Downtown Staircase Project Call for Artist Request for Qualifications (RFQ) Deadline: June 22, 2018 The Montevideo Arts Project (M.A.P.), in partnership with the City of Montevideo, seeks an artist interested in working with them in the planning stage of designing a public art project utilizing some of the staircases in...
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Star Tribune Focuses on Positive Effects of Arts Legacy Funding in MN
Posted by SMACCheck 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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MN Nonprofit Legal Handbook
Posted by SMACFill your bookshelf with the answers to your nonprofit’s legal questions! Available for the first time ever in print, the Minnesota Nonprofit Legal Handbook strives to answer over 650 key legal questions for nonprofit leaders in easy-to-understand language. Written and reviewed by attorney experts, and additionally reviewed by nonprofit managers, this guide...
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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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Open call for applicants from Minnesota: Salzburg Global Forum for Young Cultural Innovators
Posted by SMACSalzburg Global Seminar invites young cultural innovators based in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, or one of the 23 Native nations that share the same geography, to apply for the 5th annual session of the Young Cultural Innovators Forum, generously supported by the Bush Foundation and the McKnight Foundation. Salzburg...
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SMAC Artist Gathering!
Posted by SMACSW MN Artist Gathering! Join fellow artists for a FREE afternoon of learning & networking! TUESDAY, June 12 4:00 – 7:30 pm Marshall-Lyon County Library, 201 C Street, Marshall * This FREE LEARNING OPPORTUNITY is open to artists in the 18-county region of the SW MN Arts Council. * Register...
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Opportunity for MN Musicians & Composers
Posted by SMACThe Cedar Commissions The Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis, a nonprofit music venue with a mission to promote intercultural appreciation and understanding through live music and dance is seeking commissioned work from MN artists. Each year, the center commissions six musicians/composers to create new work and debut it at The...
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Call for emerging artists of all media from MN for place-based Lanesboro Artist Residency Program.
Posted by SMACCall for emerging artists of all media from MN or NYC for place-based Lanesboro Artist Residency Program. June 29, 2018 application deadline for residencies scheduled in 2019 Lanesboro Arts invites emerging artists of any discipline living in Minnesota or one of the five boroughs of New York City to apply...
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Nominate an Unsung Hero!
Posted by SMAC2018 Virginia McKnight Binger Unsung Hero Awards The Minnesota Council of Nonprofits is pleased to announce its fourth annual Virginia McKnight Binger Unsung Hero Awards. In partnership with the McKnight Foundation, a Minnesota-based family foundation seeking to improve the quality of life for present and future generations, four Minnesotans, two from the...
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Request for Proposal: Revitalization of Public Spaces in Milan, MN
Posted by SMACRequest for Proposal: Milan Revitalization of Public Spaces RFP Full proposals are due by May 25th, 2018 at NOON. Please send all required components of your proposal in a single pdf document to ChelseaA@swmhp.org. If you are not on the Partnership Art Artist Roster, you will also need to complete...
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