Register to attend the culmination event of Anna’s work here>> Anna Marie Shogren is a dance artist in the Twin Cities whose uses dance and the language of contact in healthcare practices to enhance quality of life. Kristine Talley is an associate professor in the School of Nursing and director of the Center for Aging Science & Care Innovation. Together they examine how dancers and caregivers can collaborate on developing creative, innovative treatment and care practices to improve geriatric care outcomes and communities. In November,…

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Register to attend the culmination event of Peng’s work here>> Peng Wu is an interdisciplinary artist and graphic designer working in public art and social practice to create impacting visual narrative for social change. Dr. Michael Howell is an associate professor and leading expert in the relationship between sleep and the brain in the Department of Neurology. Together they are examining how to enhance and improve sleep therapy by combining an artistic and scientific perspective on sleep disorders. The artist and sleep…

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The Target Studio for Creative Collaboration at WAM is a unique museum space dedicated to collaborations between artists and scholars. It is a workplace, a convening space, a laboratory, a gallery, and a classroom. It hosts workshops, discussions, exhibitions, performances, and symposia. It is dynamic, evolving, and unpredictable, as all true collaborations are. The program of the Target Studio does not stop at the museum walls. Its relationships spread across departments at the University of Minnesota and throughout the Twin…

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