without Edith and Ann and Carolyn and Kathy and Jean and Jim and Wendy and Dave and Sara and Tony and Nancy and Judith and Dennie and Gary and Tara and Deb. The year with ArtSoup in it could not be without the hundred or so volunteers including Isobel and Judy and Ron and Darlene. The art shows at the Government Center could not take place without the help of folks like Karen and Dave and Jerry and Chris. Our performances would be sadder places without the help of Barb and Dave and Helen.
In other words, without volunteers, we could not exist.
Thank you volunteers. As they say somewhere; "You rock!"
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving, but please, take home some leftovers, we couldn't possibly eat all this by ourselves.
As an arts organization we give thanks every day to the volunteers that brighten our weeks with their unflappable energy to give, and share, and give some more; sometimes it is their time, sometimes it is their money, sometimes it is their expertise, but they return again and again to help make the arts accessible to anyone that wants to experience great music, learn a new skill, or see the world from another's point of view.
We could not do the work we do without Edith and Ann and Carolyn and Kathy and Jean and Jim and Wendy and Dave and Sara and Tony and Nancy and Judith and Dennie and Gary and Tara and Deb. The year with ArtSoup in it could not be without the hundred or so volunteers including Isobel and Judy and Ron and Darlene. The art shows at the Government Center could not take place without the help of folks like Karen and Dave and Jerry and Chris. Our performances would be sadder places without the help of Barb and Dave and Helen.
In other words, without volunteers, we could not exist.
Thank you volunteers. As they say somewhere; "You rock!"
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving, but please, take home some leftovers, we couldn't possibly eat all this by ourselves.
12 November, 2007
Rumour Mill
If you have read the local paper, the Star News, you may have seen mention that the City of Elk River through the Housing Redevelopment Authority (HRA) has agreed to rent us a City owned retail space in downtown Elk River. It is true. The HRA has agreed to lease us a space downtown.
There are some details that need to be ironed out, but we hope that all will work out so that we can take occupancy early in 2008.
What will this mean for the Arts Alliance? Lots, we hope. A opportunity to showcase Arts Alliance artist members on a rotating basis; this space should allow us to host artist receptions, artist talks, artist workshops.
It should also allow us to develop daytime programming for Seniors; after school programming for high school aged youth, and Saturday programming for families.
We envision poetry readings, knitting circles, lectures by visiting designers, artists, architects, city planners (what's that?) and much more.
Stay tuned for more info.
We can't do any of this of course without community input and support. If you ever wanted to see the arts have a greater place in community life, this is the time to step up: volunteer your time, your talent, or dig deep as we will be asking for your help as we move forward.
In the meantime, don't forget to enter the ticket giveaway for Joe Chvala announced in an earlier entry.
There are some details that need to be ironed out, but we hope that all will work out so that we can take occupancy early in 2008.
What will this mean for the Arts Alliance? Lots, we hope. A opportunity to showcase Arts Alliance artist members on a rotating basis; this space should allow us to host artist receptions, artist talks, artist workshops.
It should also allow us to develop daytime programming for Seniors; after school programming for high school aged youth, and Saturday programming for families.
We envision poetry readings, knitting circles, lectures by visiting designers, artists, architects, city planners (what's that?) and much more.
Stay tuned for more info.
We can't do any of this of course without community input and support. If you ever wanted to see the arts have a greater place in community life, this is the time to step up: volunteer your time, your talent, or dig deep as we will be asking for your help as we move forward.
In the meantime, don't forget to enter the ticket giveaway for Joe Chvala announced in an earlier entry.
Sue Wipf’s “Seasons of Change” oil paintings exhibition, Nov. 13 - Dec. 14.
Sue Wipf, artist and oil painter, will be presenting “Seasons of Change”, Landscapes of Elk River and more at the Sherburne County Government Center November 13-December 14. Sue is showing some works featured at her first very successful one-woman show in October, as well as her most recent paintings. Her work is painted en plein air (out of doors), or from studies and photographs in her studio in Rogers, MN. Many of these paintings are of places she frequents, including Woodland Trails, Lake Orono, Sylvan Lake and the Mississippi River. The Sherburne County Government Center is open 8 am-4:30 pm, Monday-Friday. It is located west of downtown Elk River on Highway 10.
We previously mentioned her show in Otsego in this blog site and are happy to provide additional opportunities for others to see her work. The holidays are just around the corner and there is no present like the gift of original art.
02 November, 2007
Give me that! Free Tickets!
Dear Blog readers,
We are giving you a chance to win a pair of tickets to see Joe Chvala and the Flying Foot Forum, on December 1st. We thought about making you tell us something difficult like what does C. Willi's 3 best school friends and the Central Minnesota Arts Board have in common, but decided that might be too difficult.
We thought about asking you to tell us in 25 words or less why the arts are so important to community life, but who could stop at 25 words?
So, we've decided that all you need to do to win a pair of tickets to see Joe Chvala and the Flying Foot Forum on December 1st, at 7:30pm at the Zabee Theater in Elk River (hidden inside the high school) is:
Send us an email message with: "Joe's Ticket Giveaway" as the subject to: elkriverart@sherbtel.net.
We will select a winner by random hocus-pocus. No need to purchase a thing to win. We will announce a winner before the turkey flys.
Or, if you don't want to miss out, call us at the office and order your tickets: 763.441.4725.
We are giving you a chance to win a pair of tickets to see Joe Chvala and the Flying Foot Forum, on December 1st. We thought about making you tell us something difficult like what does C. Willi's 3 best school friends and the Central Minnesota Arts Board have in common, but decided that might be too difficult.
We thought about asking you to tell us in 25 words or less why the arts are so important to community life, but who could stop at 25 words?
So, we've decided that all you need to do to win a pair of tickets to see Joe Chvala and the Flying Foot Forum on December 1st, at 7:30pm at the Zabee Theater in Elk River (hidden inside the high school) is:
Send us an email message with: "Joe's Ticket Giveaway" as the subject to: elkriverart@sherbtel.net.
We will select a winner by random hocus-pocus. No need to purchase a thing to win. We will announce a winner before the turkey flys.
Or, if you don't want to miss out, call us at the office and order your tickets: 763.441.4725.
Luna Blu + Jean's art=you win!
Hurry on down to Rogers and check out the lastest installment of art at our favorite Rogers locally owned coffee shop, Luna Blu.
Arts Alliance board member and past board chair, Jean Loy-Swanson is showing her art work at Luna Blu through November 30. The works are archival ink jet prints which Jean creates digitally from her photographs of nature. She has been working in this medium since 2005.
After receiving her master of fine arts degree in metals and ceramics, Jean worked for several years with precious metals creating jewelry and small sculpture and eventually she turned to drawing and mixed media sculpture. The drawing was later used with collaged photographs. With the advances in computer software and digital printing technology, Jean started collaging the photographs on the computer. The photographs are taken with digital and 35 mm cameras.
Collaging images digitally gives the artist greater flexibility allowing her to combine photographs in ways not possible through a hand cut and paste method. As an example, the digital method enables the artist to overlay photographs creating a transparency or a merger of overlapped images. Because the works are created as prints they can also be done in multiples and with the newer archival inks and papers they will not fade or yellow for up to 70 years or more.
The artist feels that working with color photographs digitally has many similarities to the dark room techniques used by traditional photographers. For example, digital programs allow the artist to create greater or less contrast and to burn and dodge parts of the photograph. However, the digital method of working allows the artist to do much more with the imagery such as repositioning parts of the photograph and altering colors.
The number of photographs and amount of manipulation with the original image vary greatly from one digital print to another in Jean's work. Of the prints being exhibited at Luna Blu, one work, Crucifixion, is created from as many as seven different photographs. Two other works, Autumn Wind and Spring Frost, are created from one photograph and have been only slightly enhanced digitally.
Jean's major intent with her photographs is to capture the momentary or transitory aspects of nature. The photographs combined to make up the final digital image may be from different places in the world, different times of the year or seemingly unrelated other than through the visual qualities which tie them together. The final print may retain the qualities of the original photograph or take the viewer to another place, one that is unfamiliar when seen as a whole yet has areas within the print that the viewer finds familiar. Then there are prints which the artist has created purely for their qualities of the design that can be found in textures, color, and patterns.
Luna Blu Coffee may be reached by taking Highway 144 east off of Highway 101 toward Rogers High School. They are in the 101 Marketplace Center at 14165 James Road. Stop in Luna Blu and check out Jean's work while sipping on your java or smoothie, and thank Cathy and Craig for supporting the arts and their community. Call the Luna Blu for hours: 763.428.0760.
31 October, 2007
Interesting looking lecture
If you are looking to hear about the latest cultural landmark in Paris, you might not do better than to make your way into St. Paul to listen up to this lecture. The building was designed by the same chap that did up the Guthrie, ol' what's his name, M. Nouvel.
"Notice of an interesting lecture through the Alliance Francaise. More info on the lecture is at http://www.afmsp. org/Portals/ 0/Events/ martin.pdf. The website for this very intriguing new museum in Paris is http://www.quaibranly.fr. Check it out!
... we have the great pleasure of hosting Mr. Stéphane Martin, president of the new Parisien museum Quai Branly this Saturday, November 3rd at Macalester College for a lecture in English."
If you go, please do let us know what you think.
"Notice of an interesting lecture through the Alliance Francaise. More info on the lecture is at http://www.afmsp. org/Portals/ 0/Events/ martin.pdf. The website for this very intriguing new museum in Paris is http://www.quaibranly.fr. Check it out!
... we have the great pleasure of hosting Mr. Stéphane Martin, president of the new Parisien museum Quai Branly this Saturday, November 3rd at Macalester College for a lecture in English."
If you go, please do let us know what you think.
30 October, 2007
Flying Feet Captured
We have been searching for a short segment of Joe Chvala and the Flying Foot Forum in action to share with you, and we found one.
This is a short piece (2 minutes) and gives just a hint of the Feet's approach to dance.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYB_Vc5sI5E
enjoy!
29 October, 2007
We have a winner!
We were at the Flyway Artist show in Otsego a couple weeks back. At our table we had people jostling to fill out our survey so that they could enter to win a pair of tickets to see Joe Chvala and the Flying Foot Forum on December 1st at the lovely Zabee Theater, which is cleverly disguised as a high school auditorium by day.
After numerous plunges into the pile to find a legible hand, we pulled out the winner. Elaine Sokolowski of Elk River will be receiving a pair of tickets to see Joe + FFF go through their paces.
Now don't be jealous. We will soon be announcing a contest where you as blog readers will have the inside track in winning tickets. Stay tuned for instructions.
Or, you could forgo the suspense and just call us at 763.441.4725 and purchase your tickets now.
Then you too would be a winner!
22 October, 2007
Group Rates for Joe Chvala + FFF
Group rates for the Joe Chvala and the Flying Foot Forum show, on December 1st, 7:30pm at the Zabee Thetaer in Elk River.
10 or more: at least 2 adults, $10 each and each youth $5. This offer only good through the Arts Alliance office. Call us.
We are hoping to attract dance teachers and their students; parents with a desire to get all the kids in the neighborhood out for a evening at the Zabee, or maybe a group of adults that regularly go places together and need that extra dollar-wise incentive to come to the Zabee for an evening of fun entertainment.
Call us and book your evening now!
Want more info about Joe and the Flying Foot [s]?
Check out their website: www.flyingfootforum.com
10 or more: at least 2 adults, $10 each and each youth $5. This offer only good through the Arts Alliance office. Call us.
We are hoping to attract dance teachers and their students; parents with a desire to get all the kids in the neighborhood out for a evening at the Zabee, or maybe a group of adults that regularly go places together and need that extra dollar-wise incentive to come to the Zabee for an evening of fun entertainment.
Call us and book your evening now!
Want more info about Joe and the Flying Foot [s]?
Check out their website: www.flyingfootforum.com
“Dance That Makes Music” a Flying Foot Forum Workshop.
There will be a workshop for youth and adults on Friday, November 30th, from 6-8pm, in conjunction with the visit of Joe Chvala and the Flying Foot Forum visit to Elk River for an evening performance, Saturday, December 1.
The workshop will explore the style and pattern of percussive dance for which The Flying Foot Forum is known. Suitable for adults and youth, beginners or seasoned dancers, this quintessential Flying Foot Forum workshop synthesizes dance, drumming, and music. Creating a fusion of improvisational energy that culminates in a set of loosely structured improvisations. Participants will learn the essential skills needed to create percussive dance pieces.
Spaces are limited for this very intimate opportunity to learn from and work with professional dancers.
Fees are: $15 for youth, $20 for adults.
For more information or to register, please call the Arts Alliance office: 763.441.4725.
19 October, 2007
Money Matters
Whoa be for us to tell you about money matters. However, we thought we would share with you a few items of good news and give thanks in a public forum.
In the last few days we have received news that:
1) the Arts Alliance has been granted money from the Sesquicentennial Committee to help support the visit of Warren Nelson and the Big Top Orchestra next May to put on the "Old Minnesota: Songs of the North Star" show for students shows during the day and a general admission show in the evening.
2) the Central Minnesota Arts Board has approved a grant to help put on the Arts In Harmony 08 national juried art exhibition that is up February 4- March 28 at the Sherburne County Government Center.
Both of these grants come from funding approved by the Minnesota Legislature.
3) a number of community partners have stepped forward to help fund the visit of th
e U.S. Army Field Band and Soldier's Chorus. They include: WalMart- Elk River, The Rotary of Elk River, Elk River Printing, major media sponsor the StarNews, Rogers Printing, I-94W Chamber of Commerce, the Friends of Rogers Library, and the Rogers Lions.
Though the visit is "free" there are costs associated with tickets, posters, programs, advertising, facilities use, and of course staff involvement.
The Arts Alliance could not provide arts events as varied as shown above without the strong community support we receive from all sectors of the community. We thank them and we thank you again and again for your continued involvement in making our communities stronger by making the arts an important part of of your life.
In the last few days we have received news that:
1) the Arts Alliance has been granted money from the Sesquicentennial Committee to help support the visit of Warren Nelson and the Big Top Orchestra next May to put on the "Old Minnesota: Songs of the North Star" show for students shows during the day and a general admission show in the evening.
2) the Central Minnesota Arts Board has approved a grant to help put on the Arts In Harmony 08 national juried art exhibition that is up February 4- March 28 at the Sherburne County Government Center.
Both of these grants come from funding approved by the Minnesota Legislature.
3) a number of community partners have stepped forward to help fund the visit of th
e U.S. Army Field Band and Soldier's Chorus. They include: WalMart- Elk River, The Rotary of Elk River, Elk River Printing, major media sponsor the StarNews, Rogers Printing, I-94W Chamber of Commerce, the Friends of Rogers Library, and the Rogers Lions.Though the visit is "free" there are costs associated with tickets, posters, programs, advertising, facilities use, and of course staff involvement.
The Arts Alliance could not provide arts events as varied as shown above without the strong community support we receive from all sectors of the community. We thank them and we thank you again and again for your continued involvement in making our communities stronger by making the arts an important part of of your life.
art sales
Don't forget the FlyWay Artists art sale going on this weekend in Otsego at the Otsego River Front Market at the intersection of Hwy 101 +39. The sale is just next door to Cold Stone Creamery. It is inside. It is free to attend. The Arts Alliance will be there on Saturday; stop by say hello, pick up your U.S. Army Band tickets (free).
There are a number of Arts Alliance members going to be showing their work including: Sara Hartmann, Steve Hodder, Gene Olson, Roger Nordstrom (photo shown), Tara Roth, Mae Spencer, Isobel Stander, Jean Loy-Swanson, Chris Wilson, and Donna Winberg. There will be discounts at Cold Stone Creamery and 101 Market (just up the road).
Opening Reception: Friday evening: 6-9pm; sale hours: Saturday, 10am-8pm; Sunday, noon- 5pm.
The Bank of Elk River has provided support and Land Cor has provided space and logistical support for this event. Isobel + John Stander have organized this event.
The Arts Alliance is always happy to assiat arts events that include Arts Alliance members and other community partners.
Then on December 1, 10am -4pm, the Elk River Union Church is having an art sale and show. Arts Alliance member Marcie Babcock passed along a flyer seeking artists for this sale. For more info about the sale or showing, contact Marcie's at 763.441.7220 or email her: youse1232aol.com.
If you did not get a chance to stop at Krista Artista's opening for Glenn Quist, do stop by. They may have a few pieces left until the 29th. They are at 2005 2nd Ave. in Anoka. They have other great regional work for sale as well.
11 October, 2007
Visual Art happenings
There are a couple of visual art happenings that involve Arts Alliance members coming up.
Glenn Quist is having an opening at Krista Artista Gallery, 2005 2nd Ave., Anoka, MN, on Friday October 12th, from 5-9pm. Stop in at Krista Artista, a supporter of the Arts Alliance and the Arts in Harmony exhibit.
The Flyway Artists are holding an art sale at the Otsego Riverside Marketplace. That's the place where Cold Stone Creamery is off of Hwy 101 + 39. On Friday October 19th from 5-9 there will be a reception for the twenty + artists. Then on Saturday October 20th, from 10am -8pm, and Sunday, October 21st, from noon- 5pm, they get down to business providing Arts Alliance members and the general public the opportunity to purchase original artwork.
Isobel Stander is the driving force behind this event, which she hopes will become a yearly event.
Then on Saturday, October 27th, from 5-9pm, just before the big US Army Band concert in Rogers, Sue Wipf will be having a show at the same Otsego Riverside marketplace venue at Hwy 101 + 39.
Stop in and support local working artists by purchasing an original work of art, just in time for the holiday giving season.
Glenn Quist is having an opening at Krista Artista Gallery, 2005 2nd Ave., Anoka, MN, on Friday October 12th, from 5-9pm. Stop in at Krista Artista, a supporter of the Arts Alliance and the Arts in Harmony exhibit.
The Flyway Artists are holding an art sale at the Otsego Riverside Marketplace. That's the place where Cold Stone Creamery is off of Hwy 101 + 39. On Friday October 19th from 5-9 there will be a reception for the twenty + artists. Then on Saturday October 20th, from 10am -8pm, and Sunday, October 21st, from noon- 5pm, they get down to business providing Arts Alliance members and the general public the opportunity to purchase original artwork.
Isobel Stander is the driving force behind this event, which she hopes will become a yearly event.
Then on Saturday, October 27th, from 5-9pm, just before the big US Army Band concert in Rogers, Sue Wipf will be having a show at the same Otsego Riverside marketplace venue at Hwy 101 + 39.
Stop in and support local working artists by purchasing an original work of art, just in time for the holiday giving season.
08 October, 2007
Monday, Monday
Everyone that showed up Saturday night had a great time. Laura sang like a lark, Willi told us about ourselves in other ways. The Coldstone Creamery folks stopped by and gave away some ice cream cake, you shoulda been there.
This evening a few Arts Alliance members stopped whatever they were doing and came by the SCGC to put up some artwork for the Members Show, a yearly tradition that ebbs and flows as people have time and output to show. You shoulda been there.
03 October, 2007
Yes, yes, yes!
Yes, season passes will be available for purchase Saturday, October 6th at the Zabee Theater so that you can take advantage of the great pricing for the entire 2007-2008 Performance Series. $60 for 5 events. That's $12 a night. If you are a member of the Arts Alliance, and of course you are, then you get a voucher good for one extra ticket for one performance. Bring your clueless friend, or perhaps a visiting family member for free one evening.
Yes, tickets will be available at the door for C. Willi Myles and Laura Harley on October 6th at 7:30pm. The front page story about them in the Star News today may lead you to believe otherwise.
Yes, you can buy them in advance at fine locations like Coborns, Luna Blu, Kemper Drug, and Rise N Shine Deli. Get there early Saturday night to get your favorite seat, as this is general admission. Tickets: $15 Adults; $12 Arts Alliance members or seniors over 65; $6 youth under 18.
Family Pak: a great buy. $30 gets you 2 adults + one youth tickets; each additional youth is $5.
Yes, this and free parking, close to home, and family friendly entertainment.
And yes, you can still get free tickets to the US Army Band and Soldiers' Chorus, but you need to send a self-addressed stamped envelope to the Arts Alliance office; 1170 Main Street, Elk River, MN 55330.
Yes, tickets will be available at the door for C. Willi Myles and Laura Harley on October 6th at 7:30pm. The front page story about them in the Star News today may lead you to believe otherwise.
Yes, you can buy them in advance at fine locations like Coborns, Luna Blu, Kemper Drug, and Rise N Shine Deli. Get there early Saturday night to get your favorite seat, as this is general admission. Tickets: $15 Adults; $12 Arts Alliance members or seniors over 65; $6 youth under 18.
Family Pak: a great buy. $30 gets you 2 adults + one youth tickets; each additional youth is $5.
Yes, this and free parking, close to home, and family friendly entertainment.
And yes, you can still get free tickets to the US Army Band and Soldiers' Chorus, but you need to send a self-addressed stamped envelope to the Arts Alliance office; 1170 Main Street, Elk River, MN 55330.
28 September, 2007
paperless society?
Paperless society?
NOT.
Though we all think the use of the computer has reduced our use of paper, it hasn't. So why not LEARN TO MAKE YOUR OWN?
ArtScape has a one session class coming up on October 13th where you can embrace the texture, the fluidity, the fun of paper making.
If you have ever wondered how one turns cotton rags, trees, and other vegetable matter into the wonderful thing we use every day then you won't want to miss this class.
Learn how the Chinese developed the method of papermaking that hasn't really changed for over 2000 years. A screen, a frame, fiberous material, and a lot of water.
You will learn to create your own mold and deckle (frame and screen), learn how to turn ordinary scrap paper and vegetative matter into beautiful paper suitable for making cards, using in collages, making your own handmade books (just in time for holiday giving), or as a work of art on their own.
Our teacher, Cherene Bebeau is well known in the area for her accessible teaching method, her hands on help, and her dedication to your creative growth.
The vital statistics:
Saturday, October 13, 9am-noon
Handke Center in Elk River
$28 class fee
call 763.241.3520 to register for this ArtScape class.
NOT.
Though we all think the use of the computer has reduced our use of paper, it hasn't. So why not LEARN TO MAKE YOUR OWN?
ArtScape has a one session class coming up on October 13th where you can embrace the texture, the fluidity, the fun of paper making.
If you have ever wondered how one turns cotton rags, trees, and other vegetable matter into the wonderful thing we use every day then you won't want to miss this class.
Learn how the Chinese developed the method of papermaking that hasn't really changed for over 2000 years. A screen, a frame, fiberous material, and a lot of water.
You will learn to create your own mold and deckle (frame and screen), learn how to turn ordinary scrap paper and vegetative matter into beautiful paper suitable for making cards, using in collages, making your own handmade books (just in time for holiday giving), or as a work of art on their own.
Our teacher, Cherene Bebeau is well known in the area for her accessible teaching method, her hands on help, and her dedication to your creative growth.
The vital statistics:
Saturday, October 13, 9am-noon
Handke Center in Elk River
$28 class fee
call 763.241.3520 to register for this ArtScape class.
Congrats to the winners!
News just in from Dave Phipps of the Creative Department, Sunday at noon on Newstalk 1450 KNSI. The winners to the hotly contested tickets for the C. Willi Myles and Laura Harley event on Saturday October 6th have been announced.
They are: Janet Wensman and Don Fortner, both of St. Cloud. We hope you enjoy the show and pass the word on to your friends that Elk River is just down the road a piece.
Speaking of October 6th and all. According to a reliable news source, C. Willi is tearing up the house in Arizona this weekend, while troubadour, Laura Harley is making the rounds of small clubs and coffee houses in California this past week.
We know they'll be back to entertain you at the Zabee however.
Those of you that get there early that night will be in for a real treat.
See you there!
They are: Janet Wensman and Don Fortner, both of St. Cloud. We hope you enjoy the show and pass the word on to your friends that Elk River is just down the road a piece.
Speaking of October 6th and all. According to a reliable news source, C. Willi is tearing up the house in Arizona this weekend, while troubadour, Laura Harley is making the rounds of small clubs and coffee houses in California this past week.
We know they'll be back to entertain you at the Zabee however.
Those of you that get there early that night will be in for a real treat.
See you there!
24 September, 2007
talk it up
We saw an article in the Strib the other day that stated that over 70% of Sherburne County residents that work commute to outside of Sherburne County. This helps explain the back up from 101 to at least the 494-694 exchange every week day morning.
This also helps explain the challenge an arts organization has in reaching those that make many of the decisions about where to look for arts programming. Our neighbor commuters are tuning in to media outlets that generally speaking are focused upon the activities in the city. This reenforces the mistaken notion that only the city has arts programming. We know differently and attempt to get our message to the big city media just as we do to our local outlet(s). One can open the Sunday paper and not see an ad from us or perhaps even a listing of our events in their Fun Things To Do list.
The economics of the situation leaves only the best endowed organizations with the opportunity to regularly advertise in the big city papers or on the big city radio or television. Sometimes it seems we are shouting from a megaphone at cars speeding by. The internet is meant to be the great equalizer for this sort of dilemma. You dear reader need to spread the word for us.
Tell ten of your friends to come to the October 6th concert at the Zabee Theater featuring comedian C. Willi Myles and vocalist Laura Harley.
Tell another ten friends to join the Arts Alliance so they can participate in the nonjuried Members Show starting October 8th at the Sherburne County Government Center.
Then tell ten more friends that they should enter the Arts in Harmony 08 national juried art exhibit by December 7th to be eligible to win some of the $9000 that will be given out in prizes.
We could tell you to tell ten more friends about Joe Chvala on December 1st, but we’re not sure who’d be left in town that wouldn’t have already been told about it.
Arts in the xburbs. Talk it up.
This also helps explain the challenge an arts organization has in reaching those that make many of the decisions about where to look for arts programming. Our neighbor commuters are tuning in to media outlets that generally speaking are focused upon the activities in the city. This reenforces the mistaken notion that only the city has arts programming. We know differently and attempt to get our message to the big city media just as we do to our local outlet(s). One can open the Sunday paper and not see an ad from us or perhaps even a listing of our events in their Fun Things To Do list.
The economics of the situation leaves only the best endowed organizations with the opportunity to regularly advertise in the big city papers or on the big city radio or television. Sometimes it seems we are shouting from a megaphone at cars speeding by. The internet is meant to be the great equalizer for this sort of dilemma. You dear reader need to spread the word for us.
Tell ten of your friends to come to the October 6th concert at the Zabee Theater featuring comedian C. Willi Myles and vocalist Laura Harley.
Tell another ten friends to join the Arts Alliance so they can participate in the nonjuried Members Show starting October 8th at the Sherburne County Government Center.
Then tell ten more friends that they should enter the Arts in Harmony 08 national juried art exhibit by December 7th to be eligible to win some of the $9000 that will be given out in prizes.
We could tell you to tell ten more friends about Joe Chvala on December 1st, but we’re not sure who’d be left in town that wouldn’t have already been told about it.
Arts in the xburbs. Talk it up.
13 September, 2007
C. Willi Myles and Laura Harley open the 2007-2008 Arts Alliance Performance Series at Zabee Theater, October 6 at 7:30pm.
If you like to laugh at life, and it does provide many opportunities, doesn’t it, then you will want to be at the Zabee Theater on October 6th.
C. Willi Myles was born in Alabama and came North to go to college in St. Cloud. His recollection of his first winter in Minnesota, back when Minnesota had real winters, is enough to get your smile on. Then he goes ice fishing. “People, there is something wrong here...”
The New York Times has been quoted as saying C. Willi Myles "leaves them hurtin' with laughter and wanting more!" With extremely funny non-offensive stories and jokes, Willi makes everybody laugh, whether a child or a senior citizen.
C. Willi has opened for many of the top musical and comedy acts throughout the country and performs regularly at casinos and in concert with some of the biggest names in entertainment including Bill Cosby and Dennis Miller. He has appeared at the Minnesota State Fair, under the Big Top in Bayfield, Wisconsin, and has been featured locally and nationally on the Fox Network, Comedy Central, and Showtime at the Apollo. The Big Top says that they have never had so many phone calls after a performer has been on their weekly radio show as when C. Willi appeared.
C. Willi Myles is celebrating the release of his new CD, “The Big Show Live,“ recorded live under the Big Top.
He really is a truly funny guy.
Opening for C. Willi is Twin Cities based vocalist Laura Harley.
These days there are plenty of bad role models for young women to emulate. Laura Harley is the opposite of that. She is a trained life coach, works with young people on a daily basis helping them find a path through what can be a quagmire of mixed messages from the media and their peers. Her songs reflect her own search for meaning and a path in life.
Critics and fans alike rave about the "crystalline beauty" of Laura Harley's voice. In a time when the airwaves are jammed with the static of a world on the brink, Laura cuts through the noise. Her captivating voice, evocative lyrics, and unforgettable songs have brought her devoted fans and critical acclaim throughout her musical career.
At a high-school battle of the bands, Laura’s singing caught the attention of guitarist Teddy Kim, who was looking for a collaborator. The two cut a demo under the name Sliver and burst onto the Minneapolis club scene. Sliver became a buzz act when the local college radio station obtained a copy of their demo and put it into heavy rotation. That year, before releasing a record, Sliver was voted Minneapolis' best new band in a ballot sponsored by the prestigious First Avenue Club. They went on to release two critically-acclaimed CDs, tour nationally, and chart on the college music charts. Later she and Teddy began a new musical collaboration seeking new perspective.
Her 2006 self titled CD had critics outdoing themselves with praise. “Sounding like a snowcapped Sade, Harley (a trained life coach) strives for meaningful messages and inner explorations amid rich, subtle arrangements. Even empowerment anthems “Champion” and “Sing Out Loud” never lose their cool, but that’s in tune with Harley’s vision to make soothing, contemplative pop."
--Minnesota Monthly
"...Her self-titled album was written and recorded in both New York and Minneapolis, and it’s a unique mixture of urban chic and Midwest innocence. Part electro-pop, part trance and part muted rock, Harley hypnotizes the listener with a voice that is both beautiful and haunting, like a sharply chiseled icicle or a temptress stuck behind a thick sheet of glass. “I’m the fire / burning bright red light,” Harley sings on “Breathe It In,” and from the tone of her voice you have to believe her. “I’m the siren / Cut through all the noise / Feel it change me / I break the silence with my voice,” she sings, and her voice clears its way through a funky pop beat to dance with the listener, forcing the song to come alive..."
--Pulse
For more information about either of these artists check out their websites, or go to the Arts Alliance website and look for their link.
Arts Alliance: www.elkriverart.org
C. Willi Myles: www.cwilli.com
Laura Harley: www.lauraharley.com
It is not too late to purchase a season pass for our Performance series. $60. If you are a member you receive an extra ticket voucher for one performance, so that you can introduce a friend to our great value, high quality, close to home entertainment.
Single tickets are:
$15 adults
$12 Art Alliance members/Seniors
$6 Youth under 18.
We also have the Family Pak this year: $30 for 2 adults + one youth (save $6); each additional youth is $5.
30 August, 2007
State Fair Art
Along with the sword swallowers, the carny barkers, the chunk-o-choco cookies, and really large hogs, there is real art at the State Fair again this year. The largest juried Minnesota only annual exhibit has once again something for everyone. Everyone that is unless you were rejected.
Not that we need to toot our own horn, but a number of Art Alliance members, lapsed members, and past entrants to our Arts in Harmony exhibit (the largest juried annual national exhibit in Minnesota) are present.
Six members of the Arts Alliance were among those whose work was chosen to be shown in the 96th Annual Fine Arts Exhibition at the Minnesota State Fair. Over 1,900 artists vied for one of 371 spaces in the exhibit.
Local artists accepted into the show are Kathleen Braud, who received a third place award for her watercolor Park Trails. Kathy Braud will be a guest on Dave Phipps Creative Department Radio Show on Sunday, September 9th, at Noon on Newstalk 1450 KNSI, The Talk of St. Cloud. Check out the live webcast at http://www.1450knsi.com.
Rita Beyer Corrigan who also received a third place for her pastel Morning Walk and Ron Merchant had his oil on canvas Street Walkers juried in.
Mark Pederson is showing his pastel Maroon and Gold Landscape, Richards Poey took first place honors for the second year in a row. His alabaster sculpture this year is Daydreams, and Kasey Westra is showing her oil on panel Blue and Yellow in Winter.
Other area artists exhibiting are Jody Brosko of Big Lake with an acrylic on canvas titled Chrysler in Pink Sky, Steven Hudak of Big Lake is showing his wood sculpture Body Broken - Faith Bruised - Cancer, and Chris Wilson of Otsego has an acrylic wash called Rooster 2.
When you are at the Fair this weekend don’t forget to check out the student art work in the Education Building, especially the shoe lace piece, and the fine crafts in the Crafts Building. We think creativity comes in lots of different packages, so enjoy the neon, the curly fries, the braided manes on the show horses, and of course the seed art in the Ag Building.
Not that we need to toot our own horn, but a number of Art Alliance members, lapsed members, and past entrants to our Arts in Harmony exhibit (the largest juried annual national exhibit in Minnesota) are present.
Six members of the Arts Alliance were among those whose work was chosen to be shown in the 96th Annual Fine Arts Exhibition at the Minnesota State Fair. Over 1,900 artists vied for one of 371 spaces in the exhibit.
Local artists accepted into the show are Kathleen Braud, who received a third place award for her watercolor Park Trails. Kathy Braud will be a guest on Dave Phipps Creative Department Radio Show on Sunday, September 9th, at Noon on Newstalk 1450 KNSI, The Talk of St. Cloud. Check out the live webcast at http://www.1450knsi.com.
Rita Beyer Corrigan who also received a third place for her pastel Morning Walk and Ron Merchant had his oil on canvas Street Walkers juried in.
Mark Pederson is showing his pastel Maroon and Gold Landscape, Richards Poey took first place honors for the second year in a row. His alabaster sculpture this year is Daydreams, and Kasey Westra is showing her oil on panel Blue and Yellow in Winter.
Other area artists exhibiting are Jody Brosko of Big Lake with an acrylic on canvas titled Chrysler in Pink Sky, Steven Hudak of Big Lake is showing his wood sculpture Body Broken - Faith Bruised - Cancer, and Chris Wilson of Otsego has an acrylic wash called Rooster 2.
When you are at the Fair this weekend don’t forget to check out the student art work in the Education Building, especially the shoe lace piece, and the fine crafts in the Crafts Building. We think creativity comes in lots of different packages, so enjoy the neon, the curly fries, the braided manes on the show horses, and of course the seed art in the Ag Building.
29 August, 2007
Other Ways to Help the Arts Alliance Help You.
On our website, elkriverart.org, we have installed a couple of new buttons.
On the left hand side, just above the Blog button, there is a Donate Now button. You can securely donate to the Arts Alliance through this nonprofit portal. It’s easy, quick, secure, and helps the Arts Alliance to better fulfill its mission of providing access to the arts for everyone in our communities. This nonprofit group takes a small handling charge, less than any credit card service, to process your donation.
Another small button down below the Ticket Button, is the iGive.com Button. This is an on line portal to over 484 companies where when you shop on line. A percentage of your purchase comes back to the Arts Alliance. This for-profit company arranges with the vendors on their site to provide a portion of the sales to come to the Arts Alliance. If you are going to shop on line, and we all know we shop on line at least a little, why not support your favorite arts organization while you do it.
Our Ticket Button has some new twists too. You can now purchase tickets for our Performance Series on line too! Just click on that Ticket Button and purchase a season pass, or single or Family Pak tickets for the next performance, October 6th: C Willi and Laura Harley.
Memberships too! You can now purchase membership to the Arts Alliance on line so that you can take advantage of reduced entry fees to Arts in Harmony, get the Eddy delivered to your US Postal mailbox, and reduced prices on future performances.
Maybe some day we'll sell t-shirts, coffee mugs, CDs, and original art work. . . no, just kidding about some of that. . . well, maybe. Stay tuned as we work to make your interaction with us on line just a bit easier, fun, and more rewarding for you and us.
On the left hand side, just above the Blog button, there is a Donate Now button. You can securely donate to the Arts Alliance through this nonprofit portal. It’s easy, quick, secure, and helps the Arts Alliance to better fulfill its mission of providing access to the arts for everyone in our communities. This nonprofit group takes a small handling charge, less than any credit card service, to process your donation.
Another small button down below the Ticket Button, is the iGive.com Button. This is an on line portal to over 484 companies where when you shop on line. A percentage of your purchase comes back to the Arts Alliance. This for-profit company arranges with the vendors on their site to provide a portion of the sales to come to the Arts Alliance. If you are going to shop on line, and we all know we shop on line at least a little, why not support your favorite arts organization while you do it.
Our Ticket Button has some new twists too. You can now purchase tickets for our Performance Series on line too! Just click on that Ticket Button and purchase a season pass, or single or Family Pak tickets for the next performance, October 6th: C Willi and Laura Harley.
Memberships too! You can now purchase membership to the Arts Alliance on line so that you can take advantage of reduced entry fees to Arts in Harmony, get the Eddy delivered to your US Postal mailbox, and reduced prices on future performances.
Maybe some day we'll sell t-shirts, coffee mugs, CDs, and original art work. . . no, just kidding about some of that. . . well, maybe. Stay tuned as we work to make your interaction with us on line just a bit easier, fun, and more rewarding for you and us.
US Army Field Band and Chorus, Saturday, October 27 at 7:30pm
US Army Field Band and Soldier's Chorus, Saturday, October 27 at 7:30pm
Rogers Field House.
The Arts Alliance is proud to sponsor the visit of the US Army Field Band and Soldier's Chorus at the Rogers Field House, at 7:30pm, Saturday, October 27. The last time they visited us in 2005, there was a full house at the Zabee Theater in Elk River, so this time they will be performing at the Rogers Field House, 20855 141st Avenue, Rogers, Minnesota.
The concert is free, but you must have a ticket in order to attend. To order your FREE tickets to the US Army Field Band and Soldier's Chorus at the Rogers Field House, October 27, at 7:30pm, you need to send a self addressed stamped envelope to the Arts Alliance Office, Handke Center, 1170 Main Street, Elk River, MN 55330. Limit of four tickets per request.
You'll be able to read more about their visit on the website, when you get the next issue of the Eddy (you are a member aren't you?) and when we send out press releases, but we wanted you blog readers to know about it first.
Rogers Field House.
The Arts Alliance is proud to sponsor the visit of the US Army Field Band and Soldier's Chorus at the Rogers Field House, at 7:30pm, Saturday, October 27. The last time they visited us in 2005, there was a full house at the Zabee Theater in Elk River, so this time they will be performing at the Rogers Field House, 20855 141st Avenue, Rogers, Minnesota.
The concert is free, but you must have a ticket in order to attend. To order your FREE tickets to the US Army Field Band and Soldier's Chorus at the Rogers Field House, October 27, at 7:30pm, you need to send a self addressed stamped envelope to the Arts Alliance Office, Handke Center, 1170 Main Street, Elk River, MN 55330. Limit of four tickets per request.
You'll be able to read more about their visit on the website, when you get the next issue of the Eddy (you are a member aren't you?) and when we send out press releases, but we wanted you blog readers to know about it first.
24 August, 2007
Artist Member links
The Arts Alliance has a long history of mentoring, collaborating, assisting, and promoting artists; especially artists that are members in good standing. So, as a baby step in helping out member/artists better market themselves and help create a creative community we have implemented a page on our website that lists artist/members and links to their websites. Ideally, we would love to be able to highlight an art piece on that page. For now, we are listing your name, your phone number, and a hotlink to your website.
As of this morning we only a couple of names, but as we go public in the Eddy next month and here on this blog, we anticipate we will be getting more members that want to have a link.
How do you get on that page.
1) make certain your membership is paid up to date.
2) send us a link at elkriverart@sherbtel.com with your name and phone number.
3) please wait. We have a volunteer that updates our website, and she has a day job, and a couple of other things she does, so we will probably be updating every couple of weeks.
4) put a link to our website on your website.
So, you say you don’t know the first thing about creating a website? If you live in Minnesota you can go to www.mnartists.org and put up some images and a bio on their site. Then you can send us that URL and we can link to you. This site is funded by the Walker Art Center and the McKnight Foundation.
If you want to know more, check out the Springboard site, as they regularly run seminars on the arts of doing business for artists.
In fact, CMAB is hosting a series of workshops by Springboard this fall on ”The Work of Art: Business Skills for Artists.” Check out CMAB’s website for more info: www.centralmnartsboard.org.
We are starting this page with visual artists, but know there are musicians and authors that are members and if you raise your collective voices we will see that we can link to you too!
As of this morning we only a couple of names, but as we go public in the Eddy next month and here on this blog, we anticipate we will be getting more members that want to have a link.
How do you get on that page.
1) make certain your membership is paid up to date.
2) send us a link at elkriverart@sherbtel.com with your name and phone number.
3) please wait. We have a volunteer that updates our website, and she has a day job, and a couple of other things she does, so we will probably be updating every couple of weeks.
4) put a link to our website on your website.
So, you say you don’t know the first thing about creating a website? If you live in Minnesota you can go to www.mnartists.org and put up some images and a bio on their site. Then you can send us that URL and we can link to you. This site is funded by the Walker Art Center and the McKnight Foundation.
If you want to know more, check out the Springboard site, as they regularly run seminars on the arts of doing business for artists.
In fact, CMAB is hosting a series of workshops by Springboard this fall on ”The Work of Art: Business Skills for Artists.” Check out CMAB’s website for more info: www.centralmnartsboard.org.
We are starting this page with visual artists, but know there are musicians and authors that are members and if you raise your collective voices we will see that we can link to you too!
17 August, 2007
Dave Phipps and the Creative Department.
Dave Phipps will has as his guest Patrick Grace, Executive Director of the Arts Alliance on Sunday, August 26 at noon on Newstalk Radio 1450 KNSI, St. Cloud.
Dave has worked as a cartoonist, is a writer, was a stay at home dad, and now has two radio shows, the Creative Department, and the Home Show with co-host Katie Harms.
He really tries to emphasis the whys and how comes of the creative process with his weekly Creative Department shows. His regional focus, that is central Minnesota, is an area of conversation sadly neglected by the statewide public broadcasters.
Unfortunately his programs are not archived or available as podcasts, yet. So, if you want to hear this show or any of the weekly shows about the creative process you have to hear it as it is broadcast. You can hear it anywhere in the world, because it is broadcast on the internet.
Check out the live webcast at http://www.1450knsi.com
(click the link by Dave’s photo at 12:05p Sunday).
As Dave says, “Be creative. Do good. And pass it on!”
P.S. he loves getting emails from his listeners
Dave has worked as a cartoonist, is a writer, was a stay at home dad, and now has two radio shows, the Creative Department, and the Home Show with co-host Katie Harms.
He really tries to emphasis the whys and how comes of the creative process with his weekly Creative Department shows. His regional focus, that is central Minnesota, is an area of conversation sadly neglected by the statewide public broadcasters.
Unfortunately his programs are not archived or available as podcasts, yet. So, if you want to hear this show or any of the weekly shows about the creative process you have to hear it as it is broadcast. You can hear it anywhere in the world, because it is broadcast on the internet.
Check out the live webcast at http://www.1450knsi.com
(click the link by Dave’s photo at 12:05p Sunday).
As Dave says, “Be creative. Do good. And pass it on!”
P.S. he loves getting emails from his listeners
13 August, 2007
Members Show in October
Calling all Arts Alliance members!
It is almost time once again for the Arts Alliance members to show off their latest art work. All Arts Alliance members are encouraged to submit up to four original art pieces on October 8th at the Sherburne County Government Center between 5:00pm and 7:30pm. This is a nonjuried show that is meant to highlight the depth and breadth of the many talented artists who are nurtured, mentored, and encouraged by their association with the Arts Alliance.
Artists are responsible for providing their own labels, which should include the artist’s name and title of the work, price of work, and phone number. The Arts Alliance takes no commission for any work sold during this show. It is one of the benefits of being a member of the Arts Alliance.
Artists are also responsible for hanging and securing their own work, and when it's time for the show to end you are responsible for picking up your work too.
The show runs October 8th through November 9th. It is open to the public during normal business hours at the Government Center, M-F, 8AM -4:30PM.
Call the Arts Alliance office for more information, 763.44.14725.
It is almost time once again for the Arts Alliance members to show off their latest art work. All Arts Alliance members are encouraged to submit up to four original art pieces on October 8th at the Sherburne County Government Center between 5:00pm and 7:30pm. This is a nonjuried show that is meant to highlight the depth and breadth of the many talented artists who are nurtured, mentored, and encouraged by their association with the Arts Alliance.
Artists are responsible for providing their own labels, which should include the artist’s name and title of the work, price of work, and phone number. The Arts Alliance takes no commission for any work sold during this show. It is one of the benefits of being a member of the Arts Alliance.
Artists are also responsible for hanging and securing their own work, and when it's time for the show to end you are responsible for picking up your work too.
The show runs October 8th through November 9th. It is open to the public during normal business hours at the Government Center, M-F, 8AM -4:30PM.
Call the Arts Alliance office for more information, 763.44.14725.
03 August, 2007
Arts in Harmony prospectus available
The prospectus for the Arts in Harmony 2008 national juried art exhibit sponsored by the Arts Alliance is now available online for download at our website: elkriverart.org.
Over $9000 in cash prices will be awarded in what will be the thirteenth rendition of this popular exhibition.
In past years we have received entries from over twenty states and two nations.
This year's jurors are artist and educator Paul Benson and Lyn Nelson-Mayson, director of the Goldstein Museum of Design, see the July 19th blog entry for more information about them.
Once again volunteers will be doing much of the work for this exhibit, including Dave Beauvais, who swears after this year he is retiring.
The exhibit has been supported by the Central Minnesota Arts Board through a grant from the McKnight Foundation.
To download the prospectus as a pdf go to our website: elkriverart.org. For more info contact the Arts Alliance office: 763.441.4725.
Over $9000 in cash prices will be awarded in what will be the thirteenth rendition of this popular exhibition.
In past years we have received entries from over twenty states and two nations.
This year's jurors are artist and educator Paul Benson and Lyn Nelson-Mayson, director of the Goldstein Museum of Design, see the July 19th blog entry for more information about them.
Once again volunteers will be doing much of the work for this exhibit, including Dave Beauvais, who swears after this year he is retiring.
The exhibit has been supported by the Central Minnesota Arts Board through a grant from the McKnight Foundation.
To download the prospectus as a pdf go to our website: elkriverart.org. For more info contact the Arts Alliance office: 763.441.4725.
Exhibit time open
We are looking for a member-artist that is seeking to show a new body of work just in time for the holidays. The December 17, 2007 through January 25, 2008 time slot at the Sherburne County Government Center is still open.
We encourage you to contact us soon, as these time slots usually fill up quickly.
Don’t have enough new work to fill the halls at SCGC? Consider pairing up with a friend, or contact us and we can see if there is someone else in the same spot.
Heck, that’s four months out, you could have a whole new body of work done by then!
Nothing like a deadline to get you motivated.
We encourage you to contact us soon, as these time slots usually fill up quickly.
Don’t have enough new work to fill the halls at SCGC? Consider pairing up with a friend, or contact us and we can see if there is someone else in the same spot.
Heck, that’s four months out, you could have a whole new body of work done by then!
Nothing like a deadline to get you motivated.
Volunteerism
We recently saw information that said that 4 in 10 Minnesotans engage in some form of volunteering over the course of a year. This is one of the highest rates of engagement in the country, and no doubt reflects upon our feelings about the quality of life available for most Minnesotans.
At the Arts Alliance we know the value of volunteers. We had over 100 community volunteers help us develop, work at, and cleanup at ArtSoup, the community arts festival that took place in June.
We have a loyal and dedicated board of directors that donate time, talent, and more time to help insure the arts can be reached by every home in our communities. These community members help insure that when you want to see art, take an arts class, or hear a performance by professional musicians or thespians, you can do so.
We rely upon volunteers to answer our phone and keep our membership list up to date (thank you Carolyn, Ann, and Edith!)
The Arts Alliance is always looking for community members that are interested in helping the Arts Alliance achieve its mission of providing access to the arts in our communities. We have many opportunities for engagement with the Arts Alliance, from helping get our event fliers out, to answering the phone, to becoming a board member and steering the planning for the organization.
We are especially interested in finding members of the community that have experience in business plan development, marketing and interactive web development, and generational transformative engagement (how about that?). If you, your spouse, business partner, or daughter/son are seeking a way to make the community just a little bit more artsy, want to work with fun people, and have time to roll up your sleeves, please give us a call or email us today.
At the Arts Alliance we know the value of volunteers. We had over 100 community volunteers help us develop, work at, and cleanup at ArtSoup, the community arts festival that took place in June.
We have a loyal and dedicated board of directors that donate time, talent, and more time to help insure the arts can be reached by every home in our communities. These community members help insure that when you want to see art, take an arts class, or hear a performance by professional musicians or thespians, you can do so.
We rely upon volunteers to answer our phone and keep our membership list up to date (thank you Carolyn, Ann, and Edith!)
The Arts Alliance is always looking for community members that are interested in helping the Arts Alliance achieve its mission of providing access to the arts in our communities. We have many opportunities for engagement with the Arts Alliance, from helping get our event fliers out, to answering the phone, to becoming a board member and steering the planning for the organization.
We are especially interested in finding members of the community that have experience in business plan development, marketing and interactive web development, and generational transformative engagement (how about that?). If you, your spouse, business partner, or daughter/son are seeking a way to make the community just a little bit more artsy, want to work with fun people, and have time to roll up your sleeves, please give us a call or email us today.
30 July, 2007
Otsego Festival, September 15
The Arts Alliance has been invited to showcase member visual artists at the new City of Otsego Public Works building. The recently opened facility normally welcomes visitors doing business with the City of Otsego, but because the City is rightly proud of this new facility they will have it open for inspection during the Festival, September 15th.
We will be showing off some of the local artistic talent in the public areas of the building and have a table there with information about our other programming. If you are an Otsego resident and member of the Arts Alliance and want people to learn more about your work, call the Arts Alliance office, 763.441.4725, to find out more. Space is limited.
We will be showing off some of the local artistic talent in the public areas of the building and have a table there with information about our other programming. If you are an Otsego resident and member of the Arts Alliance and want people to learn more about your work, call the Arts Alliance office, 763.441.4725, to find out more. Space is limited.
25 July, 2007
Bush Artist Fellows
The Bush Foundation recently alerted us to their email mailing list. Here is some info they sent to us. If you are a working creative person it would behoove you to check them out. They are a very suppportive Foundation of working creative people in Minnesota.
"The Bush Artist Fellows program makes awards in multiple categories that rotate on a two-year cycle. Categories for 2009 will include Performance-Based Work, Script Works, Literary Arts, Music Composition, and Performance: Traditional, Folk, and Ethnic Arts. The following are the categories for the 2008 application round:
· Visual Arts - fiber arts, painting, sculpture, photography, drawing, works on paper, book arts, mixed media, installation, etc.
· Media Arts - film, video, audio, digital, and new hybrid technologies.
· Visual Arts: Traditional, Ethnic, and Craft Materials - functional forms of traditional or contemporary craft arts.
As of June 2007, we have made two additions to the Bush Artist Fellows Core Program. The Enduring Vision Awards offers $100,000 to artists with at least 25 years experience as an artist, following the same category cycle as the Core Program. Dakota Creative Connections provides small project grants to be used for travel, study and research, artist residencies and retreats, equipment and materials, and short-term projects.
Bush Artist Fellowships provide artists with significant financial support that enables them to further their work and their contributions to their communities. Artists may use a Bush Artist Fellowship in many ways: to explore new directions, continue work already in progress, or accomplish work not financially feasible otherwise. Fellows may decide to take time for solitary work or reflection, engage in collaborative or community projects, embark on travel or research, or any other activity that contributes to their lives as artists. The Bush Artist Fellows Program is open to residents of Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Applicants must be 25 years or older. Students enrolled in degree-granting programs are not eligible."
Their website, at http://www.bushfoundation.org, will be regularly updated with new information about the programs. If you have questions or want further information not covered on their website, please feel free to contact them at BAFInfo@bushfoundation.org mailto:BAFInfo@bushfoundation.org.
"The Bush Artist Fellows program makes awards in multiple categories that rotate on a two-year cycle. Categories for 2009 will include Performance-Based Work, Script Works, Literary Arts, Music Composition, and Performance: Traditional, Folk, and Ethnic Arts. The following are the categories for the 2008 application round:
· Visual Arts - fiber arts, painting, sculpture, photography, drawing, works on paper, book arts, mixed media, installation, etc.
· Media Arts - film, video, audio, digital, and new hybrid technologies.
· Visual Arts: Traditional, Ethnic, and Craft Materials - functional forms of traditional or contemporary craft arts.
As of June 2007, we have made two additions to the Bush Artist Fellows Core Program. The Enduring Vision Awards offers $100,000 to artists with at least 25 years experience as an artist, following the same category cycle as the Core Program. Dakota Creative Connections provides small project grants to be used for travel, study and research, artist residencies and retreats, equipment and materials, and short-term projects.
Bush Artist Fellowships provide artists with significant financial support that enables them to further their work and their contributions to their communities. Artists may use a Bush Artist Fellowship in many ways: to explore new directions, continue work already in progress, or accomplish work not financially feasible otherwise. Fellows may decide to take time for solitary work or reflection, engage in collaborative or community projects, embark on travel or research, or any other activity that contributes to their lives as artists. The Bush Artist Fellows Program is open to residents of Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Applicants must be 25 years or older. Students enrolled in degree-granting programs are not eligible."
Their website, at http://www.bushfoundation.org, will be regularly updated with new information about the programs. If you have questions or want further information not covered on their website, please feel free to contact them at BAFInfo@bushfoundation.org mailto:BAFInfo@bushfoundation.org.
24 July, 2007
Photography Exhibition
Local photographer and Arts Alliance member, Roger Nordstrom, will be exhibiting new work from his recent trip to France and Italy that focuses upon the people, places, and things he observed. He will also be showing a collection of images from places closer to home, Minnesota and South Dakota, that have landscape and wildlife as their subject matter.
Roger’s interest in photography goes back to his childhood. "My interest in photography began when I was young and my father was a big influence on me. My dad always seemed to have a camera in his hand and it was so much fun looking at the pictures that he took. I developed my first roll of film as a young teen and would print pictures in a make shift darkroom. “
Life took Roger in other directions for a number of years, but with the dawn of the digital age, so too was awoken his interest in photography. By the turn of this century, he found he once again had time for his passion. “My professional career took me into the world of data processing and with increased professional demands on my time my darkroom activity suffered. It was hard to balance everything and as a result my camera was put down. By the turn of the century my professional career was well established and it was the dawn of the digital photography age. It was time to again to pursue an interest I had missed so much over the years. It was an easy transition back into photography and the rewards have been quite fulfilling.”
The exhibition runs July 30 through August 31 during regular business hours at the Sherburne County Government Center.
Roger’s interest in photography goes back to his childhood. "My interest in photography began when I was young and my father was a big influence on me. My dad always seemed to have a camera in his hand and it was so much fun looking at the pictures that he took. I developed my first roll of film as a young teen and would print pictures in a make shift darkroom. “
Life took Roger in other directions for a number of years, but with the dawn of the digital age, so too was awoken his interest in photography. By the turn of this century, he found he once again had time for his passion. “My professional career took me into the world of data processing and with increased professional demands on my time my darkroom activity suffered. It was hard to balance everything and as a result my camera was put down. By the turn of the century my professional career was well established and it was the dawn of the digital photography age. It was time to again to pursue an interest I had missed so much over the years. It was an easy transition back into photography and the rewards have been quite fulfilling.”
The exhibition runs July 30 through August 31 during regular business hours at the Sherburne County Government Center.
22 July, 2007
Young crowd
Recently we got to sit down and listen to and speak with some younger members of the Arts Alliance audience. Their ages ranged from 15 to 25, both young men and young women, some are still in high school, one just out, one a college student, and one a working adult. They all had some dealings with the Arts Alliance, most recently at ArtSoup, our community arts festival that took place June 23-24.
The conversation was about opportunities for younger people to hear music, see art by a younger crowd, and generally a report card of how the Elk River area is doing in providing arts experiences for the generation that has grown up with computers and ipods.
Of course the Twin Cities was IDed as a significant draw for them, both for visual arts and music. They don't see any real concerted effort to provide them a place to participate, watch, or be seen in the local area.
They gave us some great ideas about how to improve ArtSoup and maybe have more participation by their generation. We talked about how they learn about events and how they decide whether they will go or not go. They all knew about the new park downtown and how downtown has a chance to be a place to do things, if the right venue or event took place.
The Arts Alliance recognizes that much of what we have been doing lately has been skewered to a slightly older age group. This isn't always by chance, as we need to pay for our events, just as everyone else. The opportunity to engage a younger crowd however is too important to not consider some chances. We know that if we don't hook young people before they leave high school on the importance of seeing live music and theater or seeing real art work, the chances are their lives will be less full and they and we will regret it.
The Arts Alliance has two opportunities this fall season to engage the young crowd.
On October 6 we have comedian C. Willi Myles headlining. Opening for him is singer-songwriter Laura Harley.
C Willi Myles takes everyday life challenges and applies humor to them. He has opened for many of the top musical and comedy acts throughout the country and performs regularly at casinos and in concert with some of the biggest names in entertainment. The New York Times has been quoted as saying Willi Myles "leaves them hurtin' with laughter and wanting more!" With extremely funny non-offensive stories and jokes, Willi makes everybody laugh. What happens when you take a guy from Alabama and you move him up to Minnesota and let him experience his first winter including ice fishing? One thing that happens for sure is a lot of laughs and a unique look at living in the Midwest.
See his website: cwilli.com
Critics and fans alike rave about the "crystalline beauty" of Laura Harley's voice. In a time when the airwaves are jammed with the static of a world on the brink, Laura cuts through the noise. Her captivating voice, evocative lyrics, and unforgettable songs have brought her devoted fans and critical acclaim throughout her musical career. At a high-school battle of the bands, Laura’s singing caught the attention of guitarist Teddy Kim, who was looking for a collaborator. The two cut a demo under the name Sliver and burst onto the Minneapolis club scene. Sliver became a buzz act when the local college radio station obtained a copy of their demo and put it into heavy rotation. That year, before releasing a record, Sliver was voted Minneapolis' best new band in a ballot sponsored by the prestigious First Avenue Club. They went on to release two critically-acclaimed CDs, tour nationally, and chart on the college music charts. Later she and Teddy began a new musical collaboration seeking new perspective. Her 2006 self titled CD had critics outdoing themselves with praise. “Sounding like a snowcapped Sade, Harley (a trained life coach) strives for meaningful messages and inner explorations amid rich, subtle arrangements. Even empowerment anthems “Champion” and “Sing Out Loud” never lose their cool, but that’s in tune with Harley’s vision to make soothing, contemplative pop."
--Minnesota Monthly
see her website: lauraharley.com
Later on, December 1, we have Joe Chvala and the Flying Foot Forum.
Some might accuse Joe Chvala (pronounce like Koala) of being slap happy. They might be right. Joe and his collaborators use their own bodies, floors, walls, slinkies, and other inanimate objects as percussion instruments. Add movement that brings the tempo to a whirling beat or to a quiet whisper and you have an evening of fun entertainment and beauty in motion. The Flying Foot Forum is a vibrant and bold percussive dance/theater company that fuses percussion and percussive dances with many other forms of music, dance and theater, telling unusual tales, creating a wild variety of characters, and exploring universal ideas in inventive and exciting new ways. "Creating beautiful images is relatively commonplace among those who make dances; being able to make a direct visceral link with the audience is far more rare and precious. Chvala has this talent, plus the capacity to create innovative and unexpected movement."
- Pittsburgh Tribune Review
see their website: flyingfootforum.com
We have season tickets on sale now. Individual tickets will go on sale after Labor Day. This year we are offering a special Family Pak: 2 adults + one student(under 18)= $30; each additional student(under 18) $5. Normally adults are $15@ and students are $6.
Call the Arts Alliance office for more info: 763.441.4725
The conversation was about opportunities for younger people to hear music, see art by a younger crowd, and generally a report card of how the Elk River area is doing in providing arts experiences for the generation that has grown up with computers and ipods.
Of course the Twin Cities was IDed as a significant draw for them, both for visual arts and music. They don't see any real concerted effort to provide them a place to participate, watch, or be seen in the local area.
They gave us some great ideas about how to improve ArtSoup and maybe have more participation by their generation. We talked about how they learn about events and how they decide whether they will go or not go. They all knew about the new park downtown and how downtown has a chance to be a place to do things, if the right venue or event took place.
The Arts Alliance recognizes that much of what we have been doing lately has been skewered to a slightly older age group. This isn't always by chance, as we need to pay for our events, just as everyone else. The opportunity to engage a younger crowd however is too important to not consider some chances. We know that if we don't hook young people before they leave high school on the importance of seeing live music and theater or seeing real art work, the chances are their lives will be less full and they and we will regret it.
The Arts Alliance has two opportunities this fall season to engage the young crowd.
On October 6 we have comedian C. Willi Myles headlining. Opening for him is singer-songwriter Laura Harley.
C Willi Myles takes everyday life challenges and applies humor to them. He has opened for many of the top musical and comedy acts throughout the country and performs regularly at casinos and in concert with some of the biggest names in entertainment. The New York Times has been quoted as saying Willi Myles "leaves them hurtin' with laughter and wanting more!" With extremely funny non-offensive stories and jokes, Willi makes everybody laugh. What happens when you take a guy from Alabama and you move him up to Minnesota and let him experience his first winter including ice fishing? One thing that happens for sure is a lot of laughs and a unique look at living in the Midwest.
See his website: cwilli.com
Critics and fans alike rave about the "crystalline beauty" of Laura Harley's voice. In a time when the airwaves are jammed with the static of a world on the brink, Laura cuts through the noise. Her captivating voice, evocative lyrics, and unforgettable songs have brought her devoted fans and critical acclaim throughout her musical career. At a high-school battle of the bands, Laura’s singing caught the attention of guitarist Teddy Kim, who was looking for a collaborator. The two cut a demo under the name Sliver and burst onto the Minneapolis club scene. Sliver became a buzz act when the local college radio station obtained a copy of their demo and put it into heavy rotation. That year, before releasing a record, Sliver was voted Minneapolis' best new band in a ballot sponsored by the prestigious First Avenue Club. They went on to release two critically-acclaimed CDs, tour nationally, and chart on the college music charts. Later she and Teddy began a new musical collaboration seeking new perspective. Her 2006 self titled CD had critics outdoing themselves with praise. “Sounding like a snowcapped Sade, Harley (a trained life coach) strives for meaningful messages and inner explorations amid rich, subtle arrangements. Even empowerment anthems “Champion” and “Sing Out Loud” never lose their cool, but that’s in tune with Harley’s vision to make soothing, contemplative pop."
--Minnesota Monthly
see her website: lauraharley.com
Later on, December 1, we have Joe Chvala and the Flying Foot Forum.
Some might accuse Joe Chvala (pronounce like Koala) of being slap happy. They might be right. Joe and his collaborators use their own bodies, floors, walls, slinkies, and other inanimate objects as percussion instruments. Add movement that brings the tempo to a whirling beat or to a quiet whisper and you have an evening of fun entertainment and beauty in motion. The Flying Foot Forum is a vibrant and bold percussive dance/theater company that fuses percussion and percussive dances with many other forms of music, dance and theater, telling unusual tales, creating a wild variety of characters, and exploring universal ideas in inventive and exciting new ways. "Creating beautiful images is relatively commonplace among those who make dances; being able to make a direct visceral link with the audience is far more rare and precious. Chvala has this talent, plus the capacity to create innovative and unexpected movement."
- Pittsburgh Tribune Review
see their website: flyingfootforum.com
We have season tickets on sale now. Individual tickets will go on sale after Labor Day. This year we are offering a special Family Pak: 2 adults + one student(under 18)= $30; each additional student(under 18) $5. Normally adults are $15@ and students are $6.
Call the Arts Alliance office for more info: 763.441.4725
21 July, 2007
Big Top Tent Show Radio show
Warren Nelson and his crew broadcast weekly on KBEM Jazz 88 every Saturday at 4:00pm.
Tent Show Radio is a weekly variety series showcasing live performances from Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua. Featuring Big Top’s Artistic Director, Warren Nelson, the Blue Canvas Orchestra, and nationally and regionally renowned performers, Tent Show Radio is heard every week on listener-supported radio stations across the country, and twice a week on the Wisconsin Public Radio state-wide network.
Each week features a different live performance from Big Top Chautauqua’s summer season of concerts, lectures, musicals, and theater productions. Tune into Tent Show Radio and bring Big Top Chautauqua into your home!
Warren Nelson and the Big Top Chautauqua band will be coming to the Zabee Theater in Elk River, May 13, 2008.
You say you can’t even pronounce sesquicentennial. Not to worry, when Warren Nelson and the Big Top Chautauqua Orchestra are done with their evening presentation of Old Minnesota: Song of the North Star you will not only be able to say it, you’ll be able to sing about it, and know why Minnesota isn’t still part of Wisconsin!
Old Minnesota: Song of the North Star is a personal, musical, historical hike through the old ways of the Gopher State. What is gone now, or mostly so, from our sight and sound will be ‘songtold’. ‘Old Minnesota’ will be a grand excursion. Travel back down the river of time to see and hear what Minnesota was all about in its early history -- the native people, the immigrants, the farms, the forests, the waters, the iron ore. From Paul Bunyan loggers in the north to black earth farmers in the south, and from the founding of the Twin Cities to the tragic story of the Sioux Uprising, the history of our great state will come alive again. Using large scale historic photos from the Minnesota Historical Society collection, original songs, historic readings, dramatic reenactments, and dancing, the Big Top folks will tell the history of Minnesota at the time of statehood.
Warren Nelson, a native of Fairmont, Minnesota, host of the popular Big Top Chautauqua shows in Bayfield, Wisconsin, musician, historian, radio show host for the nationally public radio broadcast Tent Radio, and all around nice guy will lead his ensemble through an evening that will be fun and informative for the entire family.
check out the Arts Alliance website for more info.
Tent Show Radio is a weekly variety series showcasing live performances from Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua. Featuring Big Top’s Artistic Director, Warren Nelson, the Blue Canvas Orchestra, and nationally and regionally renowned performers, Tent Show Radio is heard every week on listener-supported radio stations across the country, and twice a week on the Wisconsin Public Radio state-wide network.
Each week features a different live performance from Big Top Chautauqua’s summer season of concerts, lectures, musicals, and theater productions. Tune into Tent Show Radio and bring Big Top Chautauqua into your home!
Warren Nelson and the Big Top Chautauqua band will be coming to the Zabee Theater in Elk River, May 13, 2008.
You say you can’t even pronounce sesquicentennial. Not to worry, when Warren Nelson and the Big Top Chautauqua Orchestra are done with their evening presentation of Old Minnesota: Song of the North Star you will not only be able to say it, you’ll be able to sing about it, and know why Minnesota isn’t still part of Wisconsin!
Old Minnesota: Song of the North Star is a personal, musical, historical hike through the old ways of the Gopher State. What is gone now, or mostly so, from our sight and sound will be ‘songtold’. ‘Old Minnesota’ will be a grand excursion. Travel back down the river of time to see and hear what Minnesota was all about in its early history -- the native people, the immigrants, the farms, the forests, the waters, the iron ore. From Paul Bunyan loggers in the north to black earth farmers in the south, and from the founding of the Twin Cities to the tragic story of the Sioux Uprising, the history of our great state will come alive again. Using large scale historic photos from the Minnesota Historical Society collection, original songs, historic readings, dramatic reenactments, and dancing, the Big Top folks will tell the history of Minnesota at the time of statehood.
Warren Nelson, a native of Fairmont, Minnesota, host of the popular Big Top Chautauqua shows in Bayfield, Wisconsin, musician, historian, radio show host for the nationally public radio broadcast Tent Radio, and all around nice guy will lead his ensemble through an evening that will be fun and informative for the entire family.
check out the Arts Alliance website for more info.
20 July, 2007
Horizon Fund Letter Sent Out to Supporters
The Arts Alliance recently sent out its Horizon Fund letter to its members and community supporters.
Here is the text of the letter:
Dear Friend of the Arts Alliance,
It is the beginning of our new fiscal year. A time to reflect and a time plan for the coming year. A time to ask our friends to step forward and particpate in helping the Arts Alliance continue providing outstanding arts events in the Arts Alliance service area.
We have just completed our most exciting ArtSoup community arts festival yet. There was great music, art, dance, and fun generated and enjoyed by people from all over the entire Arts Alliance region. As know, ArtSoup is but one of the events that the Arts Alliance produces and sponsors.
The Arts Alliance also supports visual art exhibitions like the annual national juried Arts in Harmony exhibition, a performing arts series at the Zabee Theater, which this year will include dance, comedy, musical history, japanese drumming, and music to entertain and enrich. Through ArtScape, we also co-sponsor arts educational opportunities for students of all ages and levels of skill.
These art opportunities and services of the Arts Alliance exist only because of the support we receive from the community members like you. In 2004, the Horizon Fund was created to provide the additional funding needed to accomplish the Arts Alliance mission of bringing professional arts experiences to our communities, showcasing local talent, and providing arts educational opportunities to people of all ages. The Arts Alliance services the communities of Big Lake, Elk River, Zimmerman, Princeton, Otsego, Rogers, Ramsey, Princeton, Dayton, Monticello and St Michael. Ticket sales, grants, memberships and class fees help with our operating expenses, but don't cover all of the costs of providing quality arts experiences in our communities. Your contribution will make a difference.
Your donation at this time will help ensure that the Arts Alliance can continue to bring quality arts experiences to our communities. Your investment in the Arts Alliance says that you believe the arts are an important part of community life. Please decide your level of support and complete the attached form and enclose your check payable to ERAAA, or use your credit card. Your donation to the nonprofit Arts Alliance is tax deductible.
Thank you in advance for your generous support!
Wendy Simenson, vice chair
Board of Directors
At this critical juncture in the Arts Alliance's annual drive for support, it is important that we all review what the arts bring to our lives and how we can help support the only arts group in the region that supports visual artists, presents professional performing artists, and partners to provide access to art classes and lectures.
Please consider a significant contribution to help the arts grow in your community.
thanks!
Here is the text of the letter:
Dear Friend of the Arts Alliance,
It is the beginning of our new fiscal year. A time to reflect and a time plan for the coming year. A time to ask our friends to step forward and particpate in helping the Arts Alliance continue providing outstanding arts events in the Arts Alliance service area.
We have just completed our most exciting ArtSoup community arts festival yet. There was great music, art, dance, and fun generated and enjoyed by people from all over the entire Arts Alliance region. As know, ArtSoup is but one of the events that the Arts Alliance produces and sponsors.
The Arts Alliance also supports visual art exhibitions like the annual national juried Arts in Harmony exhibition, a performing arts series at the Zabee Theater, which this year will include dance, comedy, musical history, japanese drumming, and music to entertain and enrich. Through ArtScape, we also co-sponsor arts educational opportunities for students of all ages and levels of skill.
These art opportunities and services of the Arts Alliance exist only because of the support we receive from the community members like you. In 2004, the Horizon Fund was created to provide the additional funding needed to accomplish the Arts Alliance mission of bringing professional arts experiences to our communities, showcasing local talent, and providing arts educational opportunities to people of all ages. The Arts Alliance services the communities of Big Lake, Elk River, Zimmerman, Princeton, Otsego, Rogers, Ramsey, Princeton, Dayton, Monticello and St Michael. Ticket sales, grants, memberships and class fees help with our operating expenses, but don't cover all of the costs of providing quality arts experiences in our communities. Your contribution will make a difference.
Your donation at this time will help ensure that the Arts Alliance can continue to bring quality arts experiences to our communities. Your investment in the Arts Alliance says that you believe the arts are an important part of community life. Please decide your level of support and complete the attached form and enclose your check payable to ERAAA, or use your credit card. Your donation to the nonprofit Arts Alliance is tax deductible.
Thank you in advance for your generous support!
Wendy Simenson, vice chair
Board of Directors
At this critical juncture in the Arts Alliance's annual drive for support, it is important that we all review what the arts bring to our lives and how we can help support the only arts group in the region that supports visual artists, presents professional performing artists, and partners to provide access to art classes and lectures.
Please consider a significant contribution to help the arts grow in your community.
thanks!
19 July, 2007
Jurors Chosen for Arts in Harmony exhibition.
The Arts Alliance is pleased to announce the jurors for the 13th Annual Arts in Harmony national juried exhibition.
Paul Benson is an active backpacker, sea kayaker and gardener who lives in Afton, Minnesota. He has taught art at St. Paul Academy and Summit School for 24 years. Benson received a BS degree from Carroll College in 1972 and a BS degree in art education from the University of Minnesota in 1979. He has been an active member of the Twin Cities art community for 30 years and has served on selection committees for the Minnesota State Arts Board as well as the panel for the Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. He has received two Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Assistance Fellowship Grants and an NEA/Arts Midwest Regional Visual Artist Fellowship. His sculpture can be seen at Western Park in St. Paul, Cathedral Church of St. Mark in Minneapolis, Southwest State University in Marshall, and at North Hennepin Community College in Brooklyn Park.
Lin Nelson-Mayson is the director of the Goldstein Museum of Design at the University of Minnesota. She has previously held leadership positions in the museum field including Director of ExhibitsUSA in Kansas City, Curator for the Minnesota Museum of American Art in St. Paul, and Deputy Director for Curatorial Services at the Columbia Museum of Art in Columbia, South Carolina. She received her Bachelor’s in Fine Arts with an emphasis in painting from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and her Master’s of Fine Arts with an emphasis in sculpture and critical writing from The Ohio State University. She served as chair of the Curator's Committee for the American Association of Museums (1992-1994), chair of the Minnesota Association of Museums (1998-2000), and board member for the Association of Midwest Museums (2002-2005).
The Arts in Harmony exhbition prospectus will be available online at the Arts Allinace website:elkriverart.org soon.
For more information call the Arts Alliance office: 763.441.4725.
Paul Benson is an active backpacker, sea kayaker and gardener who lives in Afton, Minnesota. He has taught art at St. Paul Academy and Summit School for 24 years. Benson received a BS degree from Carroll College in 1972 and a BS degree in art education from the University of Minnesota in 1979. He has been an active member of the Twin Cities art community for 30 years and has served on selection committees for the Minnesota State Arts Board as well as the panel for the Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. He has received two Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Assistance Fellowship Grants and an NEA/Arts Midwest Regional Visual Artist Fellowship. His sculpture can be seen at Western Park in St. Paul, Cathedral Church of St. Mark in Minneapolis, Southwest State University in Marshall, and at North Hennepin Community College in Brooklyn Park.
Lin Nelson-Mayson is the director of the Goldstein Museum of Design at the University of Minnesota. She has previously held leadership positions in the museum field including Director of ExhibitsUSA in Kansas City, Curator for the Minnesota Museum of American Art in St. Paul, and Deputy Director for Curatorial Services at the Columbia Museum of Art in Columbia, South Carolina. She received her Bachelor’s in Fine Arts with an emphasis in painting from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and her Master’s of Fine Arts with an emphasis in sculpture and critical writing from The Ohio State University. She served as chair of the Curator's Committee for the American Association of Museums (1992-1994), chair of the Minnesota Association of Museums (1998-2000), and board member for the Association of Midwest Museums (2002-2005).
The Arts in Harmony exhbition prospectus will be available online at the Arts Allinace website:elkriverart.org soon.
For more information call the Arts Alliance office: 763.441.4725.
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