The curator’s definition of surrealism is elastic, encompassing any number of nonmainstream perspectives, but the striking continuity of themes and textures prevents the film of tokenism that’s settled over past Central Pavilions. Of the more than two hundred artists, at least 180 have never exhibited in the Biennale’s main exhibition before. You can feel the research saturating the rooms. Titled after a whimsical children’s book by Leonora Carrington, the show harbors a dark-kerneled exuberance, embracing sensuality, sentimentality, and spirituality to yield a surprising light, even joy.Īlemani’s biennale was delayed due to Covid, and she clearly spent the extra time wisely. Cecilia Alemani’s exhibition “The Milk of Dreams,” the main project of the Fifty-Ninth Venice Biennale, is for the former. THERE ARE TWO KINDS OF PEOPLE in this world: those who really listen when they hold a seashell to their ear and those who don’t. A few local project examples Anna has helped champion include Beltrami Electric Cooperative’s Northern Solar community solar garden, the Community Solar for Community Action solar garden serving low income tribal members in Leech Lake, and 13 local residential solar installations made possible by a partnership with Solar United Neighbors of Minnesota.Īnna is interested in working with passionate students, both undergraduate and graduate, interested in actively building community resilience, wherever they call home.Artist Pilvi Takala and curator Christina Li at the Finnish Pavilion. She is collaborating with fellow colleagues in the Center for Sustainability Studies to create a rooftop solar generation potential map for the greater Bemidji Area, as well as coauthoring a chapter in a book on the Green New Deal. Over the last decade, Anna has partnered with utility providers, tribes, local planners, non-profits, and local governments to help develop local solar energy projects with an emphasis on equity and access. Partnering with a broad range of community stakeholders in energy, housing, transportation, materials & waste, water, health & wellness, and economic opportunity to identify important nexus for sustainable community development.Guiding BSU to become a carbon neutral institution by 2050.Her current work is focused on Bemidji State University’s Climate Commitment which outlines two key priorities: Inspired by Kate Raworth’s work in Doughnut Economics, Anna works to build self-healing, resilient communities that thrive in balance with Earth’s ecological boundaries. Risk, Resilience, and Sustainable Community Development.Aalborg University, Denmark, Sustainable Energy Planning MS Bemidji State University, Environmental Studies.BS University of Minnesota Duluth, Environmental Studies.She is excited to share her passion for and experience in renewable energy development to help BSU further its commitment to environmental stewardship, and work to create a resilient and sustainable Bemidji community.
Born and raised in Bemidji, Anna has an incredibly strong sense of place and is excited to be raising her 2 daughters so close to family and in a community and landscape that has shaped her so profoundly. She currently acts as the Vice Chair for the City of Bemidji’s Sustainability Committee meetings and has been active with that team for over 5 years. During that time she focused much of her efforts on increasing access to clean energy to low-income individuals, families and communities. Previously, Anna spent 3 years as the Northwest Regional Coordinator for the Clean Energy Resource Teams. She has her PhD in Sustainable Energy Planning from Aalborg University in Denmark where she studied wind energy development and integration.
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After four years of working in the Sustainability Office, Anna has now transitioned into full time teaching and works as a faculty member in the Center for Sustainability Studies teaching courses in Environmental Studies with a focus on policy and planning. Anna began working at Bemidji State University as the Assistant Sustainability Director in 2014.
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