HPAAC ARTober: "Seeds of Change" Reception _ Exhibit Opening at Hastings Arts Center

Hastings, MN – September 5, 2017 - Hastings Prescott Area Arts Council (HPAAC), in partnership with the Minnesota Museum of American Art (the M), is excited to bring to the Hastings Arts Center (HAC) Mike Hazard’s multimedia exhibit Seeds of Change: A Portrait of the Hmong American Farmers Association. The exhibition opens Friday, October 6^th and runs through October 31^st.  The HAC is hosting an opening reception on Friday, October 6^th from 7:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. that is free and open to the public.

Hazard’s 36 photographs, video, and artist book tell the story of a year in the life of the Hmong American Farmers Association (HAFA) farm. Located in Vermillion Township, the farm is attracting national attention as a model for sustainable stewardship.