John Davis

John Davis
Warroad, Minnesota

John is passionate about creating opportunities for artists to help transform communities. With over 30 years of experience creating and implementing rural artist residency programs and art centers, John has spent his career working to transform policy and amplify narratives of the arts in rural America. His collaborative and innovative work in New York Mills, MN has been recognized as a national model for rural economic development in the arts, and the town was twice recognized as one of the top 100 Small Arts Towns in America. His work with the Lanesboro Arts Campus initiative resulted in the city’s selection as one of the top 12 Small Town Artplaces in America. As a Bush Fellow, he has studied and advanced the field of rural arts and rural sustainability and is currently the Executive Director of Warroad RiverPlace, a rural arts, culture and event center in northern Minnesota.