June/July 2008

Call for visual art submissions Deadline Get your artwork in now! The extended deadline for the REmix: Intergenerational Hmong Art Exhibition is Friday (June 6)! We are expecting a great show and a great turnout. If you have not submitted your work please do so. Send your submissions to or drop them off at HAIL's office at 1245 Carroll Ave., St. Paul, MN 55104. The office will have extended hours from 5 to 9 p.m. this Friday for those who will be bringing their work to the office. Learn how to put an artist professional portfolio together Presented by Springboard for the Arts (www.springboardforthearts.org) DATE: Saturday, June 7, 2008 TIME: 4pm-6pm Location: 2500 University Avenue, Suite C7, Saint Paul, Minnesota  55114 This workshop will focus on promotional materials: your business card, artist statement, artistic resume, and your portfolio. We will talk about how to target your resume, choose a work sample (slides vs. CD, etc) and compose the catalog page that accompanies the portfolio. Documentation technique and effective uses of promotional materials will also be covered. Artists are encouraged to bring promotional materials along for review. Learn how to market yourself as an artist Presented by Springboard for the Arts (www.springboardforthearts.org) DATE: Saturday, June 21, 2008 TIME: 4pm-6pm LOCATION: 2500 University Avenue, Suite C7, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 This session is devoted to identifying the right audience for your artistic output, positioning yourself (including how you price your work) and then developing marketing strategies and a marketing plan geared for that audience. Understanding the rules of the game of self-promotion will help you. REmix Intergenerational Hmong Art Exhibition DATE: July 2008 RECEPTION:  July 4 at 6:30 p.m. (SAVE THE DATE) LOCATION:  Homewood Gallery, 2400 Plymouth Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55411, www.homewoodstudios.com REmix; Intergenerational Hmong Art Exhibition is inspired by the rich art created by our elders, from the intricate needlework, poetic singing and instrumental music performed by young men and women, oral storytelling, or carpentry and blacksmithing/silversmithing. REmix bridges the gap between Hmong intergenerational artists. Elder and younger artists are challenged to rediscover their art by reclaiming, reinterpreting, reinventing, and rejuvenating the traditional to the contemporary.

April/May 2008

LITERARY ACTIVITIES The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir A DEBUT BY KAO KALIA YANG SUNDAY, APRIL 27 @ 2:00 PM COMMON GOOD BOOKS AT THE VIRGINIA STREET SWEDENBORGIAN CHURCH 170 Virginia Street in St. Paul (651) 225-8989 “Moving, unforgettable.”—PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (starred review) “This is the best account of the Hmong experience I’ve ever read—powerful, heartbreaking, and unforgettable.”—ANNE FADIMAN “Reading this book is about experiencing the Hmong American transformation.”—MINNESOTA STATE SENATOR MEE MOUA ****** VISUAL ART ACTIVITIES Talking Artist Series with Seexeng Lee workshop is coming up on May 3, 2008. Seexeng will be speaking of Hmong art history and where contemporary Hmong art is headed. This workshop is free and open to all at no cost. DATE: Saturday, May 3, 2008 TIME: 4pm-6pm LOCATION: 2500 University Avenue, Suite C7, Saint Paul, MN 55114 REmix, the Intergenerational Hmong Art Show is still accepting submissions for the July 2008 show. The deadline is May 17, 2008. REmix; Intergenerational Hmong Art Exhibition will be a one-month long exhibition organized by Hmong American Institute for Learning (HAIL). Inspired by the rich art created by our elders, from the intricate needleworks, singing and instrumental music performed by young men and women, or carpentry and blacksmithing/silversmithing, REmix intends to bridge the gap between Hmong intergenerational artists. Find an elder artist in your midst and derive inspiration from his or her work to rediscover their artworks by reclaiming, reinterpreting, reinventing, and rejuvenating the traditional to the contemporary. Send to: H.A.I.L. 1245 Carroll Avenue St. Paul, MN 55104 Attn: Sai Ntxhais Vang  There are venues that are embracing Hmong art and have opportunities to host exhibitions. Artists from the Throwing Pebble in the Pond and REmix will have the opportunity to showcase their work in the Minneapolis government center this fall. HAIL and FORCAST Public Art are partnering together to exhibit contemporary Hmong artists and their work. Do let me know if you want to participate. Contact Sai Ntxhais Vaj, HAIL Visual Art Coordinator, for any questions: (612) 910-9531 or ntxhaisvaj[at]gmail[dot]com