Osiyo! The Minnesota Historical Society is seeking applications for the 2021 Native American Artist-in-Residence Program. In 2021, the program will award 3 residencies for Native artists engaged in traditional artmaking and provide them stipends to connect with museum collections, peer artists, and/or other knowledgeable community members. Artists must currently reside...
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Hinterland Art Crawl Seeks artists
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Hi artists and supporters! The Hinterland Art Crawl has set a date of Saturday, September 25. Learn more here: https://www.hinterlandartcrawl.com/ AND they are seeking artists for the roster! Here’s the link for online registration: https://forms.gle/8wB41UfMbTJLM5MM7 Visit on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HinterlandArtCrawl/ 2021 Hinterland Art Crawl a southwest Minnesota art experience Saturday, September 25, 10 am-6...
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Interactive Art Murals in Jackson, MN
Posted by SMACView pdf of press release by clicking here The Jackson Center for the Arts, in collaboration with several Jackson area organizations, is pleased to announce the dedication of the first of four Interactive Art Murals in Jackson, MN. This three panel mural is located on the north side of the...
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Minnesota Author Project: Communities Create contest
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The #MinnesotaAuthorProject: Communities Create contest seeks to celebrate Minnesota organizations and community groups that are producing written creative works, especially with the support of their local library. Whether your group has a short story collection coming out of a classroom, a poetry anthology from a writers group, a cookbook crafted...
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National Arts Marketing Project Conference Call for Proposals
Posted by SMACNATIONAL ARTS MARKETING PROJECT CONFERENCE CALL FOR PROPOSALS Americans for the Arts invites you to submit a proposal for the virtual 2021 National Arts Marketing Project (NAMP) Conference. This internationally-recognized conference by and for arts marketers and audience engagement specialists focuses on skill-building and is designed to provide attendees with...
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Arts Midwest Conference seeks ideas
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Arts Midwest Conference Now Accepting Session, Speaker, and Networking Ideas The Professional Development committee is now accepting engaging session proposals, speaker suggestions, and networking ideas for this year’s online gathering. They are seeking speakers that represent the diversity of lived experiences of our field and prioritizing session proposals that capture the...
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Dance without Barriers: FREE residencies
Posted by SMACDance without Barriers 2021/2022 school year applications are now open! Dance without Barriers is The Cowles Center’s K-12 dance residency program open to K-12 schools throughout Minnesota. Teaching Artists visit classrooms – either in-person or virtually (they’ve had plenty of practice and success with virtual residencies in the last year!) – to lead 3- to 5-day residences guided by your...
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Funding opportunity for traditional Scandinavian artists in the Upper Midwest!
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2021 SCANDINAVIAN FOLK ARTS & CULTURAL TRADITIONS IN THE UPPER MIDWEST The American-Scandinavian Foundation is offering artist fellowships and public program grants. Upcoming deadline is August 1, 2021. Apply today! New York, NY—The American-Scandinavian Foundation (ASF) is pleased to announce the opening of its 5th annual competition for Scandinavian Folk...
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Marshall Area Fine Arts Council Seeks Music performers
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Marshall Area Fine Arts Council is seeking music performers for their summer program, “Little Night Music”. Performances on Wednesday nights in June and July. Please contact Cathy at mafac.arts@gmail.com for more information!...
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COVID-19 Recovery Nonprofit Grants
Posted by SMACThe Southwest Initiative Foundation is offering a round of capacity building grants to support the vitality of 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations directly serving our southwest Minnesota people and communities. These capacity building activities are intended to support the nonprofit’s ability to carry out its work as it navigates beyond COVID-19. Request...
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