* Hi Shakun, thanks very much for taking the time to be interviewed. We’re all really interested to learn about your art form. Can you tell us what it is? What’s your background? I am visual artist. I do folk art, photography, painting, relief printing, stain glass, mosaic, batik, sewing, embroidery etc. My memories from [...]
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July Artist Spotlight: Word Whiz, Naomi Cohn
Naomi, we’re so glad you joined the COMPAS roster at the beginning of this month! Thank you for taking the time to be interviewed. Can you tell us about your art form? What about your background? My main creative form is words. I mostly write poetry, but as my students will tell you, I always [...]
July 20, 2016
June Artist Spotlight: Multi-talented, Mica Lee Anders
* Hey Mica, thanks so much for taking the time to do this interview. I know you work in many art forms, can you tell us what they are? I like to say that my art form is whatever medium will work best to express the message I’m trying to convey. My undergrad and master’s [...]
June 29, 2016
October Artist Spotlight: Stephen Peters, Writer Extraordinaire
* Hey Stephen, can you tell us what your art form is? I’ve written and published poetry and non-fiction, but the form I teach and that I consider my “art form” is the short story. I write short stories. * Will you share a piece of advice for aspiring writers or artists in general? Write, [...]
October 24, 2014
November Artist Spotlight: Alanna Morris
So tell us, Alanna, what’s your art form? My art form is dance and education. I am a professional dancer, teaching artist and choreographer. Why do you think arts education is needed in our community?Arts education is needed in every community on the planet because art is fundamentally human. Especially in Minnesota because this state [...]
December 13, 2013
