Transportation/

Transformation

Holdingford Homecoming Exhibit

August 17th - September 12th, 2021

How did you get to Holdingford? What features brought you here and what brings you back for more? For us at Art in Motion, it is the synergy between the bike trail and the ideas, stories, and people that pass through.

If it were not for the bike trail, Art in Motion would be without a foundational aspect of our mission: to support an active life and appreciate nature via the bike trail. This inspired the curation of our second Annual Homecoming Exhibition: Transportation/Transformation. As a continuation of our 2021 Metamorphosis theme, this show is exploring the pathways and modes of transportation that shaped the current ecology of Holdingford: landscape and culture. the Soo Line Railroad was in operation through Holdingford from

These pieces collectively tell stories of how we have been moving through space since the Euro-American White settlement of Holdingford and the subsequent blending of thoughts, ideas, stories, and people via pathways and vehicles. A founding mission of Art in Motion is the motion part: use the trail and ride a bike and connect with others from different places. In our youthful 10 months of operation, we have seen this blending happen first hand: connecting with folks from around the state, and even around the country. This humble path we call the Lake Wobegon Trail has created a social nexus.

Artists in this show: Annie Buckvold, Anita Hendrix, Carol Weiler, Diane Jesh, Dan Mondloch, Heidi Jeub, Isaiah Okongo, Jeff Ebnet, Mary Cipala, Mike Odden, Montana Becker, Rachel Melis, Sandra Theis, Sarah Drake, Steve Weisman, and the Holdingford Area Historical Society, and a 1940 Ford 9N Tractor Restored and Raffled by the Holdingford FFA Chapter.