Hello Neighbors,
As many of you know our neighborhood is primarily within the Lake Hiawatha
watershed so we directly affect water quality at the lake. Artist Sean
Connaughty has led a large, community action program and art project to clean
up the lake, and reduce the pollution flowing into it. Currently the storm
sewers of our neighborhood flow with NO Pollution mitigation into lake
Hiawatha. He has extracted close to 7000 lbs of trash from the lake over the
past 4 years, has worked with the park and rec board to get a plan for
corrective action and has made a lot of art about the situation.
His ‘Final Report’ opens this Friday, Nov 15, at The White Page gallery, at
34th and Cedar. 6:00 to 9:00pm.
I hope you can join us. It will be festive, and educational. For details
please see below. Facebook event
HERE.<https://www.facebook.com/events/713018299182212/?notif_t=aymt_upsell_tip¬if_id=1571706545059042>
regards --John
John Schuerman
www.schuermanfineart.com<http://www.schuermanfineart.com/>
612-240-2317 cell
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
COME CELEBRATE 5 YEARS OF SERVICE TO LAKE HIAWATHA
Final Report – Lake Hiawatha – Anthropocenic Midden Survey-
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15th 6-9pm (Opening Reception)
At The White Page Gallery
https://www.facebook.com/events/713018299182212/
The exhibition includes artworks, artifacts, and documentary photo images by
Sean Connaughty from the past 5 years of community service and creative
exploration. With Healing Place Collaborative.
Artist Sean Connaughty is working with Healing Place Collaborative and several
dedicated community members and organizations to create a comprehensive exhibit
of Lake Hiawatha, a critical habitat for diverse wildlife and deeply impaired
by stormwater pollution originating from South Minneapolis.
The exhibit highlights these problems and presents multiple achievable
solutions going forward. We are also exploring the history of Lake Hiawatha,
(formerly called Rice Lake) and the future. The exhibit includes the artist's
massive trash collection found in Lake Hiawatha; a part of the 6,820 lbs. of
trash removed from the Lake since 2015. The exhibit includes drawings,
documents and data collected over the 5 years of Sean Connaughty's volunteer
stewardship of Lake Hiawatha.
We are also exploring the history of Indigenous peoples on this land, which is
the sacred homeland of the Dakota people. We are thinking of past, present and
future involvement of indigenous peoples, whose involvement and knowledge is
critical to the healing of Lake Hiawatha.
The Healing Place Collaborative works locally to repair community, River and
relationship in the Dakota concept of "bdote." This word means a confluence of
waters (in this case, the Mississippi and Minnesota) but also confluence in
general. We intend to encourage a confluence of interests among people who
recognize that the River is important to creating a healthy community, and that
a community-wide effort is needed to heal our River.
PARTICIPATING CONTRIBUTORS:
Shanai Matteson, Evelyn Staats, Amie Stager, Ryan Seibold, Timothy Clemens,
Denise Nelson, Ethan Neerdaels, Roxanne Stuhr, Constance Pepin, Sean Connaughty
and John Schuerman
OTHER ACTIVITIES AT THE WHITE PAGE GALLERY:
Forage Walk + Talk
with Timothy Clemens and Ironwood Foraging-
November 18th 2pm at Lake Hiawatha Recreation Center
https://www.facebook.com/events/389796051897902/
Meet at the Lake Hiawatha Rec Center and we'll start walkin'! Tim of Ironwood
Foraging Co.<https://www.facebook.com/IronwoodForagingCo/> will guide us in
identifying edible plants along the lake and getting a feel for the landscape.
Post-walk, we will all transition to The White Page gallery to take in the
exhibition, enjoy foraged tea and treats, and talk about the possibilities of a
community-based food forest at Lake Hiawatha. We'll present a bit of
information and lead the group in a simple and fun drawing activity.
NEED TO KNOW:
+ This is a FREE event!
+ It will be cold! Please dress warmly!
+ If you arrive late, meet up with the group - we'll be headed south from the
Rec Center.
+ The walking portion of the event will be one hour maximum.
+ You'll need to provide/organize your own transportation from Lake Hiawatha to
The White Page - a quick bike ride or drive. Carpooling encouraged!
+ Please register through the eventbrite link above so that we can provide
enough food and tea for all.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/forage-walk-talk-lake-hiawatha-tickets-78206211885?fbclid=IwAR20M9Vh43uXv4f7gUrLVhpRS-SKJXQjCAaCHOeweXVeDtM-dCs8SFCcE8c
The Web of Life
by Constance Pepin and Friends of Minneapolis Wildlife
November 21st 6pm-7pm at The White Page Gallery
This is a presentation to show the interconnectedness of all living beings and
promote respect for all life and compassion for all living beings.
This event will be a 30- to 45-minute experiential activity led by a
naturalist.
Families, including adults and children all are welcome.
All events are free.
Waterbar and Shanai Matteson Waterbar will participate in the exhibit opening
and reception on November 15th and a potential additional event on November
22nd at The White Page Gallery- TBA
About Waterbar:
We Serve Water — literally, and figuratively — at our free tap Water Bar, and
through other artist-led projects, programs, and partnerships on water and
climate.
We Build Relationships - creating social spaces and strategies that illuminate
the ways water inspires, connects, and sustains all lives and communities.
We Transform Culture - re-centering the value of water in public life - through
service, care, creativity, and collaboration across sector and with community.
We do this work at our community storefront<https://www.water-bar.org/visitus>
in Northeast Minneapolis and at pop-ups<https://www.water-bar.org/popups> and
installations around the country.
We work with artists, government agencies, university partners, environmental
and community organizations, business partners, and national network learning
partners.
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As many of you know our neighborhood is primarily within the Lake Hiawatha
watershed so we directly affect water quality at the lake. Artist Sean
Connaughty has led a large, community action program and art project to clean
up the lake, and reduce the pollution flowing into it. Currently the storm
sewers of our neighborhood flow with NO Pollution mitigation into lake
Hiawatha. He has extracted close to 7000 lbs of trash from the lake over the
past 4 years, has worked with the park and rec board to get a plan for
corrective action and has made a lot of art about the situation.
His ‘Final Report’ opens this Friday, Nov 15, at The White Page gallery, at
34th and Cedar. 6:00 to 9:00pm.
I hope you can join us. It will be festive, and educational. For details
please see below. Facebook event
HERE.<https://www.facebook.com/events/713018299182212/?notif_t=aymt_upsell_tip¬if_id=1571706545059042>
regards --John
John Schuerman
www.schuermanfineart.com<http://www.schuermanfineart.com/>
612-240-2317 cell
[cid:7601DE9A-A28A-443F-A2FC-B2FC0FD65F6D]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
COME CELEBRATE 5 YEARS OF SERVICE TO LAKE HIAWATHA
Final Report – Lake Hiawatha – Anthropocenic Midden Survey-
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15th 6-9pm (Opening Reception)
At The White Page Gallery
https://www.facebook.com/events/713018299182212/
The exhibition includes artworks, artifacts, and documentary photo images by
Sean Connaughty from the past 5 years of community service and creative
exploration. With Healing Place Collaborative.
Artist Sean Connaughty is working with Healing Place Collaborative and several
dedicated community members and organizations to create a comprehensive exhibit
of Lake Hiawatha, a critical habitat for diverse wildlife and deeply impaired
by stormwater pollution originating from South Minneapolis.
The exhibit highlights these problems and presents multiple achievable
solutions going forward. We are also exploring the history of Lake Hiawatha,
(formerly called Rice Lake) and the future. The exhibit includes the artist's
massive trash collection found in Lake Hiawatha; a part of the 6,820 lbs. of
trash removed from the Lake since 2015. The exhibit includes drawings,
documents and data collected over the 5 years of Sean Connaughty's volunteer
stewardship of Lake Hiawatha.
We are also exploring the history of Indigenous peoples on this land, which is
the sacred homeland of the Dakota people. We are thinking of past, present and
future involvement of indigenous peoples, whose involvement and knowledge is
critical to the healing of Lake Hiawatha.
The Healing Place Collaborative works locally to repair community, River and
relationship in the Dakota concept of "bdote." This word means a confluence of
waters (in this case, the Mississippi and Minnesota) but also confluence in
general. We intend to encourage a confluence of interests among people who
recognize that the River is important to creating a healthy community, and that
a community-wide effort is needed to heal our River.
PARTICIPATING CONTRIBUTORS:
Shanai Matteson, Evelyn Staats, Amie Stager, Ryan Seibold, Timothy Clemens,
Denise Nelson, Ethan Neerdaels, Roxanne Stuhr, Constance Pepin, Sean Connaughty
and John Schuerman
OTHER ACTIVITIES AT THE WHITE PAGE GALLERY:
Forage Walk + Talk
with Timothy Clemens and Ironwood Foraging-
November 18th 2pm at Lake Hiawatha Recreation Center
https://www.facebook.com/events/389796051897902/
Meet at the Lake Hiawatha Rec Center and we'll start walkin'! Tim of Ironwood
Foraging Co.<https://www.facebook.com/IronwoodForagingCo/> will guide us in
identifying edible plants along the lake and getting a feel for the landscape.
Post-walk, we will all transition to The White Page gallery to take in the
exhibition, enjoy foraged tea and treats, and talk about the possibilities of a
community-based food forest at Lake Hiawatha. We'll present a bit of
information and lead the group in a simple and fun drawing activity.
NEED TO KNOW:
+ This is a FREE event!
+ It will be cold! Please dress warmly!
+ If you arrive late, meet up with the group - we'll be headed south from the
Rec Center.
+ The walking portion of the event will be one hour maximum.
+ You'll need to provide/organize your own transportation from Lake Hiawatha to
The White Page - a quick bike ride or drive. Carpooling encouraged!
+ Please register through the eventbrite link above so that we can provide
enough food and tea for all.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/forage-walk-talk-lake-hiawatha-tickets-78206211885?fbclid=IwAR20M9Vh43uXv4f7gUrLVhpRS-SKJXQjCAaCHOeweXVeDtM-dCs8SFCcE8c
The Web of Life
by Constance Pepin and Friends of Minneapolis Wildlife
November 21st 6pm-7pm at The White Page Gallery
This is a presentation to show the interconnectedness of all living beings and
promote respect for all life and compassion for all living beings.
This event will be a 30- to 45-minute experiential activity led by a
naturalist.
Families, including adults and children all are welcome.
All events are free.
Waterbar and Shanai Matteson Waterbar will participate in the exhibit opening
and reception on November 15th and a potential additional event on November
22nd at The White Page Gallery- TBA
About Waterbar:
We Serve Water — literally, and figuratively — at our free tap Water Bar, and
through other artist-led projects, programs, and partnerships on water and
climate.
We Build Relationships - creating social spaces and strategies that illuminate
the ways water inspires, connects, and sustains all lives and communities.
We Transform Culture - re-centering the value of water in public life - through
service, care, creativity, and collaboration across sector and with community.
We do this work at our community storefront<https://www.water-bar.org/visitus>
in Northeast Minneapolis and at pop-ups<https://www.water-bar.org/popups> and
installations around the country.
We work with artists, government agencies, university partners, environmental
and community organizations, business partners, and national network learning
partners.
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