Minnesota State Arts Board
The Minnesota State Arts Board is a state agency that stimulates and
encourages the creation, performance, and appreciation of the arts in the state.
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Partners in Arts Participation
(fourth FY 2012 round)
Partners in Arts Participation is a pilot grant program designed to broaden opportunities for Minnesotans to participate in the arts.
Grant funds may be used by organizations serving people of all abilities, economic backgrounds, cultural heritages, and geographic areas to be made to feel welcome to participate in the arts. Applicants may design and select high quality arts experiences that meet identified needs.
Apply today.
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Poetry Out Loud 2011-2012
For information on participating in the 2011–2012 Poetry Out Loud competition, please compete and return the school registration form. For additional information on the Minnesota and national Poetry Out Loud poetry recitation competition, contact Eleanor Leonard via e-mail or by phone at (651) 215-1612 or (800) 866-2787. The 2011–2012 schedule for Poetry Out Loud has been posted on this Web site.
Download the school registration form (MS Word document)
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Arts Research / Policy / Cultural Issues
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has released the first nationwide look at artists' demographic and employment patterns in the 21st century. Artists in the Workforce analyzes working artist trends, gathering new statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau to provide a comprehensive overview of this workforce segment, its maturation over the past 30 years, along with detailed information on specific artist occupations.
Minnesota is home to nearly 20,000 individual artists; their artistic spending totaled $295 million during 2007.
To learn more, download this new report on the economic impact of the spending by Minnesota’s individual artists.
A study of the economic impact of Minnesota’s nonprofit arts and culture industry demonstrates that the arts are a powerful economic development tool. Nearly 15 million Minnesotans are enthusiastic consumers of arts and culture in the state.
