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Joann Wheeler's artwork (right) is described as
"transformational art from detritus" on her
business cards. She leads the Art Revitalization
Movement, shepherding artists to town and
assisting them in their acclamation to the region.
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Swantje-elke Dashuur, an
architect by profession, moved
here six months ago from Los
Angeles with her film-maker
husband, Charles. Swan, as
she's known by her friends,
says she saw an ad for the
Artist Relocation Program of
Oil City in a crafting magazine
in late 2007 and kept it on her
desk for months. When she
finally called the number in the
ad, Joann Wheeler answered
the phone. Swan is German,
and Joann happens to speak
fluent German, and the two
struck up a conversation that
would change Swan's life as
she knew it. Previously, she
and her husband had lived in
New York, London and other
parts of the world. They now
call our region home, where
the much lower cost-of-living
allows them more time for
their artistic pursuits.
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