DOPT IN THE PRESS

Tending Over Time: Civic Joy as a Creative Practice | Catalyst Journal | July 2026 | Ash Hanson
2025 IU Rural Conference
MinnPost: Growth of ‘third spaces’ in small Minnesota towns offers music, shows and a sense of community
Arts Midwest: Practicing the Art of Love, One Letter at a Time
The Daily Yonder: Meal in the Verge
EDO Marketplace: Integrating Arts & Culture for Economic Success, with Ash Hanson
Southwest Initiative Foundation: Major gift propels The YES! House toward capital campaign goal
DoPT attends the National Council on the Arts Summer meeting with the National Endowment for the Arts
DoPT attends Louisiana Central’s Regional Economic Development Summit
West Central Tribune: The YES! House: Building Arts Infrastructure in Granite Falls
Arts Midwest: Resource Sharing & Authentic Community Collaborations
The Washington Post: The Obama Fellow Who Wants to Transform Rural America Through Theater