Rural Arts and Culture Summit - Wednesday, June 7th - 1:30-2:30 p.m.
Wednesday, June 7th - 1:30-2:30 p.m.
Creating inclusive rural places through arts and culture
The featured plenary session at the 2017 Rural Arts and Culture Summit will bring together four cultural leaders: Anton Treuer, an Ojibwe scholar from Bemidji, Minnesota; Michael Strand, a potter and activist from Fargo, North Dakota; Meredith Martin Moats, a folklorist and founder of the McElroy House in Dardanelle, Arkansas; and Carlton Turner, founder of Alternate Roots from Utica, Mississippi. From pottery that encourages conversations among elected officials, to a regional online platform for arts and activism tools, these artists and community leaders will share their perspectives of the current social climate in the rural communities they know and love, their hopes for the future, and tangible ideas of how artists, arts organizations can work together to bridge conversations across differences.
Carlton Turner, Executive Director at Alternate Roots; Meredith Martin Moats, Folklorist and founder of McElroy House; Anton Treuer, Author and Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University; Michael Strand, Ceramicist and Head of Visual Arts at North Dakota State University; and Moderator: Laura Zabel, Executive Director of Springboard for the Arts