The McKnight Fellowship in Playwriting is for Minnesota-based, mid-career writers. The fellowship provides development and career support along with a $25,000 award. The deadline for this program is January 14, 2021. Playwrights may also be interested in the Core Writer Program, which is open to any playwright in the US and provides three years...
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Category Archives: Theatrical Interests
Resources for taking your art into virtual spaces
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OPENVOICES: Nurturing Artists, Building Community Visit bit.ly/ArtsInDigital for a comprehensive collection of resources from OPENVOICES on taking your art digital! These are especially good resources for artists and arts organizations to keep engaged with their audiences during the pandemic. Find prerecorded webinars, best practices, workbooks, checklists, helpful pdf’s and more! Take...
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Minnesota Music Coalition Workshops
Posted by SMACThe Minnesota Music Coalition has two free workshops coming up! How to Avoid Bad Band Breakups – Conflict Resolution Tuesday, December 15th, 2020 4pm Online via Zoom Free to attend, but registration is required Web Link Facebook Event Link Registration Link Event description: A one-hour interactive presentation on the underlying causes...
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Lake Benton Opera House Children’s Theatre Production of “Mirror, Mirror”
Posted by SMACThe Lake Benton Opera House Children’s Theater production of “Mirror, Mirror,” is now ready for online viewing. Tickets are $8.18 including online ticket fee. Once your purchase is made, you will receive a digital ticket with an access code on the second page. Just go to https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/43219...
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Calling all teachers of English, ELL, Speech, Theatre and more! Do you want to enhance student engagement?
Posted by SMAC“Poetry Out Loud” can help! “There’s a poem for everyone. No matter who you are, there’s a poem that you will connect with and you will feel a really deep relationship…not only with poems but with people who share passions with you.” -Isabella Callery, 2019 Minnesota and National Poetry Out...
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Springboard for the Arts visits our region! (Virtually)
Posted by SMACYou are invited to join Springboard for the Arts Virtual visit in Marshall, open to all of our SMAC region, on Tuesday, October 20 from 3-4 pm. Staff and consultants from Springboard for the Arts will be on hand for an hour-long virtual open house to let you know what programs...
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NEW Grant From SMAC!
Posted by SMACHave you heard about our newest grant?! NEW grant opportunity from SMAC for organizations dealing with disruptions from COVID-19: “Going Virtual” Equipment, Technology and Training Grant ~ Funded with MN Disaster Relief Funds ~ Grant Amount: up to $1000 This special grant program provides up to $1,000 to aid arts...
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SMAC ANNUAL CELEBRATION! Celebrate the Art & Artists of Southwest Minnesota
Posted by SMACJoin the Fun! Ahhh! It’s finally here!! Enjoy case studies & stories that showcase one artist, arts organization or school grantee from each of our 18 counties. Feature content was provided by the grantees and also gathered from their grant applications and reports. See features from: Film artist Daryl Hrdlicka from Cottonwood County. Click...
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Sharing the Process: Re-Opening the Performing Arts (Webinar)
Posted by SMACA webinar for the MN performing arts community with SLUA, an Irish safety consultancy group working on re-opening for Irish theaters. Date and Time: Wed, July 29, 2020, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CDT Location: Online Event About this Event The re-opening of live performing arts across the State of...
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Come Home to Laura Ingalls on YouTube & Facebook
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“COME HOME TO LAURA INGALLS”…still alive this summer on Youtube or Facebook ! The Wilder Pageant is hosting a free Laura event online in lieu of live summer production “Fragments of Dream”. To satisfy both audience and devout theater folk, they are creating “Laura’s Prairie Summer”, a series of six...
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