Please join us for April's Beyond the Clock with Donna Neuwirth!
Tuesday, April 9th from 4-5pm CST!
Beyond the Clock is a monthly digital learning exchange and happy hour for rural connectors and cultural workers hosted by Department of Public Transformation and Voices for Rural Resilience, in partnership with the Rural Assembly. April's creative learning exchange event will take place on Tuesday, April 9th from 4-5pm CST with special guest, Donna Neuwirth!
To RSVP please click here: https://dopt.rsvp/April24BTC
In this conversation, Donna will share stories of co-founding and growing Wormfarm Institute, their practice of "get dirty, eat well, and make art," and invite us to consider questions such as: How do we prepare for a change of seasons? And, what does the land have to tell us and teach us about transitions?
Donna Neuwirth is the co-founder and executive director of Wormfarm Institute in rural Sauk County, Wisconsin, a nonprofit dedicated to integrating culture and agriculture through public programs and artist-led initiatives. Since its inception in 2011, Donna has served as artistic/project director for the Farm/Art DTour, a 50-mile self-guided drive punctuated by site-responsive artwork. Under her leadership, the DTour has become a model for rural creative placemaking, featured in the New York Times and PBS Newshour. The DTour and other programs, including Fermentation Fest: A Live Culture Convergence, the Reedikulus Puppet Festival and The Re-enchantment of Agriculture, grew out of a foundational farm-based residency program that invites artists to get dirty, eat well and make art, celebrating its 24th year this growing season. Donna currently serves on the board of the Sauk County Development Corporation and is part of a growing cross-sector constellation of organizations and leaders who value the crucial roles that rural communities will play in creating a livable future for all.
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Portrait of Donna was created by Nhatt Nichols, this year's Beyond the Clock illustrator and storyteller-in-residence!
Please join us on Tuesday, April 9th for what is sure to be an inspiring presentation and discussion!
See you soon!