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This two-week residency is designed to provide artists with uninterrupted work time in a quiet, natural setting to support the development, creation and production of new, original works.  Lodging provided. Applications are due February 16.  Click here for guidelines and application form.  Please contact the Art Colony with questions: 218-387-2737...

Minnesota Fringe is the Midwest’s largest performing arts festival.  Perform your own work to an adventurous audience – all levels, disciplines, and genres are welcome.  Performers are chosen by lottery.  Minnesota Fringe 2014 runs Thursday, July 31 through Sunday, August 10. Plan on being available to perform for the entire...

Avera Marshall is in the process of building a new cancer institute in Marshall, MN, and is searching for appropriate artwork for the facility in prominent locations in the public lobby, chapel, waiting areas, and corridors. The facility is scheduled to open approximately December 2014. Avera Marshall is open to...

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...