Check out our new artist of the week - Margaret Charwood. Margaret is fifteen years old, an enrolled member of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe and a practicing photographer. Margaret has been part of In Progress since 2003 and is already becoming recognized for the quality of her phoptographic eye. Margaret lives in S Lake Minnesota, a small villageof on the Leech Lake Reservation. To read more about Margaret and to check out her photographic work just CLICK HERE
A big shout out to Sai Thao and Jim Vue on the birth of their first child Ty Lee Vue. Baby Ty was born at United Hospital on Monday, May 14th, weighing in at just over 5 pounds. Mother and father are doing great and are at home now enjoying this new life. You can send congratulations to Sai via email at or you can comment below. Ty is a most beautiful child and we are already looking forward to the joy he will bring all of us here at In Progress.
Everyone at In Progress would like to thank the McKnight Foundation for their generous support of The Critical Eye Program. Their contribution will support a year-long program designed to support the training of youth as digital artists, organizers and leaders. The program reaches more than 100 youth yearly and provides intensive training for 10 young artists each year. Stay tuned as our summer program line up comes together with a series of workshops and exhibits throughout the Twin Cities.
This week In Progress wrapped up a ten-day media arts residency with students from Kelliher School. Artists Kristine Sorensen, Mee Thao and Kao Choua Vue worked with classroom teachers and more than 100 students to teach a variety of learning activities.
To view the artwork and find out more about our work in Kelliher just CLICK HERE
Contact
Email Kristine Sorensen for additional information at or call In Progress at 651.228.1271
The re-modeling of the website set us back in showcasing some amazing In Progress artists. Please review though some of our latest additions to the site. We have selected both artists that are new to In Progress and a few that have been around for awhile.
Just CLICK HERE to find out more about Benson Ledford, IP artist since 2005
Just CLICK HERE to find out more about Brianna Rhodes, IP artist since 2004
Just CLICK HERE to find out more about Christina Rodriguez, IP artist since 2000
Just CLICK HERE to find out more about Felipe Hernadez, IP artist since 1996
More details are listed below in separate links.
Hey check out our updates to the In Progress website. We have new video and photo galleries, updates to our programs and much much more. Please check out some of the new galleries and post your comments. We have lots of great artists to honor and amazing messages to share!
In Progress would like to send out a big thank you to the National Endowment for the Arts, as they have just announced they will funding the Critical Eye Program for FY2007. The National Endowment has been supporting In Progress programs since the late 1990’s and much of the work we do now as an organization was orginally supported by the NEA.
Just to let you know that Andrew (our new friend from NY) just wrote about his visit with In Progress on the Youth Video Exchange Network Website. It’s a great article - so please take the time to check it out. To link to their site just CLICK HERE.
Everyone at In Progress would like to send a special shout out to fellow artist and poet Mike Hazard for his recent donation. Mikek has been a generous supporter to In Progress with both his time and pocket book. To check out Mike’s website and take a look at his long history of video productions just CLICK HERE. Thanks again!!!!
Two In Progress artists have been invited to participate in an amazing video arts workshop sponsored by LongHouse Media, located in Seattle Washington. The workshop brings young Indigenous producers together from across the nation to collaborate on a video production. Long House Media and the Native Lens are sponsoring the event! For further information, visit the Long House Media website at: http://www.swinomish.org/native_lens/. As soon as we here word back from the selected artists we will announce it here!
In Progress provides opportunities for young people to develop their skills as storytellers, artists and leaders through the use of digital media. Each year, this small non-profit partners with urban, rural, and tribal communities to provide quality mentorships that contirbute to building the public voice of those least heard in our nation, serving more than 1,000 youth each year.
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