In early November, I spoke with Lori Forshee-Donnay, Watermark’s Executive Director, and she shared the excitement of five years of hard work starting with organizational mission statement and identity work, outreach to underserved members of the area’s arts communities, wonderful support and long hours by many volunteers and committee members and, finally, the generosity of area residents and donors who embrace a new arts center in downtown Bemidji. All this culminates in a brand-new building with four galleries and a start on a new generation of arts programming for the region.