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Minnesota Film and TV is currently accepting proposals from Minnesota-based filmmakers with narrative features or long-form documentary works in progress (active pre-production or production–post has not commenced) that align with Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund priorities. $155,150 is available in reimbursement funds.  Filmmakers may request up to 50% of their...

The 2014 McKnight Composer Fellowship guidelines and application materials have been posted. These fellowships are given annually to four mid-career Minnesota composers. The award is $25,000 in unrestricted funds, plus the opportunity to spend up to one month of concentrated time working in an artist residency setting of the Fellow’s...

The Carnegie Cultural Center in Luverne is looking for submissions for their March 2014 open show, “Works on Paper.”  Works can be of any medium on paper. Contact Jerry Deuschle at jkdeuschle@yahoo.com....

The Big Read is accepting applications from non-profit organizations to develop community-wide reading programs between September 2014 and June 2015. The Big Read is a national program designed to revitalize the role of literature in American culture and to encourage reading for pleasure and enlightenment. Organizations selected to participate in...

This themed, invitational exhibit at the Barn Theatre in Willmar is titled, “Love Makes the World Go Round” and runs from February 4 through March 14, coinciding with the play Marriage Go Round by Leslie Stevens.  Work can be something you love, something about love, something about the world, something...

Fellowships provide the opportunity for artists and/or artist teams to create ambitious projects and exhibit new work while in residence at Franconia Sculpture Park, in Franconia, MN.  Sculpture, site-specific, multi-media, performance, and installation proposals are considered. Franconia’s fellowship program includes FSP/Jerome Fellowships and Open Studio Fellowships.  Participants receive a stipend...

The Jerome Foundation’s 2014 Travel and Study Grant Program will award grants to emerging creative artists (choreographers, film and video directors, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, poets, and spoken word artists).  The program emphasizes individual exploration and growth, and it supports such activities as research leading to the creation of...