Join us at The YES! House for River Valley Ripple Artist, Codi Payne’s, Artist Salon Striding Through The Seasons. Ignite your senses as you step into an immersive world built with poetry, music and visual art. Ease into your emotions as you meander between seasons portrayed through a poet's lens. By embedding her own stories and lived experiences into each environment, Codi is inviting you to see a different side to the seasons we experience year after year.
4-6 PM, guests can casually connect with Codi and take a self guided tour through the Striding Through The Seasons exhibit on the main floor and basement levels!
At 6 PM, Codi will immerse the listeners in Rain through her poem, sounds, and lights. There will be an opportunity to discuss her work with the audience.
This event is free and open to the public with complimentary appetizers & beverages available for purchase!
River Valley Ripple Artist Salon: Striding Through The Seasons w/ Codi Payne
Saturday, May 30 | 4 – 8 PM
@ The YES! House | 726 Prentice St, Granite Falls, MN
This RVR Artist Residency is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
Artist Bio:
My name is Codi Payne. I like to joke that I was raised in the tri-county area after spending my early childhood in Clontarf, attending kindergarten in Sacred Heart, first and second grade in Benson, and finishing high school in Montevideo, MN. I attended NDSU for 4.5 years for agriculture education. I currently live in Granite Falls with my two cats, Professor McGonagall and Luna Lovegood. I love hiking and exploring nature, especially along the North Shore. In my professional time, I am an agriculture educator, who loves animal and plant sciences, at Lakeview in Cottonwood.
Throughout our lives on this elegantly designed planet , we all experience some form of elation, laughter, joy, struggles, confusion, growth, grief, or trauma. We have all needed help learning how to cope. Personally, writing and journaling have always been a way to look at my thoughts and feelings from a different perspective. Writing has become a way for me to share my deepest thoughts and feelings about life with my friends and family.
Other than being a forest fairy or a vet, I used to imagine being a writer that could immerse my reader into the world I created for them. I am exceedingly excited for this opportunity to explore different mediums bringing my art to life for exploration within my community.