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Artist Powered by the Act of Observing That Was Limited as a Child

Catherine Johnson never spent a full year in school between the ages of three and 10. Instead, she was often in a hospital bed at Shriners Hospital for Children in Minnesota. She spent the first years of her life in a body cast, face-down in a hospital bed. Johnson, now 71, is a fine artist in Saint Paul who works in all media.

ARTS: Recycled Flowers of Remembrance at Lakewood Cemetery

The act of collecting flowers left by people’s gravesides and funeral arrangements was emotional for Eicher — an aspect of the creation process she wasn’t prepared for.

My Journey Through Trauma With Creativity

"Where trauma seeks to reduce our aliveness in all of its forms, creativity presents an anecdote. It runs a life force through us, from some source beyond the little self, and anchors it into the potential of the future."

The Singing Resistance Movement in Minnesota, Nationwide, and Historically

"To see how this movement has drawn thousands into its arms has bolstered my faith in our potential to be the change the world needs."

ARTS: “Men on Boats” Recasts American History (Literally!)

"Men in Boats" simultaneously amuses and challenges the audience, capturing American history and Americans at both our very best and our very worst.  

We Are 1924: An Innovative Photo Project Reclaims One of Our Darkest Historical Immigration Moments

As Krizia puts it, with few exceptions, in the United States “we are all immigrants.”

ARTS: “Boots on the Ground” by Alexandra Beaumont

The work in my “Boots on the Ground” exhibit ruminates on different expressions of collective power – one through joy, the other through dominance. It asks us to consider what we want to be stepping in time toward together.

zAmya Theater Tackles Public Housing With Humor and Heart

Personal storytelling is at the heart of "The Waiting List is Full," allowing the production to avoid generalizations and instead highlight nuanced examples of the impacts of housing injustice.

Marcella Prokop: Creating Rural Fellowship in Storytelling

As both a writer and an educator, Prokop encourages her students and communities to think about their unique interactions with place.

COMMENTARY: The Years the Locusts Ate, a Musical Evolution

For years, I thought restoration meant getting back what I lost — time, energy, youth. Now I see it differently. Restoration is transformation. It’s letting all the pain and waiting ferment into wisdom.

Creating My Culture in Worthington

I am back home to launch an intergenerational Lao cultural dance series, the first of its kind in Worthington.

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