Spend a day imagining a new city with two artists and 500 pounds of clay!
The Conservancy partnered with Saint Paul Parks and Rec to continue and expand an arts pilot program called “Clay City.” Thanks to new funds from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, the project is expanding across Saint Paul Parks and Recreation, especially in areas of concentrated poverty.
The $15,000 grant was made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
The program was created by the artists of Now. Make. Art., which activates the power of young people as creative changemakers through artistic process.
Kiersten Birondo is a collaborative designer, youth advocate, and passionate arts administrator. As a lifelong volunteer for Big Brothers Big Sisters, Kiersten has deep roots in youth advocacy, fundraising, and event organizing.
Megan Flød Johnson is an Interdisciplinary Artist who imagines new art experiences for young people and communities that fuse inquiry-driven installation spaces with participatory performance. Megan believes that young people are makers and valued contributors to culture. She seeks to disrupt dominant narratives and expectations around art-making experiences for young people to designate space for process, dialogue, experimental thinking, play and welcoming multiple points of view. Megan has created intergenerational projects, exhibits and programs for children’s museums and art centers around the country. She is a 2019-’21 inaugural Jerome Hill Artist Fellow in performance with the Jerome Foundation (MN & NYC) .
So, let’s get creating! Drop in to leave your mark on this immersive one-day art installation that our community is creating together in a messy joy-filled experience (but you can walk away with clean hands). The experience is designed for young people and their caregivers and is completely FREE!
Here are upcoming Clay City times and locations:
September 1, 2022, Dayton’s Bluff Rec Center, 12-7 pm
September 3, 2022, MLK Rec Center, 11 am-6 pm
September 10, 2022, Edgecumbe Rec Center, 11 am-6 pm
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
