Shannon Christenson of Hallock, MN is a native of Kittson County in Northwest Minnesota. Shannon loves to teach at Kittson County Central School (Hallock, MN), and among her favorite subjects is art in unique forms.
Thanks to a grant from the NW Minnesota Arts Council, Shannon will direct a “Camp Art” in late June for regional students Kindergarten through the 8th grade. She shares details of the camp and the list of activities – including break dancing – that will take place.
Interviews: Freedom’s Detective, by Charles Lane; The Mars Room, by Rachel Kushner, Words No Bars Can Hold, by Deborah Appleman; Reviews: Robert Caro’s Working, and Arthur Upfield’s The Sands of Windee. Plus, summer programming highlights from Brainerd, Bemidji, and Grand Rapids Public Libraries.
Visible/Invisible: Life with mental illness, that is the title of a new photography project by local Winona photographer Joy Davis Ripley. On this episode of Art Beat we talk to Joy about the project and her hopes to break down some stigmas in order to allow for a more open and honest conversation about mental illness.