Art to Change the World

* 8-9:30 Danielle Ricci -Borealis Dance Co. –Hmong Story - Threads of My Cloth
2018-10-05 20:00 - 21:30 UTC | Art to Change the World, 2323 Monroe St. NE, Minneapolis, MN, 55418, United States
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Project Description Danielle Ricci Topic: Ongoing Hmong Refuge Crisis https://vimeo.com/275504471
My research examines dance with a social conscience through practice based research methodologies, and how it develops a thematic practice which reflects events and issues that shape our society. This way of thinking brings focus to issues of “human rights and freedom”(Sethi, 2012), with the body, through research of the body and intuitive response to stimuli and events to develop a choreographic process towards artistic activism work.
For years, people have been displaced from their homes and sought asylum from natural disasters, famine, war, and political oppression. America as well as other countries in Europe, the Middle East and Australia have provided opportunities for people to find safety, freedom from oppression, and promise for a better tomorrow as many refugees cannot return to their home countries. For America, this has created the melting pot of race and religion that it is known for. With our current president on a mission to roll back immigration policies that have been helping populations plagued by war, Donald Trump created an uproar by taking away the hope of thousands of people who were relying on the aid of the United States.
This made me reflect and examine who makes up our social fabric of the Twin Cities and how these developments in our government could affect our neighborhoods and the economy. From my own personal connection to the St. Paul community, I discovered that I wanted to learn more about a story specific to a peoples: The Twin Cities is home to the second largest settlement of Hmong people in the nation. But why? Who are the Hmong people and how did they end up here? Their story is not commonly known by the greater community, yet the impact they have on the community influences the social fabric of the Twin Cities and beyond.
Through research of who the Hmong people are and how they came to live in the Twin Cities, I have discovered a story of hardship, pain, and sorrow, woven into a strong sense of hope and love. This is not taught in schools, it is unknown to the community, and has not been expressed through movement told from an outside eye before. I began to reflect on how many refugees have experienced these same stories within their own unique journey to America. This inspired me to know more and tell the refugee’s story through the lens of the Hmong people as we come together as a multi-cultural community of dancers exploring the human condition through movement.
Threads of My Cloth is a retelling of the Hmong refugee experience in Asia before seeking asylum in other countries. This piece is deeply rooted in historical research and the body creating an honest, moving story of the Hmong. This dance concert premiered in March of 2018 and will be reset for See. Say. Do.
Community Response:
The following responses where from members of the Hmong community that attended the performance:

“The dance is very sad and it is a true story of Hmong people because I have gone through that in my life. Besides that, it is great way to show others why we are there.”
“We enjoyed it very much and was very powerful.”
“This was an incredible, memorable and needed story to be told of our Hmong struggle. My honor and gratitude always.”
“I loved the performance, and it was heartwarming to see someone who looks like me be in this dance. I cried so much in the beginning part where the dancers held onto the ‘babies’.”
“I believe seeing that performance was about the closest I have ever come to feeling the emotions our parents had during the war. I am deeply grateful toward you for sharing this experience with me!!”
“We were greatly touched by this event.”
“This piece evoked a lot of emotions: sadness, anger, frustration and even a little fear. The performance was powerful in that it validated stories of the Hmong people and their struggle and sacrifice. I thought that the immersive promenade style was great and hoped that this will continue with the next showing.”

Link to Sun Post cover story:
https://www.hometownsource.com/sun_post/community/brooklynpark/north-hennepin-community-college-to-host-premier-of-threads-of/article_92b5d85e-26ca-11e8-ab91-0334bdb7671c.html
Biography Danielle Ricci Dancer
Danielle Ricci is an educator, choreographer, director, and dancer. She received her BFA in Dance Performance from University of California, Irvine in 2006 under direction of Donald McKayle. In 2014 she graduated with an MA in Arts and Cultural Management from St. Mary’s University of Minnesota. She currently an ‘MFA in Choreography’ candidate at Jacksonville University (2018). She has studied at The Ailey School in New York City as part of their Certificate in Dance Program. Danielle has danced professionally in California, Texas, and Minnesota and has also performed on stage with members of Joffrey Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, James Sewell Ballet, and Minnesota Dance Theatre. Danielle is the Founding Artistic Director of Borealis Dance– a professional modern dance company based in Minneapolis. Her choreography has been recognized as “Best of the Festival” at the Frontera Fringe Festival in Austin, TX in 2010.

5:30-7:30 Friends of ACW Fundraiser Includes ticket to Borealis Dance $75
2018-10-05 17:30 - 19:30 | Squirrel Haus, 3450 Snelling Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, 55406
Friends of Art to Change the World Fundraiser
You are invited. Join us for an unusual VIP experience before the See. Say. DO opening night. Our event will be a lively, fun, interactive night, filled with open conversations about society’s pressing issues. Attendees will have the first opportunity to view and purchase the art, bid on ACW artist art from the silent auction, discuss the issues featured in the art show with the 20 artists and their topic experts, and share the issues they are most passionate about. Nametags will be small signed artworks from ACW members. Tickets are $75 each, and, in support of ACW values of inclusion, all patron-level attendees are encouraged to donate a ticket to a youth/artists/first time attender. ($50 of ticket price is tax deductible)
See sample silent auction art, precious objects and experiences: https://www.arttochangetheworld.org/silent-action-acw-art-and-precious-objects/

Creative nibbles from Holy Land, locally brewed beers and distilled bourbon from The Second Street and fine wines will be served.
Silent auction including ACW artist work, Maine Chowda Feed event, historical artifacts, Artist workshop and studio tours and more.
ACW poetry reading by Nick Cocchiarella and Spoken Word Performance by Jill Waterhouse.
Your ticket will also include entrance to the 8-9:30 Danielle Ricci -Borealis Dance Co. –Hmong Refugee Story Threads of My Cloth and an ALL EVENT ticket to all performances and workshops(still need to register). ACW is committed to joyful change. This event will be a night of both fun and rich and meaningful dialog! Learn More about Threads of My Cloth Ongoing Hmong Refuge Crisis Click Here and here https://vimeo.com/275504471

Buy Tickets Here! https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3591980
Read about us: https://www.arttochangetheworld.org/mission/
Read about the See. Say. DO event: 20 Artists and 20 Topic Expert voices, 10 Pre/During and Post-Performance Discussions, 8 Workshops, Non-Profit Networking Night, Take Action Pop-Up Performance Night, Dodging Bullets Discussion and Filming. https://www.arttochangetheworld.org/events-b/
3450 Snelling Ave S, Squirrel Haus Arts in South Minneapolis.
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Each person to attend a See. Say Do. event will receive a hand made token created by ACW artists when they write on the back… what will they DO when they leave the inspirational See. Say. DO call to action.

One of a kind name tags designed by ACW Artists for all attendees of the Friends of ACW Fundraiser.
Barry Scanlan (acrylic painting), Susan Huhn-Bowles (beading), Barbara Bridges (watercolor), Remo Campopiano (3-D printing), Jill Waterhouse (collage) Layl McDill (polymer clay).

7-8:30 PM Danielle Ricci -Borealis Dance Co. -Hmong Story w/Talk Back $10.00 Click for Details and Reservations
2018-10-04 08:00 - 21:30 | Squirrel Haus, 3450 Snelling Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, 55406
Project Description Danielle Ricci Topic: Ongoing Hmong Refuge Crisis https://vimeo.com/275504471
My research examines dance with a social conscience through practice based research methodologies, and how it develops a thematic practice which reflects events and issues that shape our society. This way of thinking brings focus to issues of “human rights and freedom”(Sethi, 2012), with the body, through research of the body and intuitive response to stimuli and events to develop a choreographic process towards artistic activism work.
For years, people have been displaced from their homes and sought asylum from natural disasters, famine, war, and political oppression. America as well as other countries in Europe, the Middle East and Australia have provided opportunities for people to find safety, freedom from oppression, and promise for a better tomorrow as many refugees cannot return to their home countries. For America, this has created the melting pot of race and religion that it is known for. With our current president on a mission to roll back immigration policies that have been helping populations plagued by war, Donald Trump created an uproar by taking away the hope of thousands of people who were relying on the aid of the United States.
This made me reflect and examine who makes up our social fabric of the Twin Cities and how these developments in our government could affect our neighborhoods and the economy. From my own personal connection to the St. Paul community, I discovered that I wanted to learn more about a story specific to a peoples: The Twin Cities is home to the second largest settlement of Hmong people in the nation. But why? Who are the Hmong people and how did they end up here? Their story is not commonly known by the greater community, yet the impact they have on the community influences the social fabric of the Twin Cities and beyond.
Through research of who the Hmong people are and how they came to live in the Twin Cities, I have discovered a story of hardship, pain, and sorrow, woven into a strong sense of hope and love. This is not taught in schools, it is unknown to the community, and has not been expressed through movement told from an outside eye before. I began to reflect on how many refugees have experienced these same stories within their own unique journey to America. This inspired me to know more and tell the refugee’s story through the lens of the Hmong people as we come together as a multi-cultural community of dancers exploring the human condition through movement.
Threads of My Cloth is a retelling of the Hmong refugee experience in Asia before seeking asylum in other countries. This piece is deeply rooted in historical research and the body creating an honest, moving story of the Hmong. This dance concert premiered in March of 2018 and will be reset for See. Say. Do.
Community Response:
The following responses where from members of the Hmong community that attended the performance:

“The dance is very sad and it is a true story of Hmong people because I have gone through that in my life. Besides that, it is great way to show others why we are there.”
“We enjoyed it very much and was very powerful.”
“This was an incredible, memorable and needed story to be told of our Hmong struggle. My honor and gratitude always.”
“I loved the performance, and it was heartwarming to see someone who looks like me be in this dance. I cried so much in the beginning part where the dancers held onto the ‘babies’.”
“I believe seeing that performance was about the closest I have ever come to feeling the emotions our parents had during the war. I am deeply grateful toward you for sharing this experience with me!!”
“We were greatly touched by this event.”
“This piece evoked a lot of emotions: sadness, anger, frustration and even a little fear. The performance was powerful in that it validated stories of the Hmong people and their struggle and sacrifice. I thought that the immersive promenade style was great and hoped that this will continue with the next showing.”

Link to Sun Post cover story:
https://www.hometownsource.com/sun_post/community/brooklynpark/north-hennepin-community-college-to-host-premier-of-threads-of/article_92b5d85e-26ca-11e8-ab91-0334bdb7671c.html
Biography Danielle Ricci Dancer
Danielle Ricci is an educator, choreographer, director, and dancer. She received her BFA in Dance Performance from University of California, Irvine in 2006 under direction of Donald McKayle. In 2014 she graduated with an MA in Arts and Cultural Management from St. Mary’s University of Minnesota. She currently an ‘MFA in Choreography’ candidate at Jacksonville University (2018). She has studied at The Ailey School in New York City as part of their Certificate in Dance Program. Danielle has danced professionally in California, Texas, and Minnesota and has also performed on stage with members of Joffrey Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, James Sewell Ballet, and Minnesota Dance Theatre. Danielle is the Founding Artistic Director of Borealis Dance– a professional modern dance company based in Minneapolis. Her choreography has been recognized as “Best of the Festival” at the Frontera Fringe Festival in Austin, TX in 2010.
The Path (2013)
The Path was created to speak about Mexican Immigration into America exploring the dangers and the determination it takes to get across the border safely; Researching why people leave Mexico in search of a better life for themselves and their family and what can happen during the journey to America.

All Member Meeting
2018-08-22 14:00 - 18:00 | 2323 Monroe St NE
Join the Event Committee at 2:00- 6:00 to help create our survey tokens. Bring a hot dish to share and your beverage of choice. 2323 Monroe St. NE, Minneapolis

Event Committee meeting
2018-08-22 12:00 - 14:00 | 2323 Monroe St NE
Meet at Barbara’s House.

ACW Board Meeting
2018-08-18 11:00 - 13:00
Meet at Joan Vaughn’s Office.

All Member Meeting
2018-07-14 12:30 - 14:30
ALL MEMBER MEETING. Our October Event is closer than you think.
Please attend on July 14, 2018 at 12:30 at the Eastside Food Coop.

2551 Central Ave NE
MPLS, MN 55418
(612) 788-0950
http://www.eastsidefood.coop/

Pecha Kucha HATCH
2018-06-24 18:00 - 20:00

Event Committee
2018-06-04 13:00 - 15:00
Squirrel Haus 1:00-3:00
3450 Snelling Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55406

PR Committee
2018-05-21 14:00 - 16:00
Meet at Clay Squared 2:00 PM

Clay Squared To Infinity

Hours: 11:00 am – 5:00 pm

Neighborhood:
Northeast

34 13th Ave NEMinneapolis, MN 55413
(612) 781-6409

Art-A-Whirl Barbara Bridges Studio - Make art May 20
2018-05-18 - 2018-05-20
What is Social Practice Art?
Barbara has been a teacher for over 40 years and creates social practice art from fabricated components in a variety of media and rescued “power objects.” She manipulates the objects to create meaning and provoke discussions and reflection on a wide variety of social topics. See her 10 foot Recovery themed fountain Reflecting Pool when you visit her studio. http://bridgescreate.com/installation/reflection-pool
Visit her studio on Sunday May 20th and make art with her and other members of Art to Change the World. https://www.arttochangetheworld.org/mission Bring a memory object of your own (optional) or make a Wranklet (can be both an ankle bracelet or a wrist bracelet). All ages. $10.00. Registration is appreciated but not required.: drb@bridgescreate.com
Easy Parking! 2323 Monroe St. NE

Art-A-Whirl Studio Open Friday, May 18th – 5:00-8:00 p.m., Saturday, May 19th – Noon-8:00 p.m. AND make art on Sunday, May 20th – Noon-5:00 pm.
Sunday hot dish after party for all starting at 5:00. I will be serving my famous Elote Mexican corn in the firepit. RSVP , please. drb@bridgescreate.com
Read More about Barbara’s Studio Experience
Reflecting Pool is an installation on my property in the Minneapolis Northeast Arts District. It was created as a monument to recovery of true consciousness through self-exploration. Flowing mosaic tile and intricate ceramic decoration within the grotto provide an experience both peaceful and complex by the juxtaposition of repetitive patterns and assemblage compilation. The technique is “precious” as the viewer sits in the pool, the tile lines draw the eyes from object to object, encouraging transient contemplation- noticing the various ideas without extended rumination, as is encouraged by Zen meditation. A meditation on the subject of acceptance and flexibility was written by Morgan Bridges and is installed on the back surface to aid in the experiencer’s self-discovery. The outside shell of the grotto will explore the more organic images and materials used to create spiritual edifices from all spiritual world views.
The purpose of this social practice work, Reflecting Pool, is to encourage recovery from trauma and/or addiction.
Read More About Reflecting Pool

John Capecci
2018-05-14 18:00 - 19:00
Dear ACW Members,
I am excited to announce that we will have an ALL member meeting with John Capecci on May 14th at 6:00 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME. Our meeting will be held at the Mill City Museum. IMPORTANT. Enter at 710 South Second Street, Minneapolis, MN 55401. The doors to the right of the main museum doors. Follow the signs that say “Art to Change the World with John Capecci” to the 6th floor ADM room. ACW was gifted a really special price for a really special space. PARKING: The street meters around here are $1.00 per hour with a 2 hour maximum. Otherwise parking is available across the street at the Mill Quarter ramp for $7.00 for the day.
I would really appreciate it if you would please confirm on the Doodle so we can track the head count. https://doodle.com/poll/tgwq7b39u7d24bgs If you are planning on being in the October event- you need to try and be at this ALL important ALL member meeting. This meeting is for artists, authentic voices and supporters.
ACW members from away: You will be happy to hear I just purchased a fancy surround sound -all directional microphone so you will be able to hear and be heard. Zoom: Topic: ACW and John Capecci Time: May 14, 2018 6:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://zoom.us/j/103712450 Meeting ID: 103 712 450

Prompt from John:
Please spend a little time alone to consider the following question, and jot down any responses that come to mind. Do not share results until we meet. There are no wrong answers. There is no expectation as to how many responses you generate. Enjoy.
If someone were to ask you …
“How do you know art can change the world?”
… how would you answer them, in six words?
Six words. Not five. Not seven. It may be a six-word phrase or two three-word phrases. Or a two- and a four-word phrase. Or six words. You get the picture. Contractions come in handy. So do hyphens and slashes. No grading on punctuation or grammar. Enjoy.
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John Capecci is the author of Living Proof: Telling Your Story to Make a Difference.
John is a coach, consultant and writer who has helped hundreds of nonprofits and corporations do award-winning work that touches hearts and turns heads. A frequent speaker on the power of personal storytelling, John excels at helping mission-driven organizations hone their messaging and create powerful advocates to support those messages with their stories.

Social Media Workshop with Shira Richter
2018-04-07 - 2018-04-30
Coordinate membership twitter, FB and Instagram efforts.

Barbara Bridges -Fantasyland
2018-02-03 - 2018-03-30
Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire Discusses our nationwide willingness to embrace a factual relativity. Kurt Anderson
In this sweeping, eloquent history of America, Kurt Andersen shows that what’s happening in our country today—this post-factual, “fake news” moment we’re all living through—is not something new, but rather the ultimate expression of our national character. America was founded by wishful dreamers, magical thinkers, and true believers, by hucksters and their suckers. Fantasy is deeply embedded in our DNA.
Over the course of five centuries—from the Salem witch trials to Scientology to the Satanic Panic of the 1980s, from P. T. Barnum to Hollywood and the anything-goes, wild-and-crazy sixties, from conspiracy theories to our fetish for guns and obsession with extraterrestrials—our love of the fantastic has made America exceptional in a way that we’ve never fully acknowledged. From the start, our ultra-individualism was attached to epic dreams and epic fantasies—every citizen was free to believe absolutely anything, or to pretend to be absolutely anybody. With the gleeful erudition and tell-it-like-it-is ferocity of a Christopher Hitchens, Andersen explores whether the great American experiment in liberty has gone off the rails.

Ubuntu Inquiry Group Begins Feb 1-March 23
2018-02-01
Ubuntu Book/Film Club?
We plan for the reading group to start in February. We will read a book for two months and discuss the writing and the topic, but more importantly, reflect on how these (hopefully) new ideas inform our practice. These book discussions will not focus on critiquing the work as a piece of literature. If there is anything that is boring, it is a book club meeting that starts out with someone saying ”I liked it “ or “ I did not like it” and then everyone comes out swinging in defense of their position! Please send us reading recommendations. Real time book meeting scheduled in early April 2018. Please go and sign up for the discussion right now! https://www.arttochangetheworld.org/discussion-form/

Be Brave Not Perfect Event- Kristi Hemmer
2018-01-25 08:00 - 17:00
How is 2018 going for you? Need some inspiration? Join us for our most popular WORDup POWERhour and be inspired and activated and intentional for the rest of 2018 with a Brave not Perfect mindset and a WORDup to anchor it.
And you will explore What would be different if I operated from Brave not Perfect? Because research shows boys are raised to be brave. Girls to perfect. Bottom line: Boys are raised to be possible. Girls to be impossible. This is a problem. In this POWERhour explore how perfection limits your potential and what the rest of 2018 will look like with your WORDup: ___________not Perfect.
This POWERhour includes: a workshop to help you answer What would be different if I operated from Brave not Perfect? and identify your WORDup (your anchor word for 2018) + a journal you will personalize to track your progress in 2018 + a glass of wine + light appetizers + community of other AWEsome women like you.
Gift yourself (and a friend) this special edition POWERhour. Investment includes: a glass of wine, light appetizers, a personalized journal, and an inspirational, action-focused 90 minute experience in a FUN safe space! Limited to 20!
As always, show up as you are. Drop in and out as you can! And if price is stopping you from coming, contact kristi@puttingwomeninpower.com to find a win-win!
5.30pm-5.45pm. Connecting activity.
5.45pm-6.45pm. POWERhour.
6.45pm-7.00pm. Show and Tell your WORDup.
7.00pm. Ready to MOXIE 2018!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-brave-not-perfect-2018-powerhour-tickets-41836655563

The Healing Doll Way Class Starts Barb Kobe
2018-01-15
The Healing Doll Way
My year long training in becoming
a transformative healing artist
​focusing on creating
art and healing dolls
starts January 15, 2018
Read More https://www.barbkobe.com/class-description.html

Members Meeting/Party
2018-01-06 17:00 - 19:00
January 6, 2017 Welcome Party
I am writing to give you a status report and invite you to a members meeting and party on January 6, 2018 starting at 5:00.
Board Member, Lynn Olson, has graciously agreed to host us at Language Central located at 2300 Central Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418. https://www.languagecentral.us/ You will also have the opportunity to meet your Board of Directors and give them any input you might have. Madelynne Engle is flying in for the meeting and other members not living here in Minneapolis are encouraged to attend! We do not have money for travel yet but we will find lodging for you. I will also have a Zoom session set up so out of town members can have the opportunity to chat one-on-one with all attendees. Shira Richter, in Israel, and Elissa Raffa, in Greece, and I have conferenced for several hours using Zoom…. it is a brilliant piece of software. RSVP PLEASE!

Nikki Mc Coomb Jan 5-Feb 9
2018-01-05 18:00 - 20:00

Sheryl Reily Show
2018-01-04
Member Events Past
