Please spend a few minutes helping the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council (SMAC) determine how well we are meeting your needs and the needs of your community, as we plan our programs and services for the next two years. We’re hoping to receive input from individuals, organizations, schools, and communities in...
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Yearly Archives: 2014
Franconia Sculpture Park Artist Opportunities
Posted by SMACFranconia Sculpture Park is a vibrant artist residency and nonprofit sculpture park located in the St. Croix River Valley region of rural Minnesota. Through the artist residency program, Franconia awards competitive fellowships, internships, and metal-casting residencies to up to 40 emerging and mid-career visual artists each year, supporting the creation...
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SMAC awards $106,319 in arts grants to area applicants
Posted by SMACTwenty-seven area artists, schools, and arts organizations have recently been awarded a total of $106,319 in grants from the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council (SMAC). Local artists received a total of $21,375 to create new works, and attend workshops. An additional round of Individual Artist grants is coming up, with an...
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SMAC seeking part-time communications temp
Posted by SMACSW MN Arts Council is looking for a part-time communications temp to update and organize our contact lists, including: Verifying addresses Researching new contacts Developing communications & procedures for maintaining contacts Collecting arts organization permission and information to post on a new directory on SMAC’s website Developing communications to collect...
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Visual Arts Minnesota: Call for Art
Posted by SMACVisual Arts Minnesota is pleased to announce a state-wide call for entries in any media (painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, etc.) completed within the past two years. The exhibition will be held at the historic Paramount Theatre Lobby Gallery in St Cloud January 6th – February 15th, 2015 with a reception...
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Paramount Visual Arts Center Call for Ceramic Art
Posted by SMACThe Paramount Visual Arts Center in St Cloud, MN is pleased to announce a call for ceramic art. The exhibition, “Captivating Clay”, ill be held at Gallery Saint Germain from January 21 – February 28. This competition will be judged by Sarah Millfelt, Executive Director at the Northern Clay Center...
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Give to the Max Day 2014
Posted by SMACJoin us online at GiveMN.org on November 13 for Minnesota’s annual Give to the Max Day. Your donation or SMAC membership renewal could help us win more funds by being chosen during one of the hourly drawings or by putting us on the leaderboard. Also, you can give to multiple...
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M.A.P. Mural Project: Call for Artists
Posted by SMAC The Montevideo Arts Project (M.A.P.), in partnership with the City of Montevideo, seeks an artist interested in creating a mural in downtown Montevideo in the area of the Jose Artigas Statue. Opportunity and project description: We are looking for a mural artist...
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Sod House Theater Workshops and Performances
Posted by SMACSod House Theater, a site specific Twin Cities-based theater company, will be bringing six professional performers known for their work on the stages of Minneapolis’ Guthrie, Children’s Theater, and Ten Thousand Things to teach free theater classes for Lake Benton area performers age 15 and older. Workshop classes will focus...
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Minnesota Filmmakers Legacy Reimbursement Funds Available
Posted by SMACMinnesota Film and TV is currently accepting proposals from Minnesota-based Filmmakers with narrative features or long-form documentary works in progress (projects must be in production or post production at the time of application) that align with Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund priorities. $320,000 is available in reimbursement funds. Application Deadline...
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