Category Archives: Projects

Speak Your Peace Civility Project: Duluth-Superior Area Community Foundation Milennium Group.

Another reminder I keep on my desk is a card with the “nine tools of civility.” The card reads: Today, I will: 1. Pay attention 2. Listen. 3. Be Inclusive. 4. Not Gossip. 5. Show Respect. 6. Be Agreeable. 7. … Continue reading

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Strengthening Ties to Your Audience: Individual Artists

Last week, I did a presentation in Duluth, Minnesota for local artists. The workshop offered a series of very simple strategies aimed helping individual artists and smaller organizations build relationships with buyers and audiences.  You can see the slides and … Continue reading

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Media Training and Audience Development Workshop for Artists

Twin Ports Artists: Strengthening ties with your audience and increasing the visibility of your work in the community pays off. Come to this FREE workshop on November 17th from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. The session will be held at Central … Continue reading

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National Geographic Sustainable Destinations Survey.

National Geographic recently released the 2009 “Sustainable Destination Travel Survey.” The study is an assessment of authenticity and stewardship, evaluating the qualities that make a travel destinations unique and measuring their “integrity of place.”  Heidi Rettig has participated in the … Continue reading

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Call for Artists (closed)

Twin Ports: TEMPORARY/PUBLIC The Duluth-Superior Arts District Development Committee invites artists to apply for the TWIN PORTS: TEMPORARY/PUBLIC or “TPTP” exhibition. The committee is seeking artists’ transformation of vacant spaces in two Twin Ports neighborhoods. Proposals for both visual art … Continue reading

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