Twin Cities artist Melisande Charles has embarked on a journey to engage the public to celebrate the 5 “P”s: Post Offices, Postage, Postcards, Posters, and Parcels. Post offices have been a significant player in American arts and culture. This includes architectural treasures, wood and stone sculptures, murals, and paintings. In...
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Monthly Archives: April 2014
Midwest Arts & Aging Conference & Showcase
Posted by SMACArtSage presents the first Midwest Arts & Aging Conference & Showcase at the Union Depot in St. Paul on June 20th, 2014, bringing together teaching artists, senior organization staff members, funders and those interested in learning more about the field of arts & aging. This day-long conference features respected leaders...
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Open Call: One day pop-up project
Posted by SMACThe Traveling Museum, in partnership with the Willmar Public Library (Pioneerland Library System), invites proposals from artists of all disciplines to create a dynamic, temporary, site-specific project in conjunction with the Library’s annual Local Authors’ Round Table Discussion. The proposal should spark dialogue between the public, the Traveling Museum space,...
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Made Here: Open Call for Artists
Posted by SMACHennepin Theatre Trust’s Made Here is accepting applications now through Monday, May 12, 2014 to fill vacant and under-utilized street facing windows with visual displays of work in nearly any medium in downtown Minneapolis Cultural District. Successful displays will be engaging, illuminated and clearly visible from the sidewalk through the...
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Perform at the MN State Fair!
Posted by SMACAfter a successful pilot in 2013, The Minnesota State Fair will continue the Arts A’Fair program in 2014, presenting a variety of performing arts experiences representing Minnesota organizations. This concept allows your organization to promote your work with “Pop Up Performances” on the fairgrounds. Your act/number/vignette will be performed up...
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SMAC Artist Retreat 2014
Posted by SMAC
The annual Artist Retreat hosted by SMAC is an excellent opportunity for artists to attend their choice of mini-workshops during the course of a relaxing day and network with fellow artists and arts professionals. Nearly 12 workshop sessions will be offered along with a Hmong dance performance… and more! Register...
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Call for Artists: Riverfest Fine Arts Festival
Posted by SMACRiverfest (June 13-14, 2014) is an art and music festival dedicated to celebrating arts, music and community fun in Windom, Minnesota. Located in beautiful Tegels Park on Cottonwood Lake, the Riverfest celebration brings together the community with the opportunity to view and purchase a wide variety of fine arts, experience...
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Art in the Hollow Sculpture Contest 2014
Posted by SMACSubmissions are wanted for the Art in the Hollow Sculpture Contest in Swede Hollow Park, St Paul on Saturday, June 7, 2014. Works should be designed in relation to specific settings within Swede Hollow Park that show enhancement of the natural setting, quality of design, originality. This is a populist...
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Cultural Data Project Workshop April 16
Posted by SMACThe Southwest Minnesota Arts Council is sponsoring a workshop, “Getting Started with the Cultural Data Project”, at the SMAC office in Marshall on April 16, from 7:00 – 8:30 pm. We strongly encourage all SMAC-region arts organizations to attend this workshop, presented by Cultural Data Project (CDP) staff, to learn...
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Nonprofits Assistance Fund Financial Training May 21
Posted by SMACOn May 21, Nonprofits Assistance Fund (NAF) is coming to the SMAC region to offer special financial training for arts organizations! Through funding from the MN State Arts Board, NAF is able to provide training on financial assessment and planning for arts organizations, including additional information about fundamental nonprofit financial...
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