Maris Gilbert    Project Description   – Topic: Water Quality. Title: Water: the beauty and peril of our waters  (working title) My work is exploring connections of our waters from the northern parts of our state (Itasca) downstream along the Mississippi river through the Twin cities to our beautiful Lake Pepin, in peril due to sediment rise, agricultural runoff, and invasive […]

Project Description   KIRA CARRILLO CORSER – Topic: Climate Change & Human RightsWhy Are We Here? Sea Changes ACT:  This project addresses critical ocean changes, collaboratively with scientists and artists working with communities to create innovative motivators for civic action; while addressing the causes of climate change, plastic pollution, fishing and these impacts on human rights.Purpose: […]

Project Description:     Jill Waterhouse   Topic: Gender/Sexual Equality (Reconciliation) “We are so much more than this…” is an examination and exploration of the changes and challenges – for both men and women – embedded in the exploding new paradigm around gender equity, sexual equality and healthy boundaries and the subsequent necessity to redefine the roles and relationships between men and […]

Barb Kobe   Project Description  – Topic: Emotional Nature – Embodied Knowing – Empathetic Connection Making art and healing dolls has helped me to express my feelings, trust my body, mind and spirit and develop an intuitive and empathetic connection with myself, nature and others human beings.Published book : The Healing Doll Way A Guided Process Creating Art Dolls for […]

_______________________________________________________________________________________Project Description:  Wesley May  Topic: Identity At these exhibitions, I demonstrate, with all the care and concern of love, my craft and technique and explain how it shows in each brush stroke. I speak of how we approach a blank canvas, is similar to how we approach life, either we step up and just do […]

Project Description and Workshop   – Layl McDill  Topic:   Persuasive Technologies “Do you feel a loss of control and/or feelings of timelessness when using the Internet or Smartphone?”,  “Do you find yourself seeking more stimulating/interesting (e.g., exciting) material or content on the Internet or Smartphone? “, “Are you using the Internet/Smartphone as a way of escaping from problems […]

Project Description    Barbara Bridges Topic:  RECOVERY   Today, I’m Alright.   Project Description    Barbara Bridges Topic:  RECOVERY   Today, I’m Alright.   RECOVERY. If you are reading this word, “RECOVERY” it would be unusual if you do NOT know anyone who WAS, IS, or you wish WERE, in RECOVERY. What does that word actually mean when connected to trauma? I chose to use the word […]