Springboard is at an exciting moment of growth and change and they need a creative, strategic leader to help attract the resources to fulfill their mission through their capital campaign and into the future.
This new position will lead individual giving responsibilities, overall grants management and fundraising strategy that supports Springboard’s mission and guiding principles. Deadline 3/29.
Learn more & apply here: https://springboardforthearts.org/jobs/development-director/
For Immediate Release
For more information: Susie Lang, slang@olivia.mn.us, 320-523-0790
Artist Call and Training for Creative Placemaking Projects Through Olivia Main Street Program
The Olivia Main Street Program is seeking artist and creative submissions for Placemaking Projects to be showcased in Olivia from May through November. Funding of up to $1,500 each for 10 to 15 projects is available but artists and creatives must attend one of two Creative Placemaking Workshops to be held on March 5, 2019 at Master’s Coffee Shop in Olivia at 8:30am-12:00pm or 4:00-7:30pm.
This Artist on Main Street Program is part of the Olivia Main Street Program and a partnership between the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota and Springboard for the Arts, with support from the Bush Foundation. The goal is to start creating a more vibrant and playful downtown, creating community gathering space, the revitalization of storefronts and to find ways to create a sense of place at Pond Park. Additionally, any community relationships that can be enhanced through these projects is encouraged with an emphasis on community inclusion and multi-generational relationship building.
All artists and creatives are encouraged to attend a workshop and apply for project funding including people who don’t view themselves as “traditional” artists. The workshop will provide training on Placemaking, allow time to explore Olivia, learn more about the Artist on Main Street Program and explain the Creative Placemaking proposal process. There will be approximately 10 to 15 opportunities for project funding of up to $1,500 awarded per project. Creative Placemaking proposals are due April 12. The Olivia Main Street Program will announce which proposals will be awarded by April 26. Further announcements will be made regarding the completion and celebration of each project.
If you have any questions contact Susie Lang at slang@olivia.mn.us or by calling 320-523-0790. If you are interested in applying but have a conflict with the March 5 date, please contact Susie. For more information on the Olivia Artist on Main Street Program contact Susie Lang or visit the Olivia Main Street Program Facebook page.
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The Olivia Main Street Program is a partnership between the City of Olivia and the Olivia Economic Development Authority (EDA) and is a nationally accredited Main Street Program focused on the revitalization of Olivia.
Plan to attend Arts Advocacy Day at the Capitol with SMAC!This year Arts Advocacy Day is on Tuesday, March 12th, 2019. Make your voice heard about why we value the arts in Minnesota! Depending on the number attending, SMAC can provide transportation from Marshall to St. Paul Monday evening, March 11, as well as partial or full support of supper and lodging that night. In the morning, travel with SMAC members to meet with legislators and other advocates throughout the day. Attendees should plan to arrive back in Marshall around 5pm.
Please contact SMAC prior to March 1, 2019 by 4:30 pm if you would like to be on the list to take advantage of car pooling, supper, and/or lodging with us. We would also be happy to register you for Advocacy Day at the MN Capitol if needed. Please email us at info@swmnarts.org.
If you would like to register yourself, please visit: http://artsmn.org/act/events/arts-advocacy-day/
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Advocacy Day 2017 with Senator Gary Dahms.
What is Arts Advocacy Day?Every year, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts works to increase arts funding by bringing arts advocates to the State Capitol to talk to their legislators about the importance of the arts to our lives and our economy. Every year 500 arts advocates join together for a rally at the Minnesota History Center Auditorium in the morning, split up into teams with experienced leaders and walk together to legislator offices to educate them about the arts in their communities and ask them to support arts funding. Previous Arts Advocacy Days have resulted in significant increases in state arts funding (that goes out in grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board and Regional Arts Councils). The Legacy Amendment, which tripled arts funding in 2008, was passed on Arts Advocacy Day! In 2018 the Minnesota State Arts Board (MSAB) and Regional Arts Councils (RAC) system awarded over 2,000 grants, which reached all 87 counties, helping to make the arts accessible to all Minnesotans. The awarded grants come from two sources in the “General Fund” and “Arts Legacy Fund” that will be included in the upcoming session budget. This year we will be working to support those two funds and protect them from being cut or diverted. Because the Minnesota State House flipped from Republican to Democratic support this year, there will be a lot of new legislators that need to hear about the importance of the arts to their districts and the impact the MSAB and RAC grants are having in their hometown. In the last several years arts advocates and supportive legislators had to fight off legislative suggestions that the Legacy Arts & Culture Fund be diverted away from the arts. With this uncertain political climate and increased polarization, we need to show a unified front to ensure that arts funding continues to be protected. |
The Prairie Disciple Award ($1,000) provides awareness and recognition of one individual per year from southwest Minnesota, whose activities and involvement have substantially contributed to the arts over an extended period of time. The accomplishments of arts advocates working in the region are often not widely known or appreciated. In recognizing these individuals publicly, the awards will raise the profile of the arts in their community and throughout the SMAC region.
2018 – LeAnn Atchison, Clara City
2017 – Andy Kahmann, Montevideo
2016 – Brian Pearson, New London
2015 – Raeanna Gislason, formerly of Willmar
2014 – John Voit, Ghent
2013 – Jerry Deuschle, Luverne
2012 – Tricia Mikle, Worthington
2011 – Nancy Geiger, Willmar
2010 – Ruth McKinney, Walnut Grove*
2009 – Joe Paddock, Litchfield
2008 – Violet Risch, Appleton
2007 – Bob Whitney, New London
2006 – Carol Westberg, Montevideo
2005 – Louise Mack, New London*
2004 – Patrick Moore, Montevideo
2003 – (no award)
2002 – Karen Reede, Marshall
2001 – Rallah Madison, Lismore
2000 – Mercein Holzemer, Madison*
1999 – (no award)
1998 – Ben Vander Kooi, Luverne
1997 – Tina Anderson Richards, Walnut Grove
1996 – Patricia Enger, Marshall
1995 – Vernon Stevens, Dawson*
*deceased
Questions? Comments? Contact us!
Canby Area Arts Council in search of Area Artists to showcase your art in downtown Canby, MN, storefront windows. This is for the 2019 Sidewalk Art Gallery!
Friday June 14th through Sunday June 16th during the Canby Hat Daze.
Opportunities: Exposure, No booth fee, Need not be present with display window.
If interested, contact Joyce Meyer: 507-277-5684, canbyarts@gmail.com
To keep up with exciting Canby Area Arts Council news and events, “like” them on Facebook & follow on Instagram (@canbyareaartscouncilmn)
Charter Class Member Jane Malo Wins Alma Mater Lyrics Competition
Marshall, Minn. — Jane Malo, a Charter Class member at Southwest Minnesota State University, has been named the lyrics winner of the university’s Alma Mater Competition.
Malo’s lyrics are entitled “Southwest.”
“I was going to a Planetarium show and I saw the notice about the competition,” said Malo. “I forgot about it, but then later printed it out. I sat down and started to write — I guess it took me a couple of days. I finished it, and let it sit there, in case I wanted to make any changes. I emailed it before the deadline,” she said.
An Alma Mater serves as a hymn or an anthem associated with a school or university. Alma Maters tend to be serious and reflective. They serve a ceremonial purpose in the life of an academic institution, being used at formal events such as convocation, commencement, and the installation of new campus leadership.
Her academic background is in science and physics. She credits her mother for her writing ability. “She wrote a lot of poetry. When she died, I wrote a poem for the memorial service,” she explained.
Stephen Kingsbury, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities, said he was pleased with the number of entries in the competition, and the quality. “The fact that the winning entry ended up being written by a member of the Charter Class just makes it all the more meaningful,” he said. “Jane has already earned a place in Southwest’s history through her membership in the Charter Class, but she has also now contributed to something that will be enjoyed by members of the SMSU community for generations to come. That is an amazing legacy.”
Malo entered SMSU with the Charter Class in 1967 and received her AA degree in Machine Design Technology in 1969. She went to work at Onan Corp. in Fridley, Minn., where she was a mechanical drawer. In 1971 she returned to Marshall to be closer to her father, who was battling cancer. From 1971-73 she worked as a clerk/typist in the SMSU Business Office. She returned to the classroom, earning a Physics degree from SMSU in 1976. She then attended the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, earning a master’s in Atmospheric Physics in 1979.
She took a job with the Tennessee Valley Authority Air Quality Branch, in Muscle Shoals, Ala., which involved meteorological and air quality assessments. Her job was cut in 1987, so she returned to Marshall and worked evenings at Marshall Publishing while pursuing licensure to teach physical science. She earned that degree from SMSU.
She has worked at Photoworks in Marshall since 1991, where she wears several hats, including lab technician and customer service representative.
She won $1,000 for her entry.
Her winning lyrics:
We sing our praise to thee;
Remembering the days gone by
Upon windswept prairie.
With hopes and dreams we came,
Our eyes set on the stars;
Nurturing our hearts’ desires
To make achievements ours.
You guide our minds to knowledge,
To service turn our hearts;
We learn with fellow students
Of sciences and arts.
Our years at Southwest form us
Into whom we aspire to be;
Southwest our Alma Mater
We sing our praise to thee.
The second round of competition — the music to go with the poem — is now open, with a deadline of March 15.
Call for Exhibition Proposals the center’s 2020 Visual Arts Exhibition Season.
Seeking submissions for Solo, Duo, or Group Shows. Open to Minnesota artists from all career stages 18 and older.
All proposals should include the following information:
– Artist statement/bio (1 page maximum)
– Résume
– Representative images (8-10 images) no larger than 2500 X 4200 or 300 dpi.
– Checklist to accompany images (title, date, medium, dimensions)
– E-mail address and link to website
Email submissions to director@hutchinsonarts.org with the subject line 2020 Exhibit Proposal. Entry Deadline April 30, 2019.
If you have any questions, please contact Lisa Bergh at director@hutchinsonarts.org
To find out more about the Hutchinson Center for the Arts, visit: http://www.hutchinsonarts.org/
Minnesota Festival Support Webinar
The Minnesota State Arts Board is offering a free one-hour Webinar to help applicants prepare to apply for the FY 2020 Minnesota Festival Support grant program. This session will be particularly helpful for first-time applicants.
Program officer Rina Rossi will walk through the program overview and instructions, and provide background information about what the review panel looks for in an application. At the end of the session, there will be an opportunity to submit questions online.
The session is offered as a conference call with an option to view a PowerPoint presentation online. The presenter will be located in an office that cannot accommodate visitors, so please note that it isn’t possible to attend the session in person.
To make the session more useful, read the overview and application instructions in advance and print out a copy for your reference. This document can be found on the Minnesota Festival Support program page.
Session date
Thursday, February 21, 3:00 p.m.
If you are unable to attend, but would like to view the PowerPoint used in the Webinar, it will be posted on the Arts Board Web site following the session.
To register
The Webinar is free of charge, but advance registration is strongly encouraged. Register here.
To join the session
Dial into the telephone portion to hear the audio.
Log into the Web portion to view the PowerPoint presentation:
https://www.yourconferencecenter.com/confcenter/meeting_center/default.aspx?100866&jnhst=N&o=UmvFeVTWtqzxUx
Select the red Join button at the bottom of the page.
Important note: Save these instructions for reference. No further confirmation will be sent to you.
www.arts.state.mn.us | (651) 539-2650 | msab@arts.state.mn.us
Applications for the 2019 MN Pottery Festival are online. Use the link below to apply using the Zapp form. Deadline is after NCECA this year, so make sure you get it in before April 7th.
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