{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Side by Side","title":"Drew Arrieta and Michele Anderson describe the \"Art of Rural-Urban Solidarity\"","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2218,"description":"Ellen talks with Minneapolis-based documentary photographer Drew Arrieta and Springboard for the Arts rural director Michele Anderson about the Art of Rural-Urban Solidarity project which used arts-based approaches to hold space for complexity and to foster dialogue, curiosity, and relationships across geographic and cultural differences. \nEpisode Highlights:\n03:28 Rural and Urban Identities\n08:07 Creative Change Coalition\n11:53 Crossing Lines Phone Booth\n19:04 Joy and Social Infrastructure\n26:18 Other Projects and Examples\n32:49 Why Rural-Urban Solidarity Matters\n\nMore Information:\nThe Art of Rural Urban Solidarity\nGo Home to Your \"Dying\" Hometown\nHeartland, Heartwork: A Field Guide to Place and Possibility\ndrew.works\nhttps://springboardforthearts.org/\nDrew Arrieta is a documentary photographer and interdisciplinary visual artist based in Minneapolis, MN. Working across photography, textiles, installation, and collage, their practice explores themes of resilience, solidarity, and cultural memory. Drew creates work that is grounded in care and deep relationship, often shaped through collaboration and long-term community engagement. Their work has been featured in Vogue, NBC News, and at the Walker Art Center, and they have received support from the Jerome Foundation, Minnesota State Arts Board, and Magnum Foundation. \nMichele Anderson is Senior Director of Rural Strategy & Partnerships at Springboard for the Arts, where she leads the organization's rural strategy and stewards programs that support artists, creative community development, and thriving rural communities. Based in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, she leads Springboard's Rural Team and advances partnerships and advocacy that highlight the essential role artists and culture bearers play in shaping rural futures. Her work includes leadership of initiatives such as the Rural Regenerator Fellowship, the Rural Futures Summit, and the Falls Community Arts Exchange.\nQuestions, comments, want to get in touch?  Email...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/tlqGC47eNrIE2gpnsGBGmlOp6kISW7ZNG8gy-TLNnz8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ3OTMzLzE3MDMx/MDQxNzMtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}