3/27/2026
ACW Task Force
Attendees:
Barbara
Kelly
Layl
Bryce
Susan
Denise
Megan
Daphne
Frances
Katie
Freya
Marie
Deb
Jillian
Liisa
Candy
Notes:
Our Annual Showcase event called Beacon of Light will be happening on May 14th. There will be an auction, photography exhibition, performances by musicians, and the MCAD partnership videos will be shown. Contact Barbara if you have a piece to add to the auction. Anyone who has a social justice based photograph they took please submit to the call for photographers.
Send in submissions for art that has changed the world.
We now will have a Tributes page for those wanting to donate to ACW in someone’s name.
Our payment system has gotten an update so now it is much easier for people to donate and pay for memberships.
Congrats Deb for winning the prize for Cabin Fever Reliever year 3!
Art-A-Whirl
-Flux is partnering with Recovery Bike Shop to have a Disco Cowboy theme
-Let Jillian know where you are selling and if you are doing any activities
-Frances is looking into making ACW bolo ties to sell with proceeds going to ACW
-Submit your art to be displayed in the Fox Den Gallery
>Learn more about AAW plans here: https://www.arttochangetheworld.org/acw-art-a-whirl/
Trying to find contacts to partner with for the Growing Old with the Elderly project.
Emma Norton classes are ongoing with the next trauma informed training in April.
Send in your volunteer hours! We need pieces for the Art Treasures Gallery and you need your hours to be part of this opportunity.
C4 had a successful group critique so now new artists can do their own critique.
Garden Art Fling is going to have lots of good Spring themed art managed by Denise. Layl has a TV interview to help promote it.
ACW members will have art at The Red Cross for an Earth Day event.
Layl would like to do another Reuse-A-Thon type of project.
Upcoming events:
April 2nd 5-9pm – First Thursday at Solar Arts
April 11th
-Garden Art Fling at the Flux Arts Building 10am-5pm
-Open Studios at the Solar Arts Building 12-6pm
April 17th-19th – St. Paul Art Crawl at the Schmidt Artist Lofts
April 17th 3-4:30pm – Creative Practice Round Table Discussion with Megan at ACW HQ
April 20th 6-8pm – Trauma Informed Training at ACW Headquarters
April 22nd 4-7pm – Earth Day event at The Red Cross
May 14th – Beacon of Light
May 15th-17th – Art-A-Whirl
Next meeting May 1st at 6:30pm