Katt Lissard – April 2008
During her two-weeks in Lanesboro, Katt worked on an Interactive Community Performance/Installation Project for Earth Day, with the culminating celebration taking place on a cold, windy day in Sylvan Park in conjunction with the Root River Valley Earth Day Celebration. The project addressed issues of mankind's most precious resource, water (including the water that went astray in our local flood of August 2007), and what we as a community value and hold dear. Katt lives in New York City and also travels to Lesotho, Africa with the Winter/Summer Institute where she helps to create collaborative community theater pieces about issues connected to water, poverty and HIV/AIDS.
Morgan Grayce Willow – January 2008
Morgan worked on poems for her collection entitled Barn during her two-week Residency in Lanesboro. She was inspired by local farmers in a round-table discussion, where folks shared stories about their history with barns and farming. From Minneapolis, Morgan's poems have been featured in a number of collaborations, including Poetry in Motion
Ed Bok Lee – December 2007
During his two-week Residency in Lanesboro, Ed worked on writing stories to complete the collection for his manuscript of travel-based prose. He also led a writing workshop for high school students, and gave a spoken word poetry performance with three of the students, held at the St. Mane Theater. Ed lives and writes in Minneapolis, Minn.
Stephen Ausherman – October 2007
Coming to Lanesboro from Albuquerque, New Mexico, Stephen worked in and around Lanesboro on a series of short videos in collaboration with community members, including Kim Westphal and Mike Zawislak. Appearing soon: a web video of Stephen's work.
Cheryl LeClair-Sommer – September 2007
A soft pastel painter from Little Canada, Minn., Cheryl painted outdoor sketches of cityscapes of Lanesboro, working on night scenes with contrasting indoor/outdoor lighting. She also taught a class with local 3rd grade students.
Käthe Oien - February 2007
Coming to Lanesboro from Norway, Käthe worked with local residents of varying ages, looking at culture and heritage. She continued to correspond with them from Norway via the Internet for the next few months, created a body of work for exhibit at Cornucopia during the 2008 Ibsen Festival. An acrylic painter, Käthe also uses photographs and digital manipulation to create her work.
 Anat Fort – July 2005
Anat Fort, born in Israel, is a jazz composer and pianist living in Brooklyn, NY. Commissioned to write "Tzohar" for string orchestra and improvising piano, and "Ktanot" for chamber group, Anat has had her music premiered at the Tel-Aviv Biennial for Contemporary Music. As part of her residency in Lanesboro, Fort performed two short concerts in Lanesboro and Winona.
Tiffany Besonen – July 2005As a mixed media sculptor and storyteller, Tiffany Besonen recycles historical and found materials into stories about identity, motherhood and family. Her metaphoric forms represent the layers of expectations, history and reality in building family and identity today. During her residency, Tiffany created new mixed media work, including a collaborative sculpture created with Lanesboro community members.
Rachael Hanel – June 2005
Rachael Hanel grew up in southern Minnesota as the daughter of a “Digger O’Dell, a small-town gravedigger. A writer and journalist, Rachael spent two weeks revising her first novel – a memoir of her father and her childhood. During her stay, her book proposal was accepted by the Minnesota Historical Society Press. Rachael’s outreach activites included a free writing workshop at the Chatfield Library.
Paul Mihas – June 2005
Paul Mihas is originally from Minnesota. A writer now living in Carrboro, North Carolina, he the son of Greek immigrants and a cancer survivor. Paul spent two weeks working on new short stories and revising his novel, The Groom’s Dowry, which tells the story of two Greek-American children growing up in small town Wyoming . As part of his outreach, Paul led writing exercises with cancer survivors at the Mayo Clinic and in Lanesboro.
Dominic Orlando - September 2004
A playwright originally from New York city and most recently from Minneapolis, MN, Dominic Orlando drafted his play, “Heart of Earth,” while in Lanesboro for 4 weeks. A longtime Chekhov fan, this play is inspired by “The Three Sisters.” Characters in the play explore three questions--which are the same questions for Americans, for Russians, for everyone, really--Where will I live? How will I live? Who will love me? During his stay, Dominic visited area farms with the goal of getting farm life in his blood and thus into the characters of “Heart of Earth.”
Elaine Romero - August 2004
A playwright from Tucson, AZ, Elaine Romero drafted and held a reading of her new full-length play, LIKE HEAVEN. With four female characters, the play develops the friendship of two women as they cross paths while one is arriving to and one is departing from a small town. While in Lanesboro, Elaine also led a "Quick New Play" workshop, involving community members in writing and performing 5-minute plays.
Quiara Alegria
Hudes - July 2004
A playwright
from Providence, RI, Quiara Alegria Hudes has expanded her play "Coconut
Therapy" from a 45-minute piece to a full-length piece, with
the goal of touring it nationally upon completion. The play explores
immigration and assimilation in Puerto Rico and Philadelphia, and
how it affects the characters' lives. Ranging in age from 12 to 93,
the characters are based on interviews with the women in Quiara's
family.
Camille Gage - June 2004
Lanesboro residents and visitors were engaged in an interactive reflection
on citizenship and the American community through Camille Gage's residency
project, entitled "American Visions." Camille is a mixed-media
artist from Minneapolis, MN.
Aaron Bommarito - May 2004
Aaron photographically recorded pinhole projections by creating
camera obscurae inside historic Fillmore County buildings and structures.
Aaron also worked with 5th and 6th grade students at the Lanesboro
School, demonstrating the pinhole technique and helping them to create
pinhole cameras. Aaron is a pinhole photographer from Eagan, MN.
Whitney Tuthill - January 2004
A ceramic artist from Minneapolis, MN, Whitney worked with high school
art students at the Lanesboro School to create a ceramic relief map,
showing the Lanesboro area landscape. As a result of his residency,
CAC's kiln has been installed at the school for use by students and
for CAC classes. Whitney also produced new round ceramic relief sculptures
during his residency.
Mary
Eischen - September 2002 Mary created a banner for public display
in Lanesboro, involving members of the community and celebrating Lanesboro's
commitment to community and to the
arts. Mary is a fiber artist from Winona, MN.
Mary
Bergs - August 2002 - a 2D/3D visual artist from Minneapolis,
MN, Mary created an impermanent visual dialogue regarding perceptions
of beauty amongst the residents of Lanesboro (installation of objects).
Coral
Lambert - July 2002 - Coral, a cast iron sculptor from New Orleans,
LA, conducted a public cast iron event and outdoor sculpture exhibition,
including work made through public sculpture workshops.
Maremi
Hooff - June 2002 - A painter from Arlington, VA, Maremi created
a painting that recognized a regional dish or recipe through the aid
of community participation.
Keith
Holmes - May 2002 - Keith worked on making a series of photographic
portraits of Lanesboro
community members. He plans to work these images into a public art
piece using bricks or other suitable building material. Keith is a
photo-sculpture artist from Alexandria, MN.
Laine
Cunningham - November 2001
A writer from Asheboro, NC, Laine completed a draft of her novel "The
Message Stick," the story of a bi-racial Australian Aborigine.
She also taught children and adults in a writing / "dot-dot dream
painting" workshop, and presented a new chapter of her novel
at a community reading.
Erik Pearson - October 2001
An oil painter from Superior, WI, Erik painted the first five paintings
in a series based on a song he composed. He also taught adult drawing
classes and visited school classrooms, educating students about his
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