Team Members & Collaborators
The list below includes persons affiliated with the team at any point in the 2+ year engagement:
Erica Herman, Artist; Art Teacher, Casa Grande Elementary School District
Gloria Leija, City Clerk, City of Casa Grande
Rina Rien, Former Executive Director, Casa Grande Main Street
Stacey Seaman, Founder, Blackbox Foundation; Instructor, Central Arizona College
Regis Sommers, Artist; Member, City of Casa Grande Arts and Humanities Commission
About Casa Grande
Population: 57,232
“Casa Grande is a town rich in history and people who don’t wait around for someone else to make it happen. Casa Grande exists because a group of entrepreneurs at the turn of the 20th century saw an opportunity to build amenities around the ‘end of the line,’ where Southern Pacific Railroad halted its tracks to California due to the heat. Now a city of 50,000 that balloons to almost twice that with winter visitors, Casa Grande has managed to retain its small town charm while attracting new and exciting development to the area. We’re dedicated to preserving our past, celebrating the present, and envisioning our future as the economic locomotive of the Southwest.”
Rina Rien, Former Executive Director, Casa Grande Main Street
Project
A community engagement process culminating in a festival of creative experiences in Casa Grande’s downtown Arts and Culture District, reflecting the vision and talents of residents, and a secondary project applying learning from the Mosaic Festival to an artistic revitalization of a century-old vehicle/pedestrian train underpass in the community.
Photos
Additional Information and Project Updates
Art, music and storytelling all featured at CG Mosaic festival Sunday | Casa Grande Dispatch, October 31, 2019
CG Mosaic fest attracts hundreds | Casa Grande Dispatch, November 4, 2019
Banner Image: Rose Johnson Mural – Casa Grande
We’re staying closer to our Phoenix home for the next Community Conversations, visiting the west and east valley!
Join us in Peoria at Theater Works on May 21 for one of two sessions in the Phoenix area.
Then catch us in Mesa at the Mesa Main Library on May 22!
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Yuma, we’re coming to town!
We want to hear from everyone — artists, community members, and anyone passionate about the arts!
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