Rural Arts + Ag conference: Early bird registration opens

Art-Force and the National Rural Assembly will host a convening of rural practitioners and leaders, artisans and artists, entrepreneurs and philanthropists, policy makers and nonprofit organizations for 3 days of dialogue, workshops, and exploration of how partnerships between the creative arts and agriculture can produce innovative strategies for rural and economically distressed communities.   

What will be learned? Who should attend? What are the main issue areas that will be covered?  Click here.


LOGISTICS + HOTEL

Drawing Resilience: Maureen Hearty

Maureen Hearty transforms objects, space, and community, seeing art as a tool for action, education, and opportunity. The majority of her community-based work today is on the eastern plains of Colorado, considered one of the most sparsely populated areas in the United States. In Joes, Colorado (pop. 78), she is activating space using art, music, and the collection of story. In 2020, Maureen and her friend Kristin Stoltz were awarded an NEA grant for a project titled “Arts for a Prairie Seas: Farming Fluxus.”

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