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september
21sep6:00 pm8:00 pmJackson: Arting Together Open Studio

Location
Jackson Center for the Arts, 309 2nd St, Jackson, MN 56143, USA
309 2nd St, Jackson, MN 56143, USA
Time
(Thursday) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Event Details
Join us at the Jackson Center for the Arts on Thursdaysfrom 6 to 8 p.m. for “Arting Together Open Studio.”
Event Details
Organizer
Jackson Center for the Arts
23sep5:00 pm7:00 pmGranite Falls: Ignite Rural 2023 Showcase

Location
The YES House
726 Pentice St
Time
(Saturday) 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Event Details
You are invited to join Department of Public Transformation at The YES! House (726 Prentice St., Granite Falls, MN) on Saturday, September
Event Details
5-5:30 pm – Open House + Artist Meet & Greet
5:30-6:30 pm – Artist Talk, featuring all 8 Ignite Rural Artists, moderated by Holly Doll, Anpao Win (First Light Woman).
6:30-7:00 pm – Q&A + Open House
Rocky is an emerging, Latinx and LGBTQ artist originally from Tijuana. His comics and creative efforts aim to create safe spaces to talk about mental health and to empower young people everywhere, especially kids of color and LGBTQ2IA+ identities, in recognizing their true potential and living authentically.
Omani is a self-taught illustrator of Lakota and Northern Tutchone descent. Inspired by film and comics, she’s on a journey to find her place as a multi-media sequential storyteller.
Lynne M. Colombe is a digital storyteller, documentarian, and writer from the Sicangu Lakota (Rosebud Sioux) Reservation. Lynne aims to create space for digital storytelling by Native peoples and build content platforms.
Born and raised in the desert southwest of New Mexico, Leticia is the Assistant Library Supervisor at the Saint Peter Public Library in Saint Peter, Minnesota, overseeing teen and young adult programming. Leticia plans to further develop her writing and publishing skills and will facilitate a youth-centered project that incorporates culture with a focus on community engagement.
Leah was adopted from China and raised in the US. Many of her previous projects have covered topics such as gender equality and the criminal justice system and she has begun diving into her own identity as a transracial adoptee. Leah plans to create projects to help other transracial adoptees feel represented and seen. She is very passionate about the impact of art and aims to create with meaning and intention.
Esmarie Cariaga-Whiteman is a self-taught artist based in Vermilion, South Dakota and a citizen of the Isanti Dakota people of Santee, Nebraska. Esmarie is a fashion illustrator who enjoys creating pieces reflecting contemporary fashions, while mixing them with Dakota contour. She wants to see more indigenous representation in the fashion industry and wants to create ways to uplift and support her community through fashion.
Cecily Rose Engelhart (Ihanktonwan Dakota & Oglala Lakota) is a Master Certified Life Coach and Indigenous arts practitioner. Cecily is interested in creating functional, everyday-use items that incorporate cultural imagery, personal stories, and historical contexts. She has big visions for a contemporary re-emergence of parfleche purses in a range of styles and functions.
Alixena is an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians and lives on the Turtle Mountain Reservation. An avid beadwork artist, she is interested in learning diverse art forms, particularly quillwork, and creating pieces that represent her culture and heritage.
Organizer
Department of Public Transformation
28sep6:00 pm8:00 pmJackson: Arting Together Open Studio

Location
Jackson Center for the Arts, 309 2nd St, Jackson, MN 56143, USA
309 2nd St, Jackson, MN 56143, USA
Time
(Thursday) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Event Details
Join us at the Jackson Center for the Arts on Thursdaysfrom 6 to 8 p.m. for “Arting Together Open Studio.”
Event Details
Organizer
Jackson Center for the Arts
october
05oct6:00 pm8:00 pmJackson: Arting Together Open Studio

Location
Jackson Center for the Arts, 309 2nd St, Jackson, MN 56143, USA
309 2nd St, Jackson, MN 56143, USA
Time
(Thursday) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Event Details
Join us at the Jackson Center for the Arts on Thursdaysfrom 6 to 8 p.m. for “Arting Together Open Studio.”
Event Details
Organizer
Jackson Center for the Arts
12oct6:00 pm8:00 pmJackson: Arting Together Open Studio

Location
Jackson Center for the Arts, 309 2nd St, Jackson, MN 56143, USA
309 2nd St, Jackson, MN 56143, USA
Time
(Thursday) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Event Details
Join us at the Jackson Center for the Arts on Thursdaysfrom 6 to 8 p.m. for “Arting Together Open Studio.”
Event Details
Organizer
Jackson Center for the Arts
19oct5:00 pm7:00 pm*Kerkhoven: Swift County Arty Party

Location
Kerkhoven Public Library, 208 10th St, Kerkhoven
208 10th Street
Time
(Thursday) 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Event Details
oin Southwest Minnesota Arts Council (SMAC), area artists, arts organizations and general art-loving public together for a networking event in Swift County
Event Details
We are Southwest Minnesota’s regional arts council that seeks to encourage growth and development of the arts in Southwest Minnesota by serving as a source of funds and technical services which enable local organizations, educational institutions, and individuals to sponsor and/or create and promote the arts in our communities! We serve the 18 counties in the Southwest corner of Minnesota, primarily through their grant funding programs and assistance. Organizations, City/Tribal Governments, Schools, and individual artists in Southwest Minnesota are all eligible to apply for grants! Come to the Arty Party in Swift County to find out more about our organization and what we can do for you and your community!
Organizer
19oct6:00 pm8:00 pmJackson: Arting Together Open Studio

Location
Jackson Center for the Arts, 309 2nd St, Jackson, MN 56143, USA
309 2nd St, Jackson, MN 56143, USA
Time
(Thursday) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Event Details
Join us at the Jackson Center for the Arts on Thursdaysfrom 6 to 8 p.m. for “Arting Together Open Studio.”
Event Details
Organizer
Jackson Center for the Arts
26oct6:00 pm8:00 pmJackson: Arting Together Open Studio

Location
Jackson Center for the Arts, 309 2nd St, Jackson, MN 56143, USA
309 2nd St, Jackson, MN 56143, USA
Time
(Thursday) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Event Details
Join us at the Jackson Center for the Arts on Thursdaysfrom 6 to 8 p.m. for “Arting Together Open Studio.”
Event Details
Organizer
Jackson Center for the Arts
november
02nov6:00 pm8:00 pmJackson: Arting Together Open Studio

Location
Jackson Center for the Arts, 309 2nd St, Jackson, MN 56143, USA
309 2nd St, Jackson, MN 56143, USA
Time
(Thursday) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Event Details
Join us at the Jackson Center for the Arts on Thursdaysfrom 6 to 8 p.m. for “Arting Together Open Studio.”
Event Details
Organizer
Jackson Center for the Arts
09nov6:00 pm8:00 pmJackson: Arting Together Open Studio

Location
Jackson Center for the Arts, 309 2nd St, Jackson, MN 56143, USA
309 2nd St, Jackson, MN 56143, USA
Time
(Thursday) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Event Details
Join us at the Jackson Center for the Arts on Thursdaysfrom 6 to 8 p.m. for “Arting Together Open Studio.”
Event Details
Organizer
Jackson Center for the Arts
16nov6:00 pm8:00 pmJackson: Arting Together Open Studio

Location
Jackson Center for the Arts, 309 2nd St, Jackson, MN 56143, USA
309 2nd St, Jackson, MN 56143, USA
Time
(Thursday) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Event Details
Join us at the Jackson Center for the Arts on Thursdaysfrom 6 to 8 p.m. for “Arting Together Open Studio.”
Event Details
Organizer
Jackson Center for the Arts
23nov6:00 pm8:00 pmJackson: Arting Together Open Studio

Location
Jackson Center for the Arts, 309 2nd St, Jackson, MN 56143, USA
309 2nd St, Jackson, MN 56143, USA
Time
(Thursday) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Event Details
Join us at the Jackson Center for the Arts on Thursdaysfrom 6 to 8 p.m. for “Arting Together Open Studio.”
Event Details
Organizer
Jackson Center for the Arts
30nov6:00 pm8:00 pmJackson: Arting Together Open Studio

Location
Jackson Center for the Arts, 309 2nd St, Jackson, MN 56143, USA
309 2nd St, Jackson, MN 56143, USA
Time
(Thursday) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Event Details
Join us at the Jackson Center for the Arts on Thursdaysfrom 6 to 8 p.m. for “Arting Together Open Studio.”