Quick 3 Question Survey! Please complete by Monday, April 27th so that our board can use your responses to shape this year’s programs and budget, especially in light of changes due to COVID-19.
The Music Impact Network has put together a collection of resources for music educators and aspiring musicians to keep working on their craft from home. Check out their Stay@Home, Play@Home page for easy lesson plans, Youtube videos, and inspiration to start on your musical journey:
https://musicimpactnetwork.org/resources-for-virtual-music-programming
A message from American’s for the Arts:
Dear Arts and Culture Colleagues:
Americans for the Arts is writing you today to offer new information and valuable resources related to the coronavirus and our arts industry. As you know, the coronavirus has had a devastating impact on America’s arts sector: our research demonstrates that nonprofit arts organizations alone have already suffered financial losses of $4.5 billion in lost revenue and unexpected expenses. In addition, canceled and postponed events have caused the loss of an estimated 197 million in attendance and resulted in an estimated loss of $6.2 billion in event-related consumer spending so far.
Below are a few important resources that will help you today:
ArtsU webinars related to COVID-19: Find free on-demand and live ArtsU webinars that focus on different aspects of COVID-19.
National Arts Action Digital Summit: Registration is open for the first-ever National Arts Action Digital Summit taking place April 27–May 1. There is a free session that focuses on COVID-19.
Coronavirus Resource and Response Center: On this web tool you’ll find news, information on relief funds and financial assistance, preparation advice, and two important surveys:
- Survey for Organizations (nonprofit, for-profit, and government): This tool tracks and helps measure the economic impact of the pandemic on the arts industry.
- Survey for Individuals (artists, creative workers, educators, and entrepreneurs): This survey was created by Americans for the Arts for Artist Relief and captures the financial impact of the pandemic on creative workers.
We encourage you to share the links to these surveys with all of the arts organizations and artists in your community. You can do that by simply forwarding this message. Lastly, because the impacts are worsening daily, please return to the survey link and fill it out again every few weeks, so that we have the most current information possible.
If you have any questions, resources to share, or articles that might be of interest, please send them to services@artsusa.org.
The staff and board of Americans for the Arts stand with you during this crisis. We are thinking of you and the health and safety of your families, friends, organization(s), and communities.
Best Wishes,
Americans for the Arts
#GiveAtHomeMN is a virtual fundraising event taking place May 1 – 8 for nonprofits and schools all across Minnesota; it it is hosted by GiveMN. This weeklong focus on Minnesota organizations will coincide with GivingTuesdayNow, a special fundraiser for nonprofits all around the world put on by GivingTuesday on May 5. Learn more about #GiveAtHomeMN.
What role does equity play in COVID-19 planning and response?
The Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (MCN) is hosting its fourth call with The Governor’s Office on Monday, April 20th. The call will focus on how equity and accessibility play a role in planning for and responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
If you are planning to join the call, they ask you submit questions via Survey Monkey for the Governor’s Office on the topic of equity by tomorrow, Thursday, April 16.
MCN members and nonmembers are welcome to register and join. Past recordings of the calls are available at MCN’s COVID-19 resource page.
RESPONSE TO COVID-19 FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC TRANSFORMATION
The Department of Public Transformation (DoPT) invited rural arts and cultural workers from across the country to share ideas for creative, compassionate, and joyful connections during social distancing. We hope this resource will help you stay connected with your communities. Please visit here: https://www.publictransformation.org/covid-19
RFQ (request for qualification) for George Latimer St. Paul Central Library Innovation Lab Public Art Window Display Commission Opportunity. To view RFQ please click here.
RFQ’s deadline is May 15th
There will be two online information session, if you would like to know more about project and how to apply. Please join!
April 18 3:00pm Online Q and A session for the application via Webinar (Access to the info session here: ttps://zoom.us/j/725467595)
April 23 6:00pm Online Q and A session for the application via Webinar (Access to the info session here: https://zoom.us/j/903155920)
With questions, please contact aki shibata
P 651-641-1128 EXT 102 (Office)
D 651-271-2792 (cell)
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To all Public Arts organizations, artists, sculptors and architects in the State of MN:
The City of Northfield is pleased to announce a funded art opportunity! Northfield is a town of 20,000, home to St. Olaf and Carleton colleges, and is equal parts historic river town, college town and active arts and culture community. General Northfield information can be found at http://visitingnorthfield.com/ and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northfield,_Minnesota
For this publicly funded art project, they are proposing a mural or murals to be created within the pedestrian/bike underpasses that will be constructed as a part of a City of Northfield street project involving Northfield’s first roundabout. The Roundabout is near several Northfield Public Schools, and they anticipate frequent use of the underpasses, especially during the school year. The underpasses will also be used by the soon-to-be-constructed Milltown’s Trail, a regional bike trail that runs through Northfield.
Click here for the Call for Submissions, budget, theme and timeline
Funding for this project is provided by the City of Northfield’s 1% for the Arts initiative.
Source: Teresa Jensen, Arts and Culture Liaison, City of Northfield
Contact: Kathy.Rush@ci.northfield.mn.us
