Southwest Minnesota Arts Council events in the next month Written By: Donna Middleton | ×
Workshops
The workshops are free of charge, but advance registration is required. Call 800-622-5284, or email info@swmnarts.org. Check the website www.swmnarts.org for more information.
Copyright workshop: May 26, 7 to 9 p.m., via Zoom or by audio only using a phone; when arts organizations record and post musical and theatrical performances online, whether as videos or streaming, there are a wide variety of legal issues involved beyond what you might need to consider for a live, in-person performance. An attorney from Springboard’s Minnesota Lawyers for the Arts program will cover copyright basics, music licensing, rights clearance and other legal aspects of online performances, for both presenting organizations and for individual artists. The same content was also covered in the April 27 workshop.
The Daily Yonder On the Clock: A Workshop for Rural Practitioners with Casual Friday Vibe What started as a much-needed digital happy hour soon turned into an incubator for new ideas for rural organizers and artists involved in social-change work with rural communities.
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Anna Claussen of Voices for Rural Resilience and Ash Hanson, the executive director of the Department of Public Transformation are the two minds behind On the Clock workshops. (Source: Voices for Rural Resilience / Department of Public Transformation)
Ash Hanson, the executive director of the Department of Public Transformation, has her elevator pitch ready when it comes to her organization’s mission. “We work with artists and change-makers to activate civic participation in small towns,” Hanson said during a Zoom interview.
Artist s path takes in big cities, but leads to rural western Minnesota
Granite Falls is believed to be one of the first communities of under 3,000 people to host an artist-in-residence, complete with an office in City Hall. Dani Prados brings experience in a variety of media as an artist to the role, and passion for rural life, empathy and the diverse lifestyles and landscapes of our country. 6:35 am, Jan. 19, 2021 ×
Dani Prados produces a weekly feature in the local newspaper that includes her photography and writings about the community as the artist-in-residence for Granite Falls.
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GRANITE FALLS To know her love for art, follow Dani Prados’ tracks after her upbringing in Washington, D.C., and suburban Maryland.