Faribault
Faribault, MN · Arts & Culture
Faribault Daily News
Straight River Arts installs first in series of new public artworks
Straight River Arts installed the first of several works of public art Tuesday at Buckham Memorial Library. The arts organization partnered with Faribault Parks and Recreation and the Paradise Center for the Arts for the project, a 9-foot set of wind chimes with a fleur-de-lis hanging from the bottom. The organizations received a grant from the Faribault Economic Development Authority to fund the artworks. “It’s been a really amazing process,” artist and Straight River Arts co-founder Jessica Prill said. “The support that we have gotten from the city has been really great.” Prill created the wind chimes along with her husband, Matt Leister. Prill described the division of labor as her having more creative control over the project, while Leister did more of the engineering needed for the chimes, “He did all the hard parts,” Prill said. “I was the concept, he was the math. He went in and figured out how to get each pipe to have a specific note, and then a chord, and researched all of the things that are required to give it actual tuning and how to make it structural so that it could hang outdoors and be safe and last.” Prill’s inspiration behind this
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Elk River Star News
Elk River native inspires new television art series
Elk River native launches television series featuring art and storytelling Katherine Victoria, formerly Katie Beaudry, is bringing a fresh, community-focused approach to storytelling in the Twin Cities through her new television series, Art Meets Home. A longtime Elk River resident, Beaudry grew up in the community and lived there until 2021, when she moved to St. Michael. She is the creator, artist and host of Art Meets Home, an independently produced television series airing on 45TV. The show combines her artistic process with the stories of everyday people, featuring one-of-a-kind artwork inspired by their homes, families, businesses and personal experiences. What began as a creative vision has grown into a production highlighting communities throughout Minnesota and showing viewers how art can reflect personal identity and community connections. The series premiered Saturday, Sept. 5, at 6:30 a.m. on KSTC Channel 45, with new episodes airing every Saturday. The show will be featured on Twin Cities Live Nov. 20, with a special Thanksgiving Day season finale airing Thursday, Nov. 26. For more information, follow the series on Instagram at @artmeetshomeshow.