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essay at three public libraries, so that the reader can understand it alone or by visiting all three libraries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1552481931265-L8XNNQ6WNM0H2AA77ALI/IMG_3645.JPG "Public Writing, Public Libraries" - Kevin Haworth, North Liberty Public Library We installed different strands of Kevin’s braided essay at three public libraries, so that the reader can understand it alone or by visiting all three libraries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1552481932689-BJJLDKCOCSJYC3T5NS1Q/IMG_3668.JPG "Public Writing, Public Libraries" - Pauliina Haasjoki, Knoxville Public Library Pauliina’s poetry was installed in its original Finnish and English translation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1552481933087-RB5O5N2ZA5WQ19B3C2DY/IMG_3745.JPG "Public Writing, Public Libraries" - Pauliina Haasjoki, Pella Public Library Pauliina’s poetry was installed in its original 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NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE (2024) The famous author’s journals, with extensive annotations about the local places and people he met while visiting the N. Berkshires. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1552485584609-HE75ACVG0PGB9RLIHA38/FullSizeRender.jpg Writing & Books - Make it stand out GRIN CITY COMMUNITY RESOURCE GUIDE (2016) A phonebook for all the things not in the phonebook, in collaboration w/ Freesia McKee and Rachel Buse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1601944151534-STXRQ8OSD37A91FUTSTZ/IMG_3343.JPG Writing & Books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1601944195235-MDSJE3APBSSK7LC7A59C/IMG_3356.JPG Writing & Books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1601944153029-KD81I4JOLQNKLQXPZXS1/IMG_3341copy.jpg Writing & Books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1601944206555-EZ1F4XOMSTWN7SB305Y2/IMG_3364.JPG Writing & Books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1601944194144-71L5PKE8ZN37X64EFBQC/IMG_3363.JPG Writing & Books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1601944213563-C5Z296JCD0FFAGO37T29/IMG_3382+copy.jpg Writing & Books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1601944211651-QP3OM5L1HOQQPAETHQVM/IMG_3372.JPG Writing & Books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1601944226555-LL2IS0T0NJQYY9U4E45W/IMG_3412.JPG Writing & Books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1601944513170-RY4LEGI1LKPB4KKD6IK9/IMG_3413.jpg Writing & Books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1496258777690-AUQ6Y9R32N4HNVN6HWXL/IMG_5358.jpg Writing & Books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1496258804397-MASGU96OJ78SJM698RQ8/IMG_5363.jpg Writing & Books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1496258821582-EUCGAKDJ57BMLUR18UMN/IMG_5355.jpg Writing & Books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1496258614065-TJO3MK7UK8W4TTSDCFC7/IMG_5361.jpg Writing & Books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1496258714682-1E6BY26KQ4U2Q8DHI4FY/IMG_5034.jpg Writing & Books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1496258682018-3SPG8QJWMFM83FYCGA68/IMG_5030.jpg Writing & Books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1496258748370-0U09AMQY7M6D3SPTUMER/IMG_5029.jpg Writing & Books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1496160444404-DV9V4TBHUE6E4PVZPCY1/image-asset.jpeg Writing & Books INTERESTING DEATHS IN GRINNELL (2017) A democratic multiple book of local history with research by Byron Hueftle-Worley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1601944678774-VJJT5D77ZSMZD4TMNACO/IMG_3372.jpg Writing & Books FLIGHT OFFICER CARL GEORGE LARSEN (2020) A creative nonfiction essay told in 4 booklets in one letterpress printed folder. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/4dc27410-e106-43b2-8522-8ffe566c280c/IMG_9368.jpg Writing & Books - Make it stand out TRANSIENT (2019) A collection that intermingles fiction and truth and explores the pitfalls and allure of searching for home in New Orleans https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1496258367892-L9QTTI2MHUNE488O44NY/IMG_5345.jpg Writing & Books The horizon that passes from page to page demarcates above-ground the truth: names and dates and words as they appeared on Midwest gravestones. Below the line are my own words, the stories I imagine hidden in these libraries of lives, if only we could pull on the spine and open each book. These stories are not who these people really were. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1496258347718-YVSUDJX26O92DNGIDT3F/IMG_5344.jpg Writing & Books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1496258398869-50C79J4GZAHPIRJ3C6VG/IMG_5347+%28straightened%29.jpg Writing & Books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1496258426298-S74LCLQ9ERHBCEGVKLW8/IMG_5348.jpg Writing & Books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1496258467162-IQXI8TFWSAUUMV3AOVOD/IMG_5349.jpg Writing & Books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1496258524439-KCU6IZ11NCW3KSIGHKSE/IMG_5353.jpg Writing & Books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/f60fd3a6-77e8-4d86-838f-b2cc5cae3a88/IMG_4741.jpg Writing & Books - Make it stand out DESVENLAFAXINE DREAM (2021) An artist book exploring chronic migraines, the healthcare industry, and the side effects of medication. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1565699955938-4F8UELPUNZAI2ETMI1I9/IMG_9334.jpg Writing & Books IN MEMORIAM (2019) A short story about life at the County Poor Farm, single-signature sewn booklet, each with an accompanying found photograph. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1565700177360-G5RVJ4U8MONXHT3LS98F/IMG_9325.JPG Writing & Books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1565700171535-LCZFOP3B0RQVF7FVOHUV/IMG_9326.JPG Writing & Books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1565700205652-6H6MWWOWX794DRZV0S5D/IMG_9327.JPG Writing & Books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1565700246778-0WJ5HJAQEUSST1ZOWNTL/IMG_9329.JPG Writing & Books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1565700224234-XN5HHFBR8GJW8323IW3M/IMG_9328.JPG Writing & Books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1565700246629-OVZFVDKNYW3ZI0NLNPGV/IMG_9333.JPG Writing & Books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1565700258803-51LCG8TUXNDWZ6WJXJ7A/IMG_9334.JPG Writing & Books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/d0c999de-1575-4a85-8773-ebf5a6515150/IMG_2285.jpg Writing & Books - Make it stand out BLANK JOURNALS (2019 - present) Molly sews a variety of handmade blank journals, currently available through the Bear & Bee Bookstore and on Etsy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/8e8a313d-2711-4a2c-a0bf-a2bb1b68abb5/DownenRideout_4books2.jpg Writing & Books - Make it stand out SPEAK TRUTH (2021) A collaboration with artist Jill Downen. Book design and fabrication by Molly Rideout. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1496159084369-NBPNKY072F959RGX7SUI/image-asset.jpeg Writing & Books MIDWESTERN ELEGY (2017) A collection of 33 original flash fictions inspired by Midwestern gravestones. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/f9f85b8d-0e31-4aa2-8488-0b0425851ca8/primerbook.jpg Writing & Books - Make it stand out LITERARY JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS & PRESS (2011 - present) A list of essays and short stories that Molly has published in anthologies, literary journals, and elsewhere. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/0c6aa07e-80f6-469a-b6ee-d1004793fb39/09.06.24HawthorneRelease02.jpg Writing & Books - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/555588e9-bc4a-4b7a-81f8-4cfec4740a68/IMG_8732.jpg Writing & Books - Make it stand out WRITING AS PUBLIC ART (2015 - present) Original essays or micro-fiction installed in vinyl by Rideout across the US using a form she calls “Public Writing.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/cb29c797-e82d-48d3-9c1e-cc8f27e45028/IMG_6013.jpg Writing & Books - Make it stand out THE FAREWELL (2021) An essay about the complicated relationship our culture has with aging and gender. Single-signature sewn booklet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1496160187245-UV2SGYK43TUPL3G3Y6K3/image-asset.jpeg Writing & Books SUN IN GEMINI / SUN IN CAPRICORN (2017) A collaboration between printmaker Gloria Shows and Molly Rideout. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1669566099474-ITM0C7HCVJ4L5AJYLBLS/IMG_4744.jpg Writing & Books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1669566099338-Z6S3A9H5MY3DS08H2JOC/IMG_4743.jpg Writing & Books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1669566119910-GKALU6K0T65FUHSHZ3ZD/IMG_4745.jpg Writing & Books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1669566079009-C2ZBSR4H8WHBQOE6X3IS/IMG_4750.JPG Writing & Books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1669566078634-NOOZO5LA9PG7ZO50G70X/IMG_4749.JPG Writing & Books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1669566111533-C7SX124E6R134CD8CF01/IMG_4752.jpg Writing & Books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1496168983930-57ZD9FOB333MYD36YBU2/IMG_5363.jpg Writing & Books http://www.mollyrideout.com/phonebook daily 0.75 2019-12-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1501623110366-V7IP2HN1XDX3L1NQYWR5/P6130393.JPG Grin City Community Resource Guide https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1501623097438-JOU910ABZIOCW3ZYKP5T/IMG_2127.JPG Grin City Community Resource Guide https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1501623101982-VJ7QTPPV0JPAP6Z9KVS0/IMG_2243.JPG Grin City Community Resource Guide https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1501623096980-UXTPOSAE7B332XJLTGLZ/IMG_2137.JPG Grin City Community Resource Guide https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1501623100263-9F2IZQ1EESE6HT97OFKJ/IMG_2220.JPG Grin City Community Resource Guide https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1501623103025-F2ZW8HVKXQLXWZRQ9VLU/IMG_2254.JPG Grin City Community Resource Guide https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1501623098727-28S5IWMJ0CZ7J1LRQHZD/IMG_2143.JPG Grin City Community Resource Guide https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1501623104348-FGQEKUY61S8GT10QCTAC/IMG_2261.JPG Grin City Community Resource Guide https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1501623105499-GL82VUGF9LBD4OL5S2Q8/IMG_2280.JPG Grin City Community Resource Guide https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1501623108258-U1AZ6I9W19I776ANR2QQ/IMG_2353.JPG Grin City Community Resource Guide https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1501623106775-0EWS9425K5XY27O8LP3N/IMG_2321.JPG Grin City Community Resource Guide https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1501623109096-G9IRS94XN24Y1OYWHL66/IMG_2410.JPG Grin City Community Resource Guide https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1501623410837-HIZQVEX2UAD3TBYAIAM9/image-asset.png Grin City Community Resource Guide https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1552426646706-P9OTNB64D4A78Q0DII3U/Selfie%2BTips.jpg Grin City Community Resource Guide https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1552427291639-9M6YTDIGGN2GCN441HIF/edited.jpg Grin City Community Resource Guide https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1501623555172-Y2WB6F7BHX0Y6ENKBKI8/P6130404.JPG Grin City Community Resource Guide http://www.mollyrideout.com/grincity daily 0.75 2020-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1552490877415-NF09VF5DU9ZVBXP6AE5B/bagel5.jpg Grin City Collective - Free Bagel Stand 2012 Homemade bagels were given away to anyone who contributed to a temporary mural on the front lawn of the Grinnell Area Arts Council. Part of the Emerging Artist Residency. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1552488316232-DIB23JMPNEBEMQ9R8BFJ/IMG_7314.jpg Grin City Collective - Vegetable Rickshaw 2013 Designed for Middle Way Farm, this bike-pedaled cart was intended for use delivering CSA shares and selling produce at the farmers market. Unfortunately, the rickshaw was, in the end, too heavy for functional use. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1552488851718-ZRSGHM8F0Q4E4JA2C6RD/IMG_0333.jpg Grin City Collective https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1552488186508-L4NDR3V9I8HDU43348Q8/poster%2Bmeskwaki%2BIII.jpg Grin City Collective - Meskwaki Senior Garden Archway 2013 In partnership with the Meskwaki Nation, visiting artists worked with settlement school children to design and paint an archway to invite community members to enjoy their new senior garden. Project led by Joe Lacina. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1552489491367-CFST2CVAEQCIZ4YA93M9/FourthofJuly.jpg Grin City Collective - Fourth of July Celebrations Every Fourth of July, Grin City and another local group, Tiny Circus, collaborated to throw a whimsical, glitter-filled celebration and dance party for friends and community members. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1552491924545-Z0U0CQK6767PQD2N1OAI/Week+5+-+085.jpg Grin City Collective - Pop-Up Gallery Shows From the beginning, Grin City installed artists work around central Iowa for the community to see. Pop-up locations included abandoned storefronts, houses for sale, the Des Moines Social Club, Stewart Art Gallery, Prairie Canary, Science Center of Iowa and the Lacina Farmstead. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1552488145815-I4ZZ2PLKV0HPN6N71IIO/IMG_1773.jpg Grin City Collective - Nano Hut 2012-2014 An experiment in tiny living designed by Joe Lacina with assistance from many visiting artists. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1552488430171-JT9PE2BACB8473LG7EU6/IMG_2674.jpg Grin City Collective - Free Shop 2011 Artists collected donated household items to give away during the Grinnell Farmers Market. Community members were invited to take anything they needed while enjoying face paint and live music. Part of the Emerging Artist Residency. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1552488020112-5EM5OKC3M64G2ONQMPMN/IMG_3076-1.jpg Grin City Collective - Skillshares Using the skills of our local community and visiting artists, Grin City hosted lessons in many areas including basic Arduino, mixology, composting, cheesemaking, and cooking with grasshoppers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1552485782393-418XK5YSCSJMSYQ5L9VU/IMG_8953.jpg Grin City Collective - Public Writing, Public Libraries 2014-2015 Lead by Molly Rideout, writers installed original work in vinyl at libraries around Iowa. LEARN MORE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1552490114956-RNUJK1PE0TF4P8EF5HI9/JourneyToSun.jpg Grin City Collective - Journey to the Sun 2014 An educational, skit-based performance celebrating the anniversary of Sputnik. This show gave us a look at our role in the solar system. Part of Culture Lab’s themed residency. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1552489699190-L4XYKIHIMENWR4HMFAV4/StudioTour.JPG Grin City Collective - Open Studios Grin City visiting artists always welcomed the public into their studios for a variety of events, including progressive meals, performances and talks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1552489926054-S6RC7G2UFOBD39C2XX15/Bullying.jpg Grin City Collective - Beating the Bully Within Us 2015 Nike Desis, Molly Rideout, Lindsay Rowinksi, and Kenji Yoshino worked with Grinnell’s Davis Elementary School to discuss bullying and our own impulses that might bully. Each class designed their own piñata, and the final show featured an eight-foot-tall trojan horse piñata on display. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1552490671340-UPMKDD1ZD4HVEU1JG809/primerbook.jpg Grin City Collective - Primer Book 2012 An exquisite corpse book designed by visiting Emerging Artists and staff. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1552485308987-YRXITLJQ47DPB19Q4XL0/IMG_0615%2Bcopy.jpg Grin City Collective - Social Crossings 2017 Artists Keva Fawkes, Purvi Shah and Anna Swanson interrogated what it means to be “free” in a historically abolitionist town. They interviewed POC, queer, low income and other traditionally marginalized members of the Grinnell community and asked a general audience what freedom is and who is free. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1552485702569-NE3RRBWZCOMEI2EME5SD/IMG_9659.jpg Grin City Collective - Public Art Initiative 2016 To celebrate its tenth anniversary, Grin City commissioned four works of public art for Grinnell. Works included: “Footprints of Grinnell” by Tiberiu Chelcea @ Brown’s Shoe Fit; “Seed of Knowledge” by Stephanie Sailer @ Drake Community Library; “Snail Seat” by Bounnak Thammavong @ Relish; “Pink Milkwort (Polygala incarnata)” by Wilma Wyss @ GAAC (pictured) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1552486093016-E4CQ6RSJQVREIH6WVOXN/IMG_0263.jpg Grin City Collective - Weekly Potlucks Every Friday night for four years, Grin City invited the local community to an evening meal at the Lacina Farmstead. Visitors broke bread and enjoyed a community-focused celebration with visiting artists. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1552488466899-YVGMVZPD3GESVD11GM0S/documenting+small+1.jpg Grin City Collective - Culture Lab 2014 Art + Science themed residency session with educational programming in Des Moines, Iowa City and Grinnell. Projects included a smart phone microscope, a biofeedback dance suit, fiberoptic neuron sculptures, a math-inspired short story, and models of bone structures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1552488270455-I5MICZJSFR85PG1TXFXF/DSC01690.jpg Grin City Collective - Community Garden Sign 2013 When the Grinnell Community Garden needed a face lift, our artists-in-residence stepped up to help. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1552485584609-HE75ACVG0PGB9RLIHA38/FullSizeRender.jpg Grin City Collective - Community Resource Guide 2017 Rachel Buse, Freesia McKee and Molly Rideout designed a publication inspired by local phonebooks of decades past. This new book listed information and resources not traditionally found in a phonebook. LEARN MORE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1552487022330-RMDR18N5E17IXPI06UCJ/The%2BCHIME.jpg Grin City Collective - The Chime 2013 Sarah Coote, Alex Hansen, Joe Lacina, and Tony Zappa designed and installed an interactive public sculpture in downtown Grinnell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1552486690058-IZCYG0PTXNEWM35QZUOZ/IMG_0476.jpg Grin City Collective - Rurally Good Festival 2013-2016 An annual festival of music, art, literature, theatre and local foods featuring work by visiting artists, alumni and Iowans. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1552485112002-KWFNWW3SNY70WQDYN696/IMG_7768.jpg Grin City Collective - Micro-Grants 2018 Grin City recognizes that there are amazing people doing creative, community-focused work all over east-central Iowa. We sponsored 10 projects of local creatives including public art installations, a community garden, gallery shows, a bike-art parade, a literary conference, and others. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1552488546198-CLQVR1M7JP20AL3X3XHH/gc5.jpg Grin City Collective https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1552494934814-DCL17K1AUVINBC7V22AK/dock%2Bperformance.jpg Grin City Collective - The Dock 2013 A dock that extends into the lake of alfalfa on the Lacina farmstead. Designed and built by Alex Hanson and Tony Zappa. Although not an official Grin City project, Tony & Alex’s sculpture became so iconic at Grin City, a visit wasn’t complete without a photograph on the dock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1552483102067-B7NME0IU9FUH5RQOVFCE/bonfire.jpg Grin City Collective https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1552489399864-S0O0KL4KCCDIDIID6FMN/IMG_9834.jpg Grin City Collective - Nano Hut II (Nannoth) 2015 The Nano Hut received a face lift from Heidi Bartlett, Joe Lacina, and Ryann Slauson when they expanded it into a sort of trojan horse in the shape of the extinct wooly mammoths. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1552487629157-PHSRSQKPCYAD7TA826NM/DSCN0662.jpg Grin City Collective - Emerging Artist Residency The EAR was a key component of Grin City since 2006. We provided college-aged artists a 1-month residency, stipend, and gallery show. 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Rideout and Matt Tannenbaum, Owner of The Bookstore Image: Jon Verney https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1623496090193-OPCLUF6GYM2Z3URX0D9Q/IMG_3358.JPG The Farewell Image: Molly Rideout https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1620819725417-GZJ1NYYPAK71MGFZI9MI/TheFareWell%2Bweb%2Bcopy.jpg The Farewell http://www.mollyrideout.com/installations daily 0.75 2022-11-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/79804b99-7f42-430e-a95a-dab3c68ff611/IMG_3362.jpg Public Art & Installations - Make it stand out ACORNS (2014) Grinnell, IA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1444525091215-4F6VBOFZD258PL985LP5/IMG_3618.jpg Public Art & Installations - Make it stand out FLOOD (2015) Sauk County, WI https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/d2caef50-9000-4b30-8078-761dc334f503/Stable_1.jpg Public Art & Installations - Make it stand out THE FAREWELL (2021) Lenox, MA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/eb6eb30f-5777-42a0-8cbe-6ae042a1f469/IMG_8824.jpg Public Art & Installations - 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Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1669576113384-3K9VNFZUC0ZSI0ZOCVIE/DP2_0493.jpg The Managers - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/f7534368-ae07-471d-bece-01df90dfd667/Lakeview+Terrace+Hotel%2C+UPHS.jpg The Managers - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. http://www.mollyrideout.com/professional daily 0.75 2025-10-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/63525f4c-ca90-4a09-94b1-b2307103cbde/Erin_Long_Photo353300197+copy.jpg Professional Work - Make it stand out ASSETS FOR ARTISTS Assistant Director 2022 - present Fundraising & Marketing Manager 2019-2022 Assets for Artists is a New England-wide organization designed by artists, for artists. As Assistant Director, Molly manages the day-to-day operations of program staff who run the cohort and professional development work that A4A provides to artists existing in a financial system that’s stacked against us. Photo credit: Erin Long Photography LEARN MORE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/1604834761640-6W2MT4CQZ3A4D6UZUQ7R/Grin+City+Rurally+Good.JPG Professional Work - Make it stand out GRIN CITY COLLECTIVE ARTIST & WRITERS RESIDENCY Co-Director (2011 - 2016), Executive Director (2016 - 2017), Board Member (2017-2018) During her time leading Grin City, Molly led a variety of collaborative social practice art and community engagement projects in rural east-central Iowa as well as hosted nearly 100 visiting artists to their 320-acre farm. Photo Credit: Anna Ford. LEARN MORE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/440f2e40-0114-4656-84ab-0bca2ba7cad0/IMG_3076-1.jpg Professional Work - Make it stand out TEACHING & CONSULTING 2011 - present Molly has taught creative writing at all levels, as well as community courses on bookmaking and swing dance. She consults for nonprofits looking for assistance in grant-writing, program development, budgeting, and marketing. She specializes in artist residencies and community arts organizations. LEARN MORE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53fa46fde4b028c2a3cc93a4/44747bd2-527d-4f0c-b101-e39b7a1c6824/Screen+Shot+2022-11-27+at+2.20.49+PM.jpg Professional Work - Make it stand out COMMON FOLK COLLECTIVE 2019 - 2023 As one of 40+ members of the Common Folk Artist Collective, Molly sits on the fundraising committee, where in 2021 she assisted the collective in completing their “Shoot for the Moon” campaign to buy their storefront in North Adams, MA. LEARN MORE