February 15, 2010 By Dave Machacek
ArtOrg Executive Director Dave Machacek will be presenting at the Minneapolis group of PechaKucha Night on Saturday, February 20 at 7pm at the International Market Square, 275 Market Street, Minneapolis, MN 55405. This evening is special and is organized to raise money for Haitian reconstruction efforts. The PechaKucha Night gathers about ten presenters together on various interesting topics, and this night is special: all 200 Pecha Kucha locations around the world will be presenting on February 20–that means 200 cities, 2000 presentations, 200,000 people – with the aim to raise $1,000,000 for rebuilding Haiti. Dave’s 6-minute-40-second talk will be on the artist John Berkey.
All the PechaKucha Night cities will be connected by a 24-hour PechaKucha presentation WAVE that will gradually move westward city by city, circumnavigating the globe. The wave will be dropping in on each city for around Continue Reading…
February 14, 2010 By Dave Machacek
Artist Kari Alberg will be displaying her work from the 2009 Day of the Dead Plains Art Museum project at the Illo Minn: Volume Two exhibit at the College of Visual Arts in St. Paul. The print measures 4 foot by 8 foot and was the title block for the 9-artist Plains Art Museum exhibit in the Fall of 2009. Kari has also created a special Munny Doll for auction to support CVA programs.
Illo Minn: Volume Two is a biennial exhibition. 2010 features the work of twenty-eight commercially active Minnesota illustrators. Each illustrator will exhibit a printed illustration with original artwork and a one of a kind Munny doll. The illustrated Munny dolls will be sold in a silent auction during the exhibition reception. The auction will close at 7:30 p.m. The funds raised from the auction will go toward the CVA Scholarship Fund. The first Illo Minn show traveled to the ArtOrg gallery in Northfield two years ago.
By Dave Machacek
Nathan Davis has recently joined the Board of Directors of ArtOrg. Nathan has an extensive career in education and the arts. He has worked as a music professor in the Minnesota State University and College system, as a performing arts presenter, and extensively in developing rural arts education outreach projects. Professional positions also include serving as a Provost of a higher education consortium, and as Executive Director of the Perpich Center for Arts Education. Along with ArtOrg, Nathan serves on the Board of Trustees of the Minneapolis College of Arts and Design. Welcome aboard!
