April 29
The Partnership between ACW and Emma Norton Services is finally coming together!
I had a lovely visit with Shawna, Tonya and Jacki and toured the new Restoring Waters site. It is spectacular in every way. The design, colors, multiple small group and time out rooms, garden rooms, art room (!) and rooftop space were all so inviting!!
May 1 Installation: We talked about the installation of all the works on May 1 between 3 and 7. Layl McDill is in charge of this activity. There is a wall with a hanging system which looked about 20 feet long. The hardware is in the room. The opposing wall of the same length will have a dozen tall easels and 6-12 small easels which can be on the floor to give a variety of levels and opportunities to display at least two works from each artist. Storage will be provided for those works not immediately put on display. Artists should put their name on their works on the outside of their packaging.
Layl will bring small labels with the basics for each artwork to be included in this initial installation. The stored artworks will have these labels included so the Emma Norton staff can easily replace the works which have been chosen. Alkemy worked on gathering the labels. Thanks Alkemy! There will be one large framed statement with artists, media and a two sentence artist statement. The current installation will not allow for artwork statements.
The Art Drop Off on May 1
We will have several helpers there at the front entrance to accept the works from the artists and then the artists can go and find parking and return to carry their works up to The Sensory Room. Layl will bring W-9’s if you still need to sign one. A helper will check you off the list when you deliver your work. Layl- I left an ACW lawn sign to put outside the Restoring Waters door and the installation box on the table in 699. Please be invited to bring business/show cards to include on the ACW swag table on May 14.
ACW will have an invoice on May 2. At that point, we will have a tally of the artists and works which met the criteria for “Ready to Hang”. Layl will be in charge of deciding how to handle non-compliant submissions.
Resident Art Selections will start in early May. They may put a sticky note by the work they want. Emma Norton staff will be in charge of tracking these selections. They may take the works on June 20 at the Celebration Event.
Art Room
I toured the art room with new work tables, locked storage areas, a sink and drying racks coming! It even has a deck!! We discussed two more small hanging areas of about 10 feet each so we might bring the teaching artists’ works in for inspiration and for the incentive for the person who attends the most classes (they get to pick one) – along with the $100 shopping trip to Savers. I shared that ACW has the money for 2 months of programming. The specific programming will be informed by the survey of the residents. https://www.arttochangetheworld.org/emma-norton-resident-survey/
May 14
Event is a large celebration for all the donors and interested Emma Norton supporters. There will be tours. ACW’s role for this event is for some of us to be in the pop-up gallery space (currently The Sensory Room) from4:30 – 7:00 pm, at 801 Mount Curve Boulevard Saint Paul, MN 55105. Event is a large celebration for all the funders, partners, and donors and interested Emma Norton and Project for Pride in Living supporters. There will be tours of both Restoring Waters and Nellie Francis Court (another development next door). ACW’s role for this event is for some of us to be in the pop-up gallery space (currently The Sensory Room) on the 5th floor from 4:30 – 7:00 pm, at 801 Mount Curve Boulevard Saint Paul, MN 55105. Your presence is encouraged and welcomed, but not mandatory. There will be a small table outside the room where we can display ACW cards, buttons etc. and business cards /handouts from the artists. Please note that this event is family friendly and that there will be food trucks and kids activities in the Civic Plaza near by. Feel free to take shifts in the gallery space and spend time enjoying the open house activities.
Love to see you there but not mandatory. There will be a small table outside the room where we can display ACW cards, buttons etc. and business cards /handouts from the artists.
June 20 (Hold the Date. To Be Confirmed)
This will be an Event honoring the Emma Norton /ACW partnership. All artists (expected), their guests, ACW members and Emma Norton supporters are invited to attend between 6 and 8 PM. There will be an opportunity to visit the Art Room and Sensory Room (and maybe more) with a program at 7 PM. Up to 4 artists may select to talk (about 3-5 minutes) about their works.
Shawna will draft an invite for June 20 ( Need this ASAP for maximum efficacy. )
Victoria will track the RSVP’s
Emma Norton will arrange the food and beverages.
There will be a small table where we can display ACW cards, buttons etc. and business cards /handouts from the artists.
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April 22
Dear Colleagues! We are ONE week out!! READ EVERY WORD!!
First, Thank you to Emma Norton for this opportunity!
I hope this message finds you all well and finishing up your artwork! Please contact me if you need help or have questions about finishing your art. drb@bridgescreate.com
Have you done put your information in the google form for Layl and Alkemy? ??? We will not have the opportunity to display an artwork statement for each work so we are asking all the artists to create a short 2 sentence artwork statement and a tag with your name and title of work. Use this form. Need help with the form? Contact Layl. layl@claysquared.com. Due date April 26. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YNQPEjc2paRn2lfpwMot6LURvbLPboST4u_JoOwE3xo/edit#gid=0
May 1, 2024
*Deliver art to 2265 Hillcrest Avenue, St . Paul 55116 between 3:00 and 7:00.
*Ready to Hang ! This means sturdy, safe and designed so the work will hang on the wall appropriately.
*Please wrap your work to protect it. We will put a sample of everyone’s work up on May 1 and it will be replaced as the residents choose your works for their new homes.
*Please sign the W-9 attached and bring it with you if not already submitted.
* We hope to receive the check from Emma Norton within two weeks. We use Pay Pal for disbursements. Please send your PayPal emails to: Alkemy Frost alkemyfrost@gmail.com. Thanks for collecting these, Alkemy. If you would like to know why we use Pay Pal for disbursements click here: https://www.arttochangetheworld.org/why-does-acw-use-pay-pal-for-disbersements/
May 14, 2024. Restoring Waters will have a big grand opening. 4:30-7:00 We hope some of the artists will be willing to attend. Not mandatory.
In June we will be having a special event to celebrate the Emma Norton/Art To Change The World Partnership and roll out our art lessons starting in September.
Date to be determined.
Need me? Just reach out on email!
Barbara
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April 15
I hope this message finds you well and finishing up your artwork! Please contact me if you need help or have questions about finishing your art.
We will not have the opportunity to display an artwork statement for each work so we are asking all the artists to create a short 2 sentence artwork statement and a tag with your name and title of work. Use this form. Need help with the form? Contact Layl. layl@claysquared.com. Due date April 26.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YNQPEjc2paRn2lfpwMot6LURvbLPboST4u_JoOwE3xo/edit#gid=0
May 1, 2024
Deliver art to 2265 Hillcrest Avenue, St . Paul 55116 between 3:00 and 7:00.
Ready to Hang ! This means sturdy, safe and designed so the work will hang on the wall appropriately.
Please wrap your work to protect it. We will put a sample of everyone’s work up on May 1 and it will be replaced as the residents choose your work for their new homes.
Please sign the W-9 attached and bring it with you if not already submitted.
May 14, 2024. Restoring will have a big grand opening. 4:30-7:00 We hope some of the artists will be willing to attend. Not mandatory.
In June we will be having a special event to celebrate the Emma Norton/Art To Change The World Partnership and roll out our art lessons starting in September.
Date to be determined.
March 10, 2024. Survey for Lessons
First Name age
Please circle what you would like to take a class in?
Assemblage/Found Objects
Collage
Drawing
Fiber/Textiles
Illustration/Graphic Design
Jewelry
Mixed Media
Music /Songwriting
Painting
Poetry
Printmaking
Sculpture
Writing
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Emma Norton Home + Heart Maker’s Space First Artist meeting 3-1-24 notes
Attendees:
- Barbara Mexico. Assemblage
- Kelly Eagan. Illustration painting, writing.
- Jen, Apple Valley, painter, teaches paper making, book arts, into fabric, jewelry
- Lynnette- prints
- Cynthia South Dakota and here, former Emma Norton resident, writer, new art collage
- Lin- acrylic painter
- Sam St. John. Hastings. Mixed media, spray paint, sing, performance, poetry
- Carmen Collage and oil, Northeast, originally from Cuba
- Anna- mixed media, painting, bead work
- Toni- painter
- Robin, mixed media, photographer, painting, Bloomington
- Sam C- resident, painting and mixed media
- SAM G Digital art, drawing, writing
- Briauna, Dallas, TX, visual art, digital illustration, muralist, spray paint
- SAM G. St. Paul, digital, watercolor, polymer clay poetry, singing, Carnegie Hall
- Kim, white bear lake, painter
- Sadie, Inver Grove Heights, bra art
- Rebecca, painter, textile
- Kat, south Minneapolis, painter
- Layl, polymer clay
- Alex from Emma Norton
Action items: Sam St. John will collect names of people who need plexiglass, help with framing. samst.john1218@gmail.com
: “Nudity in the art is acceptable, so long as it is not explicit, and the tone keeps with the themes of empowerment.”
Alex said the term is “people experiencing homelessness or who have experienced homelessness.”
Alex Dalbey-Thomas’s quote: “access to nature is a vital part of trauma-informed care, and recovering from trauma. The cultural move to prioritize access to nature for people in recovery is social justice!”
Other notes: art delivery May 1st 3-7 at 2265 Hillcrest Ave 55116
$200 for a one hour class taught, not until fall.
Consensus: Digital prints are considered if main media of artist, or they are originally made for this project, and would be worth at least $300 if sold at another venue.