What a pleasant surprise to see our In Progress friend and fellow artist Bernardo Angeles today. Bernardo stopped by to say hello and just see what’s been up with In Progress. Bernardo first joined the In Progress team in 2003 when we sponsored La Familia, a digital video and phtoography mentorship for young Latinos living in the Twin Cities. Bernardo became a key part of our work here volunteering on Saturdays to provide bi-lingual mentorships to artists on Saturdays. Later he went on to work with fellow artists Peter McIntyre and Carlos Zubiran to teach video for In Progress. Bernardo is doing well and promises to drop by more often. We wish him well and look forward to seeing the next round of photogrpahs he will be sharing with us!
In Progress is proud to introduce the next generation of media artists from Four Directions Charter School. These eight young women are photographers, video artists and writers. They are preparing for the next steps of their careers and are all planning to take what they have learned here into their college experience. To check out a series of portraits they just created CLICK HERE. From left to right are (back row) Shawnee Seelye, Nicole Auginash, Laura Thompson, Lucy Goodwin, (front row) Harriett Weyaus, Cylicia Roybal, Heather Hott & Bailey Hott.
Check out our new artist of the week - Phyllis Nicole Isham. Nikki (as her friends call her) is 23 years old, an enrolled member of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe and a practicing media artist. Nikki has been part of In Progress since 2001 and is now one of our lead instructors in the Ogichidaakweg Program. Nikki has traveled nationally with her artwork and was instrumental in bringing the Ogichidaakweg Program to Nett Lake VIllage. To read more about Nikki just CLICK HERE
Join In Progress as we honor two extraordinary artists that began their careers as part of the In Progress network. Jenny Hanson has been making videos since 1997 and is in the process of finishing her masters degree in digital media. She has produced several films and videos that have won national recognitions. She works now as a college instructor and is also the director of Bloomington’s Cable Access Program. Mee Thao began just a few years ago with In Progress but is quickly gaining recognition for her video and phtoography work. This friday, March 23rd we will honor these two artists with an informal dinner where we can ask them about their goals as artists. Following dinner we will screen their work and share in a dialogue about the works themselves. To join us just RSVP with Tiana LaPointe or Sai Thao at or call and leave us a message at 651-228.1271. We can only accomodate 8 people so call early to reserve your seat.
Artist Dinner
Friday March 23
5:30PM
Studio 501 - In Progress
Ogichidaakweg artists Nicole Staples and Nikki Isham will soon have their artwork featured in a catalogue sponsored by the CN Gorman Museum at UC Davis. They were featured last year in an intergenerational exhibit that honored Indigenous Photographers entitled “Our People, Our Land, Our Images.” The exhibition has been on tour since September of last year and is currently on view at the Burke Museum in Seattle. The show will then travel to the Eiteljorg Museum (Indianapolis) for exhibition in 2008. There are also discussion for extending the exhibit beyond this point. For further information about the exhibit just CLICK HERE. Otherwise, stop by the studio or grab Nicole or Nikki to see the catalogue. Pictured below are Nikki and Nicole with artist El Frank at the opening of “our People, Our Land, Our Images.”
This thank you is long overdue!! Everyone at In Progress would like to thank Pete McIntyre for his recent donation of three video cameras, a printer, and several other media production items. Peter has been generous with his time and experience ever since he first became a part of our tiny organization. He has been a volunteer, mentor and curator for several years. This January, Peter came by with several boxes of production tools that were immediately put to work. Thank you Peter!! Peter is pictured below in the center of one of his own works.
We want to send a special thank you to Jamia Brazier for her recent contribution to In Progress. Jamia is one of just a handful of contributors that has used paypal as a means for making a donation. For those of you that may not have met Jamia, she is one of our In Progress artists from the Critical Eye Program. She has produced video and photography work related to her life as a young parent. Thank you Jamia!
We want to thank Beni Matias for her generous contribution to In Progress in support of Tina Rodriguez’s participation in the 2007 annual NALIP Conference. Beni is a founding member of In Progress and a current board member. Her conitnued support of our young artists is deeply appreciated and much needed. Thank you Beni!
Tina Rodriguez has pretty much grown up as an In Progress artist. At the age of 13 she showed up at our Crookston store front and began making videos and taking photographs. She has since graduated high school and is about to finish her asscoiates degree at the Catherine Gibbs College in New York. As part of her continued work with In Progress, we helped sponsor (with others - Beni Matias, Kris Sorensen and NALIP), her participation in the annual National Association of Latino Independent Producers Conference held in Long Beach California, March 8th - 10th. We felt it was an important opportunity for TIna to connect with the professional filmmaking network NALIP has historically provided. She was able to attend many sessions on scriptwriting, distribution, and how to get work in the world of television. As you can see from the photos she sent us below - she took full advantage of the event. She is pictured below with NALIP friends Edward J Olmos, Erik Delko, and of course two of our personal celebs - Beni Matias and George Cisneros (Antonio’s dad...). We thank everyone that helped support Tina’s travel to California and we will keep you posted as we hear more from her about her experience.
This will mark the 12th year of digital learning at Kelliher School. A long time supporter and partner to In Progress, educators accross the K-12 curriculum have been integrating hands on media arts activities into the core curriculum. This year 1st, 3rd, 4th and 7th grade students are all participting in a series of activites tha bring video and photography training directly into the classroom. There is also a special mentorship program for 6 uniquely talented elementary students at the school. All in all - very exciting. We will keep you posted as the artwork and the residency develop. Pictured below are some of the first self portraits being created by 7th grade students.
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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