Melissa J. Olson
Art and Public Policy alum Melissa J. Olson has received a Minnesota State Art Board 'Creative Individuals' award! She continues her ongoing research concerned with people who consider themselves survivors and intergenerational survivors of Indigenous child removal policies and practices, along with many artists, activists, and academics allies.
Creative Individuals is designed to help individual artists and culture bearers develop or sustain their creative practices and meaningfully engage with Minnesotans. Grantees may use funds to support their creative practice and meaningfully connect to and engage with audiences, participants, students, and/or communities during the grant period.