St. Cloud’s historic Paramount Theatre and Visual Arts Center recently hosted the fifth leg of the Navigating the Aftermath tour. Opened in 1921 in the heart of downtown St. Cloud, the city’s largest theater once had seating for 1700. Following a destructive fire in 1985, which shuttered the downtown landmark […]
We recently wrapped up our fourth stop on the tour in Ely, MN. With a population of 3,460, Ely is by far the smallest town on the tour. However, we were thoroughly impressed with the turnout at the events and the liveliness of Ely! The art exhibit was conveniently held […]
At least 100 people showed up for the opening of the Navigating the Aftermath exhibit at the Winona County History Center on July 16th. This has been the best turnout so far! The Winona County History Society and the Frozen River Film Festival pulled out all the stops as part […]
In 2009, Kim Schultz traveled to Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan and interviewed Iraqi refugees about their experiences—about what led them to be refugees. She turned the interviews into a riveting 80 minute one-woman show. As she says in the opening of the play, she “heard three weeks of stories that […]
The town of Bemidji, MN clears out in the summer. Students at Bemidji State University go home, and staff and faculty head out on vacation. If one owns a cabin, and many up here do, there’s a good chance they’ll be spending as much time as possible at it. Despite […]
We are thrilled to have artist Jane Powers as a contributor to this exhibit. She has also participated in a previous exhibit with IARP, The Art of Conflict. Her installation pieces are compelling and her intentions calculated, but the response is up to you. Joan Erakit and photographer Alex Potter […]
