Northern Arts News
May 2019
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Arts Opportunities and Events in Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard,
Lake of the Woods, and Mahnomen Counties.
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R2AC Executive Director, Laura Seter, presents a big check to recent Anishinaabe Arts Initiative Fellowship recipient, Delina White, at this year's Arts Resource Expo on April 6, 2019.
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2018-2019 Region 2 Arts Council Board
Chair:
Laura Grisamore - Hubbard County
Vice Chair:
Mary Therese - Beltrami County
Treasurer:
Corryn Trask - Lake of the Woods County
Secretary:
Deb Carlson - Lake of the Woods County
Rebecca Colebank - Clearwater County
Pam Janssen - Clearwater County
Gayle Gish - Mahnomen County
LouAnn Muhm - Hubbard County
Michael Schlemper - Beltrami County
vacant - Mahnomen County
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Seeking New Board Members!
Are you a person who recognizes that the arts are valuable to the quality of life in North Central Minnesota?
If so, we invite you to apply today!
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We will be seeking board members to represent Beltrami, Hubbard, Mahnomen and Lake of the Woods Counties, with two-year terms beginning in August 2019. If you live within these counties, we invite you consider becoming a board member.
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Arts Resource Expo images, including Artist Demos, 10-Year Legacy Funding Celebration, and plenty of Networking opportunities!
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R2AC new grant application cycle will be posted soon! Visit our
website
or sign up to our blog for up-to-date information.
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Serving MN artists and communities in Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods, and Mahnomen counties.
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We are open M-F 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Contact us or stop by anytime to set up an individual appointment.
We are here to help!
Region 2 Arts Council Office
505 Bemidji Ave. N
Bemidji MN 56601
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Folk and Traditional Arts grant application deadline is May 17, 2019 by 4:30 p.m.
This grant program is designed to
enrich Minnesota communities through folk and traditional art forms being passed on, documented, practiced, and shared.
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Arts Access Grant program deadline is June 21, 2019.
Arts Access is a grant program designed to encourage strategic, long-term engagement between arts organizations and traditionally underserved communities. Grant funds may be used by an arts organization to collaborate with a community to create and/or increase access to meaningful art experiences.
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Artist Initiative Grant program deadline for Visual Arts is June 28.
The Artist Initiative Grant program is designed to support and assist professional Minnesota artists at various stages in their careers by encouraging artistic development, nurturing artistic creativity, and recognizing the contributions of individual artists to the creative environment of the state of Minnesota.
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Clearwater County Photo Club Exhibit
Bagley Public Library
Opens May 7
Club members will have
their photos exhibited for your viewing pleasure through the month of May. Come and enjoy their work!
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40th Annual Spring Concert
Beaux Arts Ballroom - BSU
May 19
7:00 p.m.
The Bemidji Chorale, conducted by Patricia Mason, and accompanied by Wayne Hoff, is giving their 40th Annual Spring Concert. Ice Cream social will follow the event.
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Musician & Caller Workshops
May 11
3:00 p.m. - 5:00pm
Headwaters Music & Arts
519 Minnesota Ave NW, Bemidji
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Community Contra Dance
May 11
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Rail River Folk School
303 Railroad St. SW, Bemidji
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Featuring live music and workshop facilitation by the Four Mile Portage band from Duluth, and calling by Bemidji caller Wendy Greenberg. This project builds Contra Dance through music and caller workshops, and Community Contra Dance events with live music.
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Bemidji Contra Dance
Bemidji MN 56601
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2nd SAT HAP
Music, Poetry, Film, Dance & Theater!
May 11
4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Special performance by traditional Korean dancer Kim Yeon Hwa, and music by Téa Renee.
Also enjoy hands-on projects for kids in community gallery, and more!
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Juried Youth Art Show: Reception & Award Ceremony
May 18
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
3:30 p.m. Workshop with Chris Alday
Current Exhibit:
Why Treaties Matter
Through May 25
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Nemeth Art Center
301 Court Ave.
Park Rapids MN 56470
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Park Rapids Middle School Band Concert
May 13
7:00 p.m.
Century Middle School
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Park Rapids Lake Area Arts Council (PRLAAC)
Park Rapids MN
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Beading Circle
Every Monday
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
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For beginners or more advanced beaders who are looking to create a space to be creative.
Gizhiigin Arts Incubator
701 Jefferson Ave.
Mahnomen MN 56557
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Creative Cafe
May 14, 2019
4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Gallery North and guest artists will take you on a hands-on adventure into the arts. Come sip, nibble goodies, connect, and get creative. Choose an activity or come to hang out. No registration required, come join the fun. Ages 10 and up
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Advanced Pouring and Sugar Spray Class
June 4, 2019
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Join Charles Alberti, BFA, for this advanced class on large canvasses. The class is limited to 5 people who have previously taken a beginning class from this instructor. Sign up at Gallery North.
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Beginner's Pouring and Sugar Spray Class
June 5 & 6, 2019
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Join Charles Alberti, BFA, for this beginner's class. Most materials will be furnished, though it is helpful if you can bring acrylic paints and a few brushes, if you have them. Additional supplies are required. Visit FB event page for details. Sign up at Gallery North.
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Gallery North
310 4th Street
Bemidji MN 56601
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David Greenberg
May 19
3:00 p.m.
Thompson Recital Hall - BSU
As a baroque violinist, Mr. Greenberg has performed and recorded with many of the best North American early music ensembles, including Les Voix humaines, Toronto’s Tafelmusik, Cleveland’s Apollo’s Fire, and the Seattle Baroque Orchestra.
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Unified Art Idea Sharing
May 20
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Headwaters Music & Arts
519 Minnesota Ave. NW
Bemidji
This is our new initiative to offer meaningful and engaging social arts experiences for adults with disabilities in the Bemidji area. Add your voice to our Unified Art discussion. A light meal will be provided.
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Bemidji Sings
Register by 5pm, May 30
Headwaters Music & Arts invites you to take part in
Bemidji Sings!
to determine who will represent Bemidji at the Minnesota Sings State Finals in September.
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Registration is open for our summer camps!
Splash, Splat & Splatter
Headwaters Fiddle Camp
Suzuki Jump Start Camp
Beginner Fiddle Camp
And More!
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Headwaters Music & Arts
519 Minnesota Ave. NW
Bemidji MN 56601
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Acrylic Animals Workshop
With Pamela Edevold
June 14 & 15
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Bagley
Many of today's best wildlife artists work with acrylic paints because it lends itself so beautifully to the depiction of fur and fine detail. Achieve the effects of watercolor or gouache with more control, or oils without the chemicals or rules. Different techniques such as underpainting and direct painting, glazing and impasto will be demonstrated. Participants will learn how to paint different types of hair and fur and how to capture their pet's personality.
**All materials will be provided.
Register by
email
or call 218-368-5221
On-line registration is also available via their website
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This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Region 2 Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from t
he Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.
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Minogwaasowag
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They Stitch Well
Miikanan Gallery
Exhibit closes June 22
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Exhibit features work by Nancy Kingbird and Rick Kagigebi. Though different in nature, both artists share threads of connection in their distinct Ojibwe cultural vernacular, which is both contemporary and ephemeral.
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Creatures of the Common Place
BSU Harlow|Kleven Gallery
Exhibit closes May 27
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The clay and paper works presented in this exhibit are examples of the inspiration that animals have on artists. The artists have utilized the physical attributes of animals to represent their mass, their fun-loving nature and the essence of their form to convey ideas that reinforce our connectedness with nature.
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Second Saturday Kids Art
Mother's Day Makers Workshop
May 11
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
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Kids ages 6+ will have an opportunity to make something special for mom with a variety of projects to choose from. Parents are welcome to stay and create witht heir child, or drop them off. Pre-registration is required.
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Art Family Style
May 23
5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. (Drop in)
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This month, families will work together to paint and embellish terra cotta saucers to create beautiful birdbaths. Art Family Style is a drop-in class; families can come by Watermark any time between 5-6:30 p.m. to work on their project, no pre-registration required.
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Release party, reading, and discussion by Marsh Muirhead
May 23
6:30 p.m.
Sparkling Waters
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For information about both events, contact Marsh Muirhead at
mgmuirhead@midco.net
or call 218-556-6313.
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The Spoken Word Committee of Watermark Art Center invites you to celebrate Marsh Muirhead's
Last Night of the Carnival
, Muirhead’s new collection of haiku, published by Red Moon Press of Winchester, Virginia.
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Workshop on the writing of Haiku
by Marsh Muirhead
May 25, 2019 - 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
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Watermark Art Center
505 Bemidji Ave. N
Bemidji MN 56601
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BCT Jr. Theater Camp
June 3 - 14
BCT Jr. is a two week summer camp put on by Bemidji Community Theater in collaboration with Bemidji Parks and Recreation. Young people aged 8 to 14 are encouraged to take part in one of 4 tracks.
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AUDITIONS!
Mother Knows Best
a children's show
May 22 & 23
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
BCT Performing Arts Center
316 Beltrami Ave NW, Bemidji
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Bemidji Community Theater
316 Beltrami Ave NW
Bemidji MN 56601
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Encaustic Workshop with Terry Honstead
June 28 & 29, 2019
9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Lake of the Woods High School,
Art Room
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Lake of the Woods Art Guild invites you to join Terry Honstead for this 2-day workshops. Space is limited!
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Lake of the Woods Art Guild
PO Box 46
Baudette, Minnesota 56623
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North Beach Writers' Retreat
North Beach Resort
Park Rapids
Poetry Retreat is June 26 - 30
Memoir Workshop is August 20 - 24
Application deadlines:
For Poetry Workshop: a few spots available - open until filled!
For Memoir Workshop: June 15
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Get away from the hustle and bustle of daily life to unwind and reflect at the North Beach Writers’ Retreat. This generative workshop provides the time and space to push “pause” on the daily responsibilities of life and give yourself the mental space to write. Enjoy writers’ craft talks, writing prompts, fellowship with other writers, feedback, and time for quiet reflection and writing.
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North Beach Writers' Retreat
14573 Gazebo Drive
Park Rapids, MN 56470
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Artists' Retreat
Oak Island, MN
September 5 - 8, 2019
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Has your artistic project been “on hold?” Are you needing some inspiration?
It’s time to reconnect with your creativity and goals.
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Forecast Launches new online learning platform, Forecast. ED.
Special introductory rates through May 15, 2019
Our first two Forecast.ED online courses will help planners and allied professionals build skills and knowledge to incorporate arts and cultural strategies into their work and address the health of their community.
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Native American Artist-in-Residence Program
Apply by May 31, 2019
In 2019, the program will award two 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 in Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, or South Dakota.
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Intro to Memoir Writing
June 8, 10:00 a.m.
Fergus Falls, MN
Perhaps you have a memory you’d like to write down, but you’re not sure how to begin, or you’ve always wanted to write a book. This writing workshop is for anyone interested in exploring foundational storytelling techniques that can help bring true-life stories alive on the page.
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Job Hunting?
Sign up for the Job Book Email Digest
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The Job Book job alert email digest goes out every Tuesday morning, with a list of all the new positions posted to our Job Board that week, along with new positions in Greater Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North Dakota and South Dakota. It also lists paid internships, RFPs and RFQs, and postings with upcoming deadlines for jobs you may have missed the first time. It's a great way to have current arts-related jobs come directly to you once a week!
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Springboard for the Arts
201 West Lincoln Ave.
Fergus Falls MN 56537
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Intercultural Leadership Institute
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Applications for the 2018-2019 ILI cohort are now open.
The Intercultural Leadership Institute (ILI), is a collaborative effort of First Peoples Fund, Alternate ROOTS, the National Association of Latino Arts & Culture and the PA'I Foundation, organizations that have a shared commitment to pursue cultural equity and to support artists, culture bearers, and other arts professionals as change-makers in their communities.
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First Peoples Fund
706 West Boulevard
Rapid City, SD 57701
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Cattail Creek Framing seeks artists to display their work at new art gallery space in Park Rapids!
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Cattail Creek Framing is looking for painters, jewelry designers, fiber artists, sculptors, carvers, collage artists, stained glass artists, basket makers, quilters, and potters.
Artists interested in displaying their work can contact us directly:
218-237-7007
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Just Dandy Art Festival
Invitation for Artists
Event Date: June 22
Sonya, from
Just Dandy Soy Candles and Handcrafted Soaps,
wants to help support other local artists and help get them in front of the public! She has approximately 20-30 vendors lined up and is now searching for those elusive artists that she knows are just busting with talent and looking for opportunities to showcase their work.
Is that you? If so, reach out to her via
FB
,
email
or call 218-368-6222.
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MacRostie Art Center
Call for Art
27th Annual Juried Exhibition
Deadline for entries: June 1
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In August, the MAC will host its 27th Annual Juried Art Exhibition featuring a collection of local and regional artworks juried by Sam Baardman, a multidisciplinary artist. This juried exhibition is open to artists of any medium who are from Minnesota, Wisconsin, North and South Dakota.
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Please mail to, drop off, or stop in to our store located at:
120 Minnesota Ave NW
Bemidji, MN 56601
Contact Janae, in store at (218) 308-7378
with any questions.
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Furniture Express of Bemidji
seeks to create a furniture store that is 100% Local
Now Accepting Proposals!
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The project has been created by Bemidji local, Janae Thomton. She is asking for submissions of portfolios in 3 ring binder form with photos and an artist biography. For those interested in selling wall art, she is asking for framed prints preferably no less than 11x14in. Canvas paintings of any size, wall decor of any variety.
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Walker Art Center
Indigenous Public Art Commission
Accepting Proposals through May 13
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Are you a knowledge keeper, a contemporary artist, or a traditional artist interested in making public art? The Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, along with an Indigenous Public Art Selection Committee, invites artists’ proposals for a new public artwork for placement in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden or a location on the Walker campus. Individual or collaborative original work may be sculptural; incorporate other disciplines, such as audiovisual or installation art; or include traditionally sourced materials. Ahaṡ ake!
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Unite Against Hate 2
Art Show and Concert
Seeking 2-D Artwork for Exhibit
Submissions accepted through May 26
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Unite Against Hate - Bemidji invites artists to submit artwork for a month-long exhibit to be displayed at Brigid's Pub in downtown Bemidji. Goal of exhibit is to create solidarity across racial, religious, sexual and gender lines to bridge divides that exist in our community. The exhibit open June 1.
Questions? Email Dan
here
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Bagley Art in the Park
Opportunity to join!
Event date: July 13
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Join us for Bagley's 32nd Annual Art in the Park.
Interested in exhibiting your art/craft or have more questions?
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Located on 43-acres in the scenic St. Croix River Valley, 45 miles northeast of Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN, USA. Franconia offers a place where artists live, create, and exhibit three-dimensional artwork.
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Arts Administration Internship
Applications accepted on a rolling basis
This type of internship is best suited for those interested in exploring public art, museum studies, arts administration, or nonprofit management careers.
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Contact Amber White with questions:
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Event Sponsorship Grants
Application Deadline: May 31
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The Bush Foundation funds organizations hosting events that inspire, equip and connect people to think bigger and think differently, and to lead more effectively.
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Convenings, Research & Memberships (Ongoing)
Supports convenings, research, or ongoing programs, services, and activities benefiting organized arts philanthropy, grantmakers, or artists.
Grants are made throughout the year, without a fixed deadline.
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Other Opportunities
Early career artists in Minnesota are supported through a number of Jerome-funded programs.
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Individual Artist Grant Recipients Awarded in Region 2
On March 18, 2019, the Region 2 Arts Council Board of Directors awarded $19,844 to individual artists from within our five-county region. These grants provide financial assistance to artists in any arts discipline or in any stage of their career as an artist residing in the counties of Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods and Mahnomen. The Individual Artist Grant Program is supported by a grant from the McKnight Foundation to fund costs associated with the exhibition, performance, or production of a creative work; purchase of materials or equipment necessary for a creative work; educational opportunities; mentorships; and proposals for career-enhancing projects or opportunities.
Paul Albright
of Akeley received $960 to purchase a welder for creating metal sculptures.
Alice Blessing
of Bemidji received $2,000 to create a portrait series focusing on color and the emotional lives of pre-teen girls and to to host a free workshop for girls, ages 7-12, in the region.
Kari Ekhoff
of Bemidji received $1,424 to purchase equipment to allow her to capture original musical works and record cover song interpretations for self-promotion as a singer-songwriter.
Liz Shaw
of Park Rapids received $2,000 to purchase a computer capable of handling large-format RAW files, supporting layered art projects, and allowing adequate detailed viewing for product output, as well as updated software.
Lance Heddan
of Bemidji received $1,883 to purchase tools, equipment, and materials to resume his career as a glass artist.
Dr. Del Lyren
of Bemidji received $2,000 to attend a Logic Pro seminar to enhance his ability to compose and produce electronic music.
Lowell Wolff
of Park Rapids received $1,800 to purchase a high-quality video projector to aid in the teaching of photography classes and to produce a photography exhibition.
Blair Treuer
of Bemidji received $1,738 to create a series of fabric portraits exploring the topic of cultural heritage and identity, seeking to convey her experience as a white woman immersed in Ojibwe Culture.
Michael Wiltse
of Bemidji received $2,000 to be an Artist in Residence at the Chateau d'Orquevaux in Champagne region of France for a month.
Zachary Schueller
of Laporte received $1,424 to purchase a Yamaha "Wayne Bergeron" professional trumpet to continue studying trumpet at an advanced level, with trumpet lessons from Paul Loxtercamp, and improve performance in community bands.
Erin Marsh
of Bemidji received $860 to attend the 2019 Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference to attend a workshop and have a manuscript consultation with poet Ada Limon.
Sue Olin
of Bemidji received $1,755 to attend the Workshop and Master Classes at Harps in the Glen, West Bend, WI, August 21-25, 2019.
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This newsletter is made possible by the voters of Minnesota, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.
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Send submissions for our June newsletter by May 27 to:
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