Sessions

Rural Prosperity through the Arts and Creative Sector Friday, October 4, 1:30 – 3:15pm Location: Wilcox Theater, Reif Center for Performing Arts Opening Performance: DanceBARN Rural Collective Keynote and Moderator: Pam Breaux (President and CEO for National Assembly of State Arts Agencies, Washington, D.C.), Susan DuPlessis (Community Arts Development Director for South Carolina Arts Commission, […]

New Voices/New Futures: Arts-Based Rural Youth Development Saturday, October 5, 10:45am – 12:30pm Location: Wilcox Theater, Reif Center for Performing Arts Opening Performance: Thomas X Moderator: Nevada Littlewolf, Thomas X (Hip Hop Artist, Red Lake Band of Ojibwe), Jamie Horter (Artist and Rural Advocate, Lyons, Nebraska), Shel Neymark (Artist, Embudo, New Mexico), Erin Dorbin (Multimedia […]

Breakout Session A Friday, October 4, 11:00am – 12:15pm Locations: Reif Center, MacRostie Art Center, Old Central School (see below) WE CAN! Working Towards Equity in Rural Communities through Female-led Artistic Interventions and Creative Action Location: Wilcox Theater, Reif Center Ashley Hanson, Lauren Carlson, Cassie Williams, Esmeralda Hernandez, Saara Raapana, (Women’s Empowerment Creative Action Network) […]

Breakout Session B Friday, October 4, 3:45 – 5:00pm Locations: Reif Center, MacRostie Art Center, Old Central School, VFW (see below) Artists on Main Street: A Model for Creative Community Development Location: Wilcox Theater, Reif Center Sarina Otaibi and Emily Kurash Casey (Preservation Alliance of Minnesota), Michele Anderson (Springboard for the Arts), Ben Strand (Winona […]

Breakout Session C Saturday, October 5, 9:00am – 10:15am Locations: Reif Center, MacRostie Art Center, Old Central School Facing Resistance, Bridging Differences Location: Wilcox Theater, Reif Center Emily Fuerste Swanson (Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community), George Marks (NUNU Arts and Culture Collective) Want to learn more about cultural strategies about working with rural communities?  We’ll […]