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Values in a Rural Town

As we grow together, we’re co-creating a mini economy that builds the basis for an emerging value system — one that doesn’t have to rest on ever-increasing consumption or outward expansion, but rather depends on a more comprehensive, deeper understanding of how we are connected.

“Mae West and the Trial of Sex” Documents a Forgotten—But Familiar—Chapter in American Censorship

As disheartening as it might be to watch familiar patterns play out on-stage, the ultimate moral of "Trial of Sex" is not that we’re doomed to repeat the same mistakes.

Yes, You Can Create Art

Jinjer Markley is hosting a workshop for Minnesota Women’s Press readers June 7, 3:30–5pm, in Minneapolis.

Crafting Confidence, One Sewing Machine at a Time

“Sewing saved my life. I wanted to be for kids [the person] I needed when I was a kid.”

Special Entertainment from 40th Anniversary Celebration

Local singer/songwriter Charmaine Douglas provided music, and Pamela Zeller and Lady Midnight introduced work to empower young women, at the 40th anniversary celebration of Minnesota Women's Press

How the Arts Make Me a Better Politician

I could have never imagined that I would have the opportunity to fulfill an absurd childhood dream in my middle-aged years and become a ballerina.

Playwright Rhiana Yazzie Premieres Latest Play at New Native Theatre

"It represents the full breadth of Native existence, from humor to grief and everything in between.”  

Thinking About Past Covers

We talked for over two hours, covering topics from pipelines to parentage. Her ideas and energy left me just as in awe of her as before I had arrived.

The Art of Organizing: A Tribute to My Mother

        “Your mother’s art…

ART: Pulling on the Connective Threads of Intergenerational Memory

I encourage people to connect the threads that have gotten us to where we are now, partly so that we can cut the ones that constrain and hurt us. We continue weaving the threads that help us thrive.

“The Messenger” Sparks Conversation About Learning From Our Past

“Georgia really thought that the reason she had been spared [during the Holocaust] was because she was meant to be a messenger for these stories."

Weaving Together an Art Practice

"Fiber arts are kind of like math; once you learn a skill, it doesn’t go away, just like addition or subtraction. You keep building on that skill to make other things. And that’s what I like about it. I can expand what I can make as I learn."