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Jamie Schumacher

    Jamie Schumacher es una autora, artista y organizadora comunitaria cuyo trabajo se caracteriza por un fuerte enfoque en el arte y su papel social. En sus creaciones literarias, explora temas relacionados con la comunidad y la vitalidad cultural, y su escritura ha sido presentada en diversas publicaciones. Como impulsora de organizaciones artísticas y miembro activo de la comunidad, Schumacher une sus esfuerzos creativos con el trabajo destinado a fortalecer y desarrollar distritos creativos. Su enfoque artístico y activismo se entrelazan, forjando una perspectiva única sobre la conexión entre arte, lugar y personas.

    Butterflies and Tall Bikes: West Bank Stories of Community, Creativity, and Change
    • Join artist and author Jamie Schumacher on a tour of one of Minneapolis's most unique neighborhoods: The West Bank.In her second book, Butterflies and Tall Bikes, Schumacher combines personal narrative, compelling interviews, and neighborhood history in vignette-style chapters that paint a picture of the West Bank/Cedar-Riverside neighborhood and her time with the West Bank Business Association. Detailed, mandala-like illustrations by artist Corina Sagun weave through the text. A new West Bank map by Minneapolis artist Kevin Cannon draws the reader further in to the neighborhood's streets and treasures.The interviews highlight West Bank friends and Cedar-Riverside residents, past and present, as they reflect on the community's changing landscape. Their stories affirm an essential truth about community: it's the people that make a place.

      Butterflies and Tall Bikes: West Bank Stories of Community, Creativity, and Change