Check out the article in the Star Tribune about the positive effect of Legacy Arts funding in Minnesota, especially in our rural communities. Southwest Minnesota Arts Council’s Executive Director, Nicole DeBoer, is quoted! There is also a special focus on the way the arts have transformed New London and it’s...
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Category Archives: Arts Advocacy
National Endowment for the Arts grant opportunities
Posted by SMACNational Endowment for the Arts grant opportunities open to organizations in our SW MN Arts region. The NEA would like to receive more applications and be able to make more grants from our congregational districts. There are two more deadlines in the NEA’s current fiscal year: ARTS WORKS These...
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Grant review panelists needed for 2018-2019
Posted by SMACGrant review panelists needed for 2018-2019 Are you interested in being a part of bringing about arts funding in our Southwest Minnesota communities? If so, we’d love for you to consider being a grant review panelist for SMAC. For grant programs in fiscal year 2019 (July 2018 – June 2019),...
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New study shows the arts have a large impact on Big Stone County!
Posted by SMACNew Creative Minnesota Report about Big Stone County Shows Big Impact from Arts and Culture SAINT PAUL, MN: Creative Minnesota, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, Big Stone Arts Council, and the Ortonville Economic Development Authority released a new study today indicating that the arts have a large impact on Big...
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Art Mobile in Worthington
Posted by SMACTo go directly to the article link, click here. WORTHINGTON — Next month, Worthington’s Artmobile will set forth on its journey to reach people of all ages, backgrounds and cultures in the world’s universal language. Although the benefits of art are well documented, most people get little to no experience...
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Opportunities for board members of arts organizations
Posted by SMAC OPPORTUNITY #1: SMAC encourages members of arts organizations* to attend a nonprofit budgeting workshop by paying registration and mileage fees Event: Fundamentals of Nonprofit Budgeting, by the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits. March 5, 2018, 1:30-4:30 pm at the Marshall-Lyon County Library. Budgets are the foundation of nonprofit finance...
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Perpich Center for Arts Education
Posted by SMACMinnesota’s legislature is moving forward to close Minnesota’s only state resource for arts education, the Perpich Center for Arts Education (PCAE). The Education Bill presented to the governor by the legislature includes language to abolish the agency. If you wish to save this unique and valued asset in Minnesota, you...
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2017 SMAC Prairie Disciple Nominations now open!
Posted by SMACSMAC seeks Prairie Disciple Award nominations The Southwest Minnesota Arts Council is seeking nominations of arts advocates from the SW Minnesota region for its 2017 Prairie Disciple award. Last year SMAC was only accepting nominations for educators, but this year any arts supporter may be nominated. The Prairie Disciple award...
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White House budget to recommend termination of funding to NEA and NEH
Posted by SMAC A message from Americans for the Arts: “The White House released its proposed budget to Congress today, officially recommending full termination of funding of both the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) for FY2018. This is the first American President in history...
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What Artists Need to Make a Living and a Life in MN
Posted by SMACCreative Minnesota 2017 Study Reveals What Artists Need to Make a Living and a Life in Minnesota Creative Minnesota and Minnesota Citizens for the Arts released a new study on Arts Advocacy Day this year indicating that Minnesotans strongly believe the arts and culture are important to their quality of...
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