Arts Advocacy | Southwest Minnesota Arts Council

29Mar

Virtual Check-in from Americans for the Arts: COVID-19 Relief Package

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Virtual Check-in: COVID-19 Relief Package A message from Americans for the Arts: Dear Arts & Culture Colleagues, We’d like to invite you to a virtual check-in about how Americans for the Arts is working to provide support, research, and advocacy to the nonprofit arts sector—with a special focus on the...

27Mar

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Latest Minnesota Council of Nonprofits updates regarding COVID-19

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A message from Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (MCN): In the past week, we have witnessed rapidly evolving responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, including Minnesota’s Stay-at-Home order, movement on another federal stimulus bill (still in progress), new policy and funding responses from the Walz administration and Minnesota Legislature, new unemployment considerations for both employers and individuals,...

24Mar

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COMPAS introduces new virtual learning portal

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Introducing COMPAS Home Studio! COMPAS Home Studio is a new virtual learning portal, created to address the exceptional need for remote arts and educational activities during the COVID-19 crisis. COMPAS Home Studio will include creativity experiences designed by COMPAS Teaching Artists, a collection of resources for artists and Minnesotans, and other educational tools...

24Mar

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Rural Arts & Cultural Workers Connect Virtually: “Off the Clock”

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“Off the Clock” is a group for rural arts and cultural workers to digitally connect and collaborate with each other, share stories, and inspire action. They host a monthly digital Happy Hour on the second Tuesday of each month at 5:00pm CST. Everyone is welcome to join and event details...

18Mar

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COVID-19 Freelance Artist Resources

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Visit here: https://covid19freelanceartistresource.wordpress.com/ Image by Quinn Fenlon. Photo by Ann Marie Lonsdale from the deYoung Museum....

18Mar

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COVID-19 Resources for Artists and Arts Organizations

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For possible resources for Artists & Arts Organizations from National Endowment for the Arts, click here....

18Mar

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Arts & Culture Sector Response to Coronavirus in the United States

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A message & resources from Americans for the Arts: Arts & Culture Sector Response to Coronavirus in the United States Dear Arts and Culture Colleagues, Much like you, Americans for the Arts continues to monitor the rapidly changing spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and its impact on artists and arts organizations....

17Mar

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Emergency Relief Fund for Artists in MN

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From Springboard for the Arts: The Personal Emergency Relief Fund helps artists in Minnesota recover from personal emergencies by helping pay an unanticipated, emergency expense. As part of their response to the Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic, they have expanded the guidelines to include lost income due to the cancellation of a specific,...

17Mar

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A message from givemn: It’s a time for abundance, not scarcity

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MARCH 17, 2020 A message from givemn: It’s time for abundance, not scarcity Dear friends, We are sharing a historic moment together, and although we are asked to be socially distant, our experience is now more connected than ever before. When we look back at this time, how will we...

17Mar

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Field-Wide Performing Arts Conversation: We Are Stronger Together, Navigating COVID19 Webinar

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Join the Alliance of Performing Arts Conferences for a webinar Wednesday, March 18 at 3pm EDT. Arts Midwest are co-hosting a field-wide conversation with presenters, agents, artists, and legal and emergency response experts around the current business, legal, financial, ethical, and relational realities we are facing together. A recording of the webinar...

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