Artist: Jonee Kulman Brigham, Full Spring Studio, LLC
Email: jonee@fullspringstudio.com
Website: www.fullspringstudio.com
As an artist at Full Spring Studio, I create studio and public art that explores stories of connection and flow. Through artist’s books and public art I use narrative or a sequence of events and often mix words and poetry with images or - in the case of public art - participatory actions. I am particularly interested in the storytelling potential of infrastructure to reveal how our daily lives are interconnected with nature – whether from a sink through pipes to the river, or from a light switch through power lines and power plants to the sky.
Support and Partners:
I would like to thank Irrigate for supporting the project with a Corridor Collaboration grant and helpful advice. I would also like to thank the community collaborators that made this project possible and helped shape its direction.
Friends of the Mississippi River
Contact: Katie Clower
Email: kclower@fmr.org
Website: www.fmr.org
Friends of the Mississippi River is a “citizen organization working to protect and enhance the Mississippi River and its watershed in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.” They work in areas of land conservation, watershed protection, and River Corridor Stewardship.
Asian Economic Development Association (AEDA) and its Little Mekong District
Contact: Va-Megn Thoj, Executive Director of AEDA
Email: vangm8@gmail.com
Website: littlemekong.com
The Mission of the Little Mekong Initiative of AEDA is to “develop the area around University Avenue and Western as an attractive destination for visitors and residents; to support and promote businesses during light rail construction; to share cultural traditions and activities, and to create a living, breathing, colorful district for all to enjoy."
I especially thank the participating business owners and their staff for sharing their time, perspectives, and storefront display area as part of the River-Wash at Little Mekong project. Each participating business will be added to the "People" tab on this website, as their stories are documented.
Thanks also to Irrigate staff and artists for helpful feedback and to Audrey Robinson Favorito for helping to document the project.
