Join Lanesboro Artist-in-Residence Hawona Sullivan Janzen as she shares back how her month-long residency went, what she worked on during her time in Lanesboro, and how the residency in Lanesboro connects to her other work, including Freeway Stories.

Participants who wish to join for the walking tour will meet in front of the Sons of Norway Lodge at 5 pm, then take a 20-25 minute walk down to Sylvan Park to view the Lanesboro Highway 250 Stories yard signs made by Hawona and inspired by community conversations. Then, at 5:30, participants will gather at the Sons of Norway Lodge once again for a short presentation, Q&A, and conversation with Hawona.

About Hawona Janzen

Hawona Sullivan Janzen is a St. Paul-based writer, historian, and social practice artist who believes that art is the only thing that can save us from ourselves. A 2023 graduate of the University of Minnesota’s MFA program in Interdisciplinary Art and Social Practice, she is a recipient of awards from MRAC, the Jerome Foundation, McKnight Foundation, and Minnesota State Arts Board. Her poetry has been read on National Public Radio, featured in Martin Luther King Jr. Park for the “Rondo Family Reunion” project, installed on 100 lawn signs hosted in residents’ front yards for the “Love Letters for the Midway” public art project, and sandblasted into the Dale Street Bridge.

The Lanesboro Early Career Artist Residency Program is supported by the Jerome Foundation.