Duluth – Take Me Where There Is Life: Open Studio & Closing Reception

Throughout August and September, the Minnesota Humanities Center (MHC) has partnered with the Duluth Art Institute (DAI) to host a first-of-its-kind artist residency in Minnesota. “Take Me Where There Is Life” is an art project and workshop with Spanish artist Carmen La Griega that connects, facilitates, and co-creates with community members through art therapy and artistic practice with a focus on those experiencing memory loss. Workshop participants are people living with Alzheimer’s and dementia and their caregivers. Carmen’s instruction and approach to the workshop uses lessons that she learned and developed while creating art with her father, who lived with Alzheimer’s in the later stages of his life.

On Thursday, October 3 and Friday, October 4, Carmen, DAI, and MHC will host an open studio and closing reception, where attendees can learn more about the project, see an exhibition of paintings and drawings created by the workshop participants, and hear from Carmen about her experiences as an instructor and artist-in-residence.

The Open Studio will be on Thursday, October 3, from 1:00-3:00 p.m., featuring an exhibition tour and artist discussion with Carmen and DAI staff member Madeline Kayser. The Closing Reception will be on Friday, October 4, from 5:30 – 8:00 p.m. Both events are free and open to the public. Registration is not required.