Janet Runions Quilt Narrative
Artist Janet Runions shares the narrative for her interactive quilt, River of Life. The quilt will be on display at the library through February.
Wabasha Main Street Year in Review 2020
Wabasha Main Street 2020 1) Using Rethos project funds $4000.00 (which we receive annually) to give Support Funding to 6 Wabasha Main Street businesses to help reopen during Covid. 2) Continuing and expanding Adopt a Planter seasonally - we are at 28 planters now with individual businesses investing $225.00 annually to keep downtown looking good. We added 2 new ones this year so those investors spend $750 the first year= total downtown investment is annually is $6300.00 for maintenance. This is a City and Wabasha Main Street Partnership. 3) WMS gave $1400.00 to new drinking fountain at Heritage Park from our operating funds. We feel we should always try to do a partnership with city as we receive e operating support dollars from you. Rest of city support went to state and national dues - $2850.00. We get that back tenfold in resources, trainings and Project support funds, Artist on Main funds, and into 2021 Building support funds. We did Bike Share Partnership year 1 and 2. 4) WMS is in our 2nd year of Artist on Main and have $10,000 for this year’s program. We have awarded $7000.00 to 7 artists whose programs are midway through our season. [...]
7 local artists were awarded project funding for Artists on Main Street Program
Wabasha Main Street has awarded 7 local artists to receive project funding up to $7,500. Additional funds will be spent on local projects and promotions from July thru November in our Main Street District. The goal of this second year is to create “safe art” and to incorporate our theme Sounds and Movements of the Mississippi River. Sounds and Movements of the Mississippi River was designed to gather momentum from year one Perspective Initiative of telling your story to inviting artists to get in touch with the influences of nature while creating arts activates and installations using sounds and movements that inspire them. These 7 artists have attended the mandatory virtual creative place making workshop and /or study hall and meet the guidelines of eligibility of living or working within the 20 mile radius of Wabasha. These awarded artists will produce creative works of art that will incorporate sound ( music, words, expressions) and movements )performances ( live or virtually )or live streamed in the next few months. Wabasha’s Artists on Main Initiative felt that art can be created uniquely and safely during COVID 19 and wanted to continue rather than cancel our program. Art is healing; we will [...]
Zoom Workshop – Artist on Main 2020 – Call for Artists
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Join Artists on Main Street 2020
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10 Local Artists Were Awarded Project Funding
Wabasha Main Street has awarded 10 local artists to receive project funding up to $10,000. Additional funds will be spent on local projects and promotions from June thru October in our Main Street District. The goal of this first year was to get artists to create a story and gather their Perspective of Wabasha. Perspective: Your Wabasha Story was designed to gather local artists to create a program or artwork that tells their story of Wabasha- or gathers that story through community involvement. These 10 artists have attended the mandatory workshop and /or study hall to create a proposal that meets the guidelines and produce a creative work of art to be installed, displayed or gather community to participate in demonstrations, classes or workshops. Wabasha’s Artist on Main is happy to introduce our 10 Artists and their Projects: Janet Runions kicked off the season with Plein on Main- which consisted of a series of five outdoor, on location events in historic downtown Wabasha. The first of the four events was held on Saturday June 15th at the intersection of Main Street and Bridge Ave. She created a pen and ink and watercolor sketch of a street perspective from 10:00 [...]