We talk to many people on this show who are bringing something new to their communities. The Minnesota-based Initiative Foundation recently recognized Suree Sompamitwong along with eight other Initiators Fellows for doing just that.

Sompamitwong is an artist and fashion designer based in Worthington, Minn. She founded a non-profit, Creative Healing Space, to offer art therapy and other programming in her time away from a full-time job.

She is organizing a fashion show Saturday as a fundraiser for the organization. MPR News guest host Catharine Richert talked with her about her fashion career and helping people find peace in art.

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