Art in the Hollow's Multicultural Community Advisory Panel
Art In The Hollow is a project of Friends of Swede Hollow and operates under the leadership of its Multicultural Community Advisory Panel. The advisory panel consists of members of the Swede Hollow community, local nonprofit organizations and businesses, and local artists.
Panel members assist and give guidance in planning and execution of Art In The Hollow. They bring together all of the community fair's components to contribute to the overall image and success of the event.
To join the Multicultural Community Advisory Panel, contact Karin DuPaul
Panel members assist and give guidance in planning and execution of Art In The Hollow. They bring together all of the community fair's components to contribute to the overall image and success of the event.
To join the Multicultural Community Advisory Panel, contact Karin DuPaul
Advisory Panel Members
Milo Cutter, Founder and Principal of City Academy
Thomas Draskovic, Native American educator, Mounds Park American Indian Magnet School
Ben Greiling, local artist, psychologist
Chili Lor, Hmong community activist, poet, student
Juan Parker, African-American artist, singer
Thelma Stone, Friends of Swede Hollow member, Mexican resident who grew up in the Hollow
Maychy Vu, Director, HOPE Community Academy
Hnubqub Vang, Volunteer, Metropolitan State University
Kunta Harris, Intern, Metropolitan State University
Friends of Swede Hollow Board Members
Thomas Draskovic, Native American educator, Mounds Park American Indian Magnet School
Ben Greiling, local artist, psychologist
Chili Lor, Hmong community activist, poet, student
Juan Parker, African-American artist, singer
Thelma Stone, Friends of Swede Hollow member, Mexican resident who grew up in the Hollow
Maychy Vu, Director, HOPE Community Academy
Hnubqub Vang, Volunteer, Metropolitan State University
Kunta Harris, Intern, Metropolitan State University
Friends of Swede Hollow Board Members
Advisory School Partners
Twin Cities Academy High School
This school helped found the project. When they moved to Dayton’s Bluff, the senior class visited area organizations looking for a community project. They partnered with the local Dayton’s Bluff Planning District 4 Community Council to help create the first Art in the Hollow. Leading while learning, they produced press releases, a website, hand-painted signs, fundraised for supplies, and managed the kid’s activity site the day of the event.
City Academy
This, the first Charter school in the nation, enrolls students 15–21 years of age who have previously dropped out of school or are not currently attending school. The school was created to aid at-risk students. In 2012 the senior drama class produced a short film based on their study of Swede Hollow history. The Founder and Principal, Milo Cutter is on our Advisory Panel. We will be working with art teachers Laura Jellinger and Mem Lloyd, and theater teacher Janelle Ranek.
HOPE Community Academy
Sited on the edge of the main entrance to Swede Hollow, this PreK–8 school offers a rigorous academic foundation while instilling the finest Hmong and American values. HOPE has been a founding partner in Art in the Hollow showcasing their student traditional dancers, offering their parking lot free of charge, and publicizing the event within the Hmong community. Director Maychy Vu involves students and teachers in exhibiting and performing at Art in the Hollow. HOPE Academy will be our rain site.
Johnson High School
Visual arts teacher Marni Oberpriller, who also lives in Dayton’s Bluff, will involve students in producing art to display and competing in the t-shirt design contest. During the CABARET! she will have student art at the silent art auction table and recruit students to perform in the East Side Idol talent show. During the Art in the Hollow festival she will recruit students to host the Kids Arts Activity Area.
This school helped found the project. When they moved to Dayton’s Bluff, the senior class visited area organizations looking for a community project. They partnered with the local Dayton’s Bluff Planning District 4 Community Council to help create the first Art in the Hollow. Leading while learning, they produced press releases, a website, hand-painted signs, fundraised for supplies, and managed the kid’s activity site the day of the event.
City Academy
This, the first Charter school in the nation, enrolls students 15–21 years of age who have previously dropped out of school or are not currently attending school. The school was created to aid at-risk students. In 2012 the senior drama class produced a short film based on their study of Swede Hollow history. The Founder and Principal, Milo Cutter is on our Advisory Panel. We will be working with art teachers Laura Jellinger and Mem Lloyd, and theater teacher Janelle Ranek.
HOPE Community Academy
Sited on the edge of the main entrance to Swede Hollow, this PreK–8 school offers a rigorous academic foundation while instilling the finest Hmong and American values. HOPE has been a founding partner in Art in the Hollow showcasing their student traditional dancers, offering their parking lot free of charge, and publicizing the event within the Hmong community. Director Maychy Vu involves students and teachers in exhibiting and performing at Art in the Hollow. HOPE Academy will be our rain site.
Johnson High School
Visual arts teacher Marni Oberpriller, who also lives in Dayton’s Bluff, will involve students in producing art to display and competing in the t-shirt design contest. During the CABARET! she will have student art at the silent art auction table and recruit students to perform in the East Side Idol talent show. During the Art in the Hollow festival she will recruit students to host the Kids Arts Activity Area.
