Feeling blessed. In the fall of 2018, Office of Cultural Work began a long-term partnership with the beloved Twin Cities artist, Seitu Jones. It has been a whirlwind of activity since connecting at Frogtown Farm over some freshly baked pizza! Together we have been spear-heading new management systems, a coming soon website for Seitu Jones …
In the spring of 2018, OCW had the distinct honor of working with the award-winning artist, Jefferson Pinder. He is a Chicago-based artist and professor at The School of the Chicago Art Institute, and is a 2017 Guggenheim Fellow as well as a recipient of the United States Artists award in conjunction with the Joyce Foundation. …
This workshop is designed for nonprofit leaders who want to create healthy and sustainable partnerships with artists. Whether you are an artist partnering with an organization or an organization that serves and supports individual artists—it is critical to consider ways to thoughtfully partner with cultural work. The workshop is created to understand the components needed …
An important message on communicating change in these difficult times…lead from your values; dignity, respect, human rights, equal justice. Follow our colleagues at The Opportunity Agenda for resources and insight on addressing systemic change through positive action. In the wake of recent events, we want to direct you to their recent publication to move towards …
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Crossing the Line: Drawing Practices in Community This summer focused on teaching both through summer course at Minneapolis College of Art & Design but most importantly with The Drawing Project. We were honor to offer a 10-week series of drawing workshops led by The Drawing Project in partnership with EngAge and CommonBond Senior Housing. It …
It was great to see folks in Chicago this April at the 2017 Open Engagement events focusing on JUSTICE. The highlights for me were of course connecting with friends old & new as well as the Funding Social Justice panel and the keynote with Marisa Jahn on Saturday evening. http://openengagement.info/chicago-2017/curatorial-statement/
