Celebrating Cultures 2024

Community Art & Cultural Exchange
Co-Presented with Niijii Radio
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
4:00 – 7:00 p.m.
@ NYM Sculpture Park / Barn

All are invited to Celebrating Cultures, a family-friendly community art and cultural exchange event!  Join us at the New York Mills Sculpture Park / Barn just off Highway 10 in New York Mills between 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 22, 2024. This event is free to attend and will include both free and paid activities/products for sale.

This year is the 4th annual cultural exchange event held in partnership with Niijii Radio and we are thrilled to be working with them again this year. Niijii Radio will once again work with partners to share Native dancing, drumming, and storytelling, as well as a variety of Indigenous artists and makers.

Seeking cultural partners!

We are seeking additional cultural partners to make this a true cross-cultural exchange event; all cultures are welcome!

Do you have stories, traditions, artistic practices, or cultural food to share? Give us a call at 218-385-3339 or send an email to info@kulcher.org. All those interested in positive, family-friendly cross-cultural sharing are welcome.

Ideas for participation include art activities for children and adults, artist/maker demonstrations, cultural exchange sharing presentations, food booths/trucks, and any creative way to share and celebrate a variety of cultures!

At this year’s event, we will continue to focus on family-friendly community art activities. Artist and makers selling hand-crafted items are welcome to set up a booth. You must provide all your set-up materials (booth, tables, chairs, etc.). You must register ahead of time, and we invite you to send us information so that we can promote your work! Space is available on a first-come, first-served basis. You may set up at the Sculpture Park on May 22nd beginning at 2:00 p.m. Complete the form below to register online, or contact info@kulcher.org or call 218-385-3339 with questions.

Event will include:

  • Performances
  • Activities/Learnings/Demonstrations
    • Lorena Roses will share her Brazilian culture through pictures, traditional sweets, interactive activities, and art
    • Experience Finland in a Suitcase with Adam & Amy Tervola Hultberg, in collaboration with Finn Creek Open Air Museum
    • Katy Olson & Lindsey Scherloum share an
      Invitation to Wholeness: Lakes Country, Planet Earth:
      This participatory art project engages the public in creating an entrancing visual landscape using individual glass pendants and wire while offering a personal intention around care for the Earth.
      This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through grants from Lake Region Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage fund.
  • Indigenous Artists and Makers
  • Food & Drinks

Details will be added as activities, artists, businesses, and organizational partners are confirmed. Register today to add your name to this list above!

Thanks in advance to all the artists, makers, culture bearers, organizational partners, and businesses for coming together for this fun community cross-cultural art event.

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    Questions? Call us at 218-385-3339 or email info@kulcher.org.

     

    This activity is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage fund.