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Are you interested in Something Good? Join artist in residence Erin Lavelle for a happy hour tea party and discussion on value, commodities, sustainability and the power of the stories embedded in an object’s history in the intimate confines of Anna V’s Bed & Breakfast (507 Fillmore Ave S) on Thursday, April 26 between 4:00 and 6:00 p.m. Welcome Erin to Lanesboro and learn about her unique public art exchange project, entitled “Something Good.”
Local Cheeses and fruit and some cookies with a selection of wines and tea will be provided! Advance registration is encouraged, but not required. Please contact Program Director Adam Wiltgen at adam@lanesboroarts.org or 507-467-2446.
Erin is a Minneapolis-based artist that believes that the meaningful exchange of stories and goods amongst neighbors has the power to move a community forward in the way members relate to each other; promoting problem-solving through deeper listening skills. “Something Good” is a public art exchange project based on the Buddhist concept of dana (generosity) where both the specific gift and the recipient are considered when giving.
Erin will join the Lanesboro community for two residencies in 2018, with the first taking place April 23 – May 7 and the second August 6 – 20. Locals will have an opportunity to participate in April by offering up ‘something good’ to the project through a donation and storytelling event series. The future of those goods and stories will be revealed in August when Erin returns to complete the project, and again, residents and visitors will have an opportunity to participate.
For more on Erin and her residency at Lanesboro Arts, please visit: https://lanesboroarts.org/lavelle/