In this issue:
- Grants Awarded: $78,033 to local schools, organizations, and artists
- Attend MN Arts Advocacy Days
- Looking forward: SMAC's Accessibility Workshop & Artist Retreat
- Upcoming Arty Party's: Lac qui Parle, Lyon and Lincoln!
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- Prairie Star & Disciple nominations are open
- SMAC grant updates: Upcoming grant deadlines & webinars
- Meet the new Jackson County SMAC Board representative
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SMAC Awards $78,033 to local schools, organizations, and artists
The SMAC board met on February 22nd and awarded a total of $78,033 in grant funds to two organizations, eight schools, and eleven artists within our SW MN region for a total of twenty-one grants awarded.
The following two organizations have been awarded SMAC Quick Support for Organizations grants. Quick Support for Organizations grants provide an organization with up to $2,500 for activities such as planning for an Art Legacy project, strategic planning or board training, costs to apply for 501(c)(3) status, small equipment purchases, or small arts projects.
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Crow River Players of New London has been awarded $2,500 to hire a professional bookkeeper to help their organization setup accounts and transition from their current bookkeeping software to Quickbooks Online, get training on its use and pay for the software subscription. They are planning on working with Eric Tettel of Sota Bookkeeping.
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Teuby Continued (DBA 2B CONTINUED) of Glencoe was awarded $2,500 to partner with the Suicide Survivors Club (SSC) to provide a Trauma Transformed Through Art & Narrative workshop for up to 30 participants, and a Story Portrait workshop for up to 15 participants at their annual Training Day on June 15, 2022. These events will take place at the Glencoe City Center. The applicant said that both workshops train participants in the art of using collage work, journaling, and freeform creative arts to express difficult emotions, trauma, grief, and loss. Pictured below: example of finished collage from the workshop.
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The following eight schools have been awarded SMAC Arts in the Schools grants. Arts in the schools grants provide funding to schools for artist residencies or field trips that include educator training and community involvement, juried student art exhibits, and prepackaged theater experiences. Up to $2,500 (field trips, juried exhibits, or prepackaged theater) or $4,000 (residencies).
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Benson Community Education was awarded $4,000 to aid in their 2022 Children's Theatre production. Grace Ricard (a graduate of Benson who now has a BA in acting) will write and direct the production. The program will take place in the summer of 2022 for students K-12 and will last a week. The grant will cover artist's time and supplies for the production, such as costumes, make up, etc..
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Dawson-Boyd Schools has been awarded $3,756 for Folk Musician Ross Sutter to spend a week at Steven's Elementary School in Dawson to teach fourth grade students to build and play a one-string dulcimer. In this residency, Ross will introduce students to a simple instrument that incorporates not only music skills, but also science and math skills. After the dulcimers are built, the students will learn to play several simple tunes, in small groups and as a class. The fourth graders will also share what they've learned with other grades by recording their music and making it available at the end of the residency. The students will also do a modified or video performance for the residents at the local Senior Care Center.
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Lac qui Parle Valley School District was awarded $2,500 to bring in Prairie Fire Children's Theatre pre-packaged production for the fall 2022 school year. The applicant said it was a great success this year and they hope to further encourage and inspire potential actors in their school district.
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MACCRAY School District has been awarded $2,500 for their Junior Players Spring 2022 Musical. This will be a youth theatre opportunity for kids in grades 1-6. The director and theatre experience artist will be Nikki Bettcher Erickson, and they will be performing her original Rapunzel musical. The applicant explained that the youth will learn about acting, musical theatre, movement and technical theatre while putting the performance together. They said, "We recognize that projects like this are beneficial to our young students' confidence and social skills and we are looking forward to having this positive arts experience in our community." The project will take place this spring.
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Marshall Middle School was awarded $625 for a 5 grade field trip to the Pipestone National Monument, museum, and Fort Pipestone. The trip will take place in May. The applicant said that the trip will help the students in learning about "Native American traditions, cultures, ways of life, and artwork they create with stone." The students will be able to watch stones being carved and created into various works of art. At Fort Pipestone students will get to walk around and see what it would have been like to be in a fort in that time period. Inside the fort is a shop where students can view different pieces of Native artwork and items relevant to their beliefs and traditions. The grant will help to cover the fees for bussing the students.
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RTR School District has been awarded $3,975 for a four-day artist residency with Mick LaBriola for the choir and band students. Students will learn basic techniques of specific percussion instruments, learn specific rhythms, arrange rhythms to create an ensemble and create a performance piece. A final student performance will happen for students during the day and as well as an evening concert that will be open to the public.
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Westbrook Walnut Grove Schools was awarded $2,500 for a field trip to the Minneapolis Children's Theatre in May to attend a performance of "Diary of a Wimpy Kid". The field trip will be for all 4th, 5th & 6th graders. The applicant said, "to involve the community, the students will create drawing projects in art class, comics using a Kidizoom Printcam, and in Language Arts choose from nine culminating writing projects." All of these will be on display for the entire school, parents, and community members during their year-end awards program and the Memorial Day presentation.
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Yellow Medicine East has been awarded $4,000 for a project called "Rainbow Room: A Multimedia Art Installation." Local artist Dani Prados will be working with students in the middle school and high school to expand their concept of art, both for the participating students as well as the larger community, by creating a highly curated, multimedia public art installation titled “Rainbow Room” using light, sound, various materials, and critical thinking. The applicant said, "We will open the workshop not only to art students but more science-focused students interested in tackling their interests from another angle. Art incorporated into other interests will result in a creative engagement from students who might not think they would be good at art."
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The following four artists have been awarded SMAC Artist Equity grant. Artist Equity grants provide up to $4,000 to aid Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and other artists of color with projects that will advance their skills and artistic careers.
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Royce CrowGhost of Redwood Falls was awarded $4,000 for a project he is calling a "A Dreamer's Bench", which will be a life-size bench with 3D carvings and wood burns. Preliminary plans show the subject matter to be a wolf and feather. The artist said they plan to create the bench by hand from start to finish.
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Priscilla Gruendemann of Morton has been awarded $4,000 to create a traditional Star blanket as well as a Ribbon skirt to match. Designs will incorporate Dakota floral and geometric designs. The applicant said this grant will give them an opportunity as an Indigenous artist to only only advance their own skills, but be able to pass on their knowledge within their family and community. Artwork pictured left.
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Eva Lopez of Windom was awarded $573 to make a decorative window out of wood, branches, stones, lights, moss, ribbon and paper. Eva's main medium to work with is paper, specifically making paper flowers. At completion, the window will represent the four seasons of the year. Eva's paper flowers pictured below.
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Doris Stands of Redwood Falls has been awarded $4,000 to create and share two Traditional Horse Regalia outfits on horse mannequins and showcase them at a large community event. The event will be the 20th Anniversary Celebration of the founding of Dakota Wicohan, in Morton, MN. The applicant said, "with more than 200 attendees, this celebration will give exposure to my artistic ability and this art form. It will also be great practice in designing and creating new horse regalia styles." Pictured left: Horse Regalia by Doris made during their Advanced Horse Regalia with James Star Comes Out, Master Artist from Oglala, SD. Doris said, "I created this regalia using traditional materials and applique work on the blanket. The horse mask featured some of my master level beadwork."
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The following seven artists were awarded SMAC Individual Artist grants. Individual Artist Grants provide up to $2,500 to emerging artists and $7,000 to established career artists for projects that will advance their skills and artistic careers.
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Justin Beck of Hutchinson was awarded an Individual Emerging Artist grant in the amount of $1,934. Justin will produce a series of 25 photographs for public viewing at local art centers and public venues. Justin said, "This set of images is a study on the decay of structures in rural Minnesota and depicts our human influence on the landscape around us. It also serves as a sort of eulogy for a bygone era I would describe as the 'American Dream'." Photograph pictured left: Prosper, MN.
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Jason Frank of Ortonville has been awarded an Individual Emerging Artist grant in the amount of $1,950. Jason's project will involve making his own paper from local resources (and with the aid of mentor and studio partner, Don Sherman) and photographs from his Prairie Wetlands portrait series, which will be printed on the paper. Jason plans to have 250 unique prints in three different sizes: 4x6", 5x7", and 8x10". Some will be put into conventional frames, others will be framed with bark or driftwood, and some will be turned into sun-catchers or three-dimensional luminaries. Jason said, "Ultimately, the intent of the work is a meditation on themes of death, decay, and reintegration into one's environment, contextualized through an endangered habitat (the prairie wetland)." Photograph pictured below, titled "Refugees #1".
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Daryl Hrdlicka of Westbrook was awarded an Individual Established Career Artist grant in the amount of $6,750. Daryl's project will include producing and filming a short horror movie. Daryl has already written the screenplay for the movie, titled "Goodnight, Billy". Upon completion, the film will be screed at local venues, sent to film festivals, and be available online. Daryl said, "Ideally the film will come in at around 1 minute, which is a niche category that's starting to become popular. The challenge is telling the story in such a short amount of time."
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Eva Margaret of Willmar has been awarded an Individual Established Career Artist grant in the amount of $7,000. Eva's project is to create at least three new works to add to their previous body of work, "Selfies: the Modern Day Self Portrait" series. Eva explores multimedia artworks with paper and clay on wood panels, "pushing the traditional limits of 2-dimensional works." Eva explained that this series is about the concept of selfies and how we present ourselves and our lives to the public. Pictured left: Meltdown Mondays, Air dry clay on canvas, oil, marker and spray paint. 36"x 18.25"x 1.5", 2019.
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Forrest Peterson of Willmar was awarded an Individual Established Career Artist grant in the amount of $4,970. Forrest's project will involve the completion of the first draft of a new fiction novel. Funding will go towards assistance from a professional editor, cover design assistance, a writing workshop at The Loft Literary Center, and research on the settings the novel takes place in.
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Zachary Ploeger of Pipestone has been awarded an Individual Established Career Artist grant in the amount of $7,000. Zachary's project includes producing high-quality recordings of works within the standard repertoire (works familiar to most players) for a trumpet soloist. Zachary explains that these recordings are crucial for a musician looking to have a successful career as a soloist. Zachary will be playing the trumpet as the soloist on the album, with a collaborative pianist performing as well.
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Janet Timmerman of Lake Wilson was awarded an Individual Established Career Artist grant in the amount of $7,000. Janet's project involves producing a publication, Halcyon Days: Leisure on Lake Shetek. The idea for the project started while Janet was working for the Murray County Museum, curating an exhibit on recreation in the County. Through that research, Janet found a rich collection of photographs of the Shetek area and plans to build on that research to produce a book that uses essays and photographs to connect the reader to their own sentiments on experiencing nature through leisure. Janet said, "there are enough research materials and photographs held regionally that I can create a handsome book of images and narrative".
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Virtual Arts Advocacy Week
March 14 - 18, 2022
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ALL PROGRAMS AND MEETINGS WILL BE VIRTUAL.
KICK OFF RALLY
March 14 at 8:30 AM
Opening Rally webinar to learn the "Message of the Day", celebrate arts supportive legislators and hear from other special guests.
Attend Arts Advocacy Day and help protect the arts funding you love!
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Be sure to pre-register to receive links and times to attend the meetings! |
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Southwest Minnesota Arts Council invites YOU to join us and your fellow Arts Advocates from across Minnesota again for Arts Action Week 2022
Minnesota’s premiere arts gathering has moved online! You are needed to help “rally the troupes,” recognize this community’s resilience, and make our voice heard at the State Capitol.
With your action – online and as part of Zoom calls with legislators – we can help legislators understand the importance of the arts to guarantee funding at this critical time. We may be at our own computers again this year, but we can still connect and work together to advance our community. (And hey, we won’t need to worry about the annual Advocacy Day snowstorm!) Be sure to pre-register to receive links and times to attend the meetings!
Minnesota Citizens for the Arts is a recognized national leader is arts advocacy. Arts Action Week helps to preserve our Legacy Amendment and state grant funds.
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Can’t attend this year?
CLICK HERE to send your legislator a message about the importance of arts funding.
Minnesota Citizens for the Arts
651-251-0868
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Does your organization struggle with how to be more accessible, as an organization as well as offering your programs and services to a wider audience? Do you have an ADA plan? Where should you even start, and how much money needs to be budgeted? What can be done soon and what should be done in the long-run? All organizations need to have a plan of action for how to be more inclusive and welcoming.
Southwest Minnesota Arts Council will be hosting an accessibility workshop for organizations via Zoom near the end of April that will help your organization focus on options and a path ahead. Whether you are at the beginning of your accessibility journey or you are continuing forward, this workshop will help you gauge where you are and what your next steps could look like! Plan to attend and watch for updates about this event through our emails, social media ( Facebook & Instagram) and our website.
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Did you miss our annual Artist Retreat in 2020 and 2021? It's finally back! On May 6th & 7th join artists from across Southwest Minnesota for 1 & 1/2 days of networking and arts inspiration. Workshop sessions are being created to appeal to artists of many disciplines. The retreat will be held at Danebod Folk School in Tyler, MN for a “get-away” learning atmosphere. Overnight accommodations will be available, but not required; you can choose to come for one or both days! More details will be coming soon, be sure to watch for updates through our emails, social media ( Facebook & Instagram) and our website.
BONUS: Our SMAC Arty Party for Lincoln County will take place in Tyler on May 6th, the first evening of our Artist Retreat as part of our festivities! The Arty Party will be a free event open to all. This will be the 8th county Arty Party hosted by SMAC out of our 18 counties! Like the other Arty Party's, we'll have arts entertainment, some tasty treats, and opportunities for networking with artists and arts supporters. SMAC staff will be available to connect with attendees and get the word out about who SMAC is, what we do, and what services and assistance we can offer for our communities.
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JOIN US for an “Arty Party” in Lac qui Parle County:
Friday, March 11 from 7 to 8:30 pm!
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YOU are invited to network with artists and arts supporters in the Lac qui Parle County area! This event will take place at The Madison Mercantile, 601 1st Street, Madison, MN 56256.
Enjoy music from Charlie Roth and his brother David, who lives in town. "The Crazy Apron Ladies" will be catering! They are a group from Bellingham who will be doing finger foods. The Madison Chamber of Commerce will attend and do a ribbon cutting for the Madison Art Gallery. The Madison Mercantile will provide a cash bar for the event. Keep up to date about this event through our social media on Facebook and Instagram, or you can always email us for details: info@swmnarts.org.
This will be our seventh program in our 18-month series networking events for every county in our region. SMAC staff will be available to connect with attendees and get the word out about who SMAC is, what we do, and what services and assistance we can offer for our communities.
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We look forward
to p(art)ying
with you!
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Save the dates for our
upcoming Arty Party's!
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Lyon County: yet to be finalized but details coming soon!
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Lincoln County: Friday, May 6, 7-8:30 pm in Tyler at the Danebod Folk School gym
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In the Gallery:
David Strom's Drawing to Painting: May I have this Dance...
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David (of Windom) will be exhibiting his show Drawing to Painting: May I have this Dance... at the SMAC gallery March 10 through April 29, 2022
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David Strom paints and draws in Windom, MN. He received his BFA in painting from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 1973 and studied at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME, in 1972 and Edinburgh Arts ’73, Edinburgh, Scotland. He married Marilee Webster in 1978. They co-owned First Floral Hallmark retiring in 2017. Strom works with acrylics and pen & ink on paper and canvas. The southwest Minnesota rural landscape has been his main interest.
In 2019 he did a series of black acrylic and ink drawings on 40” x 60” large format paper with 26” x 45” images. These drawings are a combination of realism and fantasy and refer to gray steel grain bins, elevators, wind turbines, round bales, roads, ropes, rows of crops in all stages of development and rest, and the abstract way that we define the land using maps, specifically plat maps. These elements are combined by putting them in vignettes and connecting them together much like one would make a quilt or illustrate a graphic novel.
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2021-2022 Strom received a grant from Southwest Minnesota Arts Council (SMAC) to interpret these drawings into twelve 36” x 60” acrylic on canvas paintings. The process has been very illuminating. Two obvious major differences are color and the ability to paint over and over and over again. The paintings use the drawings as a starting point and then take off from there. Strom thinks of it like music with sharps and flats, slow and fast, rest and rhythm etc. The end result will be 12 Dancing pairs of drawings and paintings reflecting and interpreting the landscape he lives in and what lives within him.
Strom has shown extensively in the region, including most recently at Arts on Grand, Spencer, IA (2021); Pearson Lakes Art Center, Okoboji, IA (2012 & 2017); Carnegie Art Center, Mankato, MN (2016); SMSU, Marshall, MN (2012 & 2014); The Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, WI (2014 & 2022); Witter Gallery, Storm Lake, IA (2013 & 2018); Remick Gallery, Windom, MN (2013 & 2022); Art Center of Saint Peter, Saint Peter, MN (2011); Riverland Community College, Austin, MN (2010). His work has been accepted numerous times in the juried Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition. Strom has received Individual Established Career Artist Grants from SMAC, through funding by the McKnight Foundation, in 2004, 2011 & 2021.
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Thursday, March 10 from 5-7 pm join us for an in-person artist reception with David Strom in Marshall. Enjoy live music from "Happy to Be Here": Samson Obel (cello), Emily Hoffmann (vocals), and Darwin Dyce (flute and uke)! (Pictured left)
*If you would like to see this exhibit in person by private appointment, email info@swmnarts.org.
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The Artists Among Us
by Darwin Dyce (2022)
(Written in the highly acclaimed Dr. Seuss style for
David Strom’s art opening hosted by the Southwest MN Arts Council)
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The artist gifts us with beauty yet sometimes pain.
Reflections shimmer and shine like sun after rain.
Inspiration steps in as subtleness carves a new route.
Sometimes it spurs one to action, and voice rises to shout.
Sometimes simplicity dangles, no strings meant to attach.
That subtle sight, sound and touch might tickle a soft patch.
Unconditional beauty, unconditional thought, (or… not).
Who knows your secrets? You got the key for that lock.
You got your painters, your writers, your musicians and such.
There’s the forgers of iron, carvers of wood sculpting so so much.
The dancers, the poets, the singers, rappers and actors.
Towering gifts keep mounting in spite of inner detractors.
Surely others can be named in this never-ending song.
To overlook the day-to-day worker would simply be wrong.
Forgiveness I ask for such incomplete lists I make.
There are those who create beauty in the baking of a cake.
There are times the cashier’s patience and smile,
Reveals art felt skill painting the pleasant, in the midst of the vile.
Working so hard keeping darkness at bay.
She exudes inner beauty that lives another day.
All of us living artistic treasures ready to give and receive.
Wonder-filled gifts grow inside oh yes, we can conceive.
If you can’t fancy that, just know day follows night.
Beautiful are the cracks that reveal your light.
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Please let us know of any accommodations needed for you to enjoy any of our events, virtual or in-person: info@swmnarts.org. The gallery is generally open for viewing M-T 8 am to 12 pm & 1-4:30 pm, but it is best to call before arrival or set up an appointment to ensure we will be available.
These activities are made possible by the voters of Minnesota thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
Funding provided by the McKnight Foundation. Minnesota thrives when its artists thrive. The McKnight Foundation supports working artists to create and contribute to vibrant communities.
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Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Nominations are now OPEN for our Prairie Star and Prairie Disciple Awards!
The Deadline for both nominations is April 15, 2022 by 4:30 pm. Nominations forms are short, but we do recommend letters of support from multiple community members, so the sooner you can start collecting, the better! It is SMAC's intention that in recognizing these individuals publicly, the awards will raise the profile of the arts in their community and throughout the SMAC region.
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Every other year, the Prairie Star Award ($5,000) recognizes an individual artist whose body of work has made a significant contribution to the arts over an extended period of time, who has been recognized by their artistic peers, and who has best exemplified the highest quality of work in the SMAC region. To learn more and see past recipients, visit our Prairie Star webpage.
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The Prairie Disciple Award ($1,000) provides awareness and recognition of one individual per year from southwest Minnesota, whose activities and involvement have substantially contributed to the arts over an extended period of time. The accomplishments of arts advocates working in the region are often not widely known or appreciated, and this award aims to correct that. This year nominations are limited to educators only. To learn more and see past recipients, visit our Prairie Disciple webpage.
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Did you know that the Walker Art Center partnered with teens in Southwest Minnesota to form the Prairie Teen Arts Council (PTAC)? This is the pilot year for the program, and they have been meeting weekly (and virtually) since January of this year; they will continue until June. PTAC was created to offer SW MN teens a chance to collaborate with Walker staff, explore the inner workings of the museum, conduct original research, and plan events. We are so proud to have teens from our region in this art council: Angie H., Sophia G. Lilly N., Julia S., and Kaziah K, coming from Worthington, Marshall, Wilmar, and Norwood Young America. When asked to share what they've experienced in the council so far, participants said:
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My favorite part of PTAC is that we are building it ourselves. We are creating our own learning opportunities! (Angie, she/her)
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I love how dedicated everyone is to learning about the Walker (Lilly, she/they)
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My favorite thing about PTAC is getting to learn about the Walker and it’s staff! (Julia, she/her)
We're so excited for what our young artists and arts appreciators are doing and what ideas they have in store for the future of the arts!
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Provides up to $500 to allow young artists entering grades 5 – 12 to attend an enrichment camp or specialty study. Standard weekly lessons (such as piano or voice lessons) are allowed only for those students who qualify for the federal free or reduced lunch program. Arts supplies costs are allowed for students attending a MN public arts high school. No match requirements. **Register for February 15, 2022 Webinar, 7-8 pm**
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Every other year, the Prairie Star Award ($5,000) recognizes an individual artist whose body of work has made a significant contribution to the arts over an extended period of time, who has been recognized by his or her artistic peers, and who has best exemplified the highest quality of work in the SMAC region.
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The Prairie Disciple Award ($1,000) provides awareness and recognition of one individual per year from southwest Minnesota, whose activities and involvement have substantially contributed to the arts over an extended period of time. The accomplishments of arts advocates working in the region are often not widely known or appreciated. In recognizing these individuals publicly, this award will raise the profile of the arts in their community and throughout the SMAC region. This year nominations are limited to educators only.
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Meet With Our Grants Administrator
SW MN Arts Council grants administrator Caroline Koska is available to meet with you by phone, web conference or in person at our office in Marshall to answer your questions on grant eligibility and using the application system or to review a draft of your application. Schedule a time with Caroline Koska.
As a reminder, Koska also holds monthly in-person open office hours at the SMAC offices in Marshall on the second Tuesday of every month from 10 am to 2 pm. The next one will take place March 8th.
Call 800-622-5284 or email us info@swmnarts.org with your questions. Please let us know of any accommodations needed for you to attend any of our events, virtual or in-person.
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Would you like to help SMAC review and score grant applications?
The SMAC Board of Directors continually seeks panels of artists, arts administrators, arts volunteers, and arts appreciators representing multiple artistic disciplines from throughout the SMAC geographic region and from all our communities including BIPOC, people with disabilities, and LGBTQIA2S+ individuals. Being a grant panelist is a positive way to strengthen your grantwriting skills by understanding the process as a whole. It's also a great way to learn and support what exciting projects are happening in rural SW MN! Panelists are compensated $75 for a panel. More details on being a SMAC panelist
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Please help SMAC welcome our new board representative for Jackson County: GILLIAN SINGLER |
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Gillian is an English instructor and the Humanities Division Chair at Minnesota West Community and Technical College. She edits and publishes the college’s creative arts journal, has co-authored one book, and is currently working on a second. When she isn’t teaching and encouraging her students to participate in the arts, she enjoys writing short stories and poems, painting, hiking, and attending art-related events.
She agreed to serve on the SMAC board because she recognizes the power of the arts and the need to support them. Art enriches lives; it reflects the many diverse and individual encounters with the human experience; it molds the world. Art not only makes our lives more vibrant – it also makes us more humane.
We agree, Gillian, and we're so glad to have you join the board!
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For more opportunities and resources be sure to check out our latest news posts (updated DAILY!) on SMAC's website
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Regional arts calendar
We are continuing to post both in-person and virtual arts events in our region on our website calendar. If you have events to let us know about, please email the details to info@swmnarts.org!
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Memberships
From February 1 to February 24, 2022
Contributors: Minnesota Pottery Festival, Hutchinson • RiverSong Music Festival, Hutchinson • Maureen Keimig, Marshall • Mni Sota Arts, Morton • Friends of the Arts, Renville • Pam & Duane Blake, Tyler • Laura Deleski, Willmar •
Supporters: Joyce Meyer, Canby • Jackson Center for the Arts, Jackson • Bob Dorlac, Marshall • Paula Nemes, Marshall • Cheri Buzzeo, Spicer • Cheryl Avenel-Navara, Worthington •
Benefactor: Lac qui Parle County Commission, Madison • Redwood County Commission, Redwood Falls • Kandiyohi County Commission, Willmar • Cottonwood County Commission, Windom •
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Other donations: Kerry Ward, Glencoe • Kristine Shelstad, Madison • Margaret Erickson, Worthington • |
Would you like to become a contributing member of SMAC or make a donation?
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE ARTS!
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2022 SW MN Arts Council BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
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Big Stone - Judy Beckman
Jackson - Gilligan Singler
Lincoln - Mark Wilmes
Meeker - Darlene Kotelnicki
Pipestone - Erica Volkir
Rock - Shawn Kinsinger
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Chippewa - Georgette Jones
Kandiyohi - Cheri Buzzeo
Lyon - Michele Knife Sterner
Murray - Jessica Welu
Redwood - David KelseyBassett
Swift - Alison Nelson
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Cottonwood - Anna Johannsen
Lac qui Parle - Kristine Shelstad
Nobles - Cheryl Avenel-Navara
Yellow Medicine - Betsy Pardick & Michele Huggins
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Executive Director - Nicole DeBoer
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Grants & Financial Administrator - Caroline Koska
Access & Marketing Coordinator - Krystl Louwagie
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SW MN Arts Council
The Southwest Minnesota Arts Council (SMAC) is a non-profit organization committed to promoting and encouraging the development of the arts in the eighteen counties of southwestern Minnesota by serving as a source of funds and technical services which enable local organizations, educational institutions, and individuals to sponsor and/or create and promote the arts in their communities.
SMAC receives funding from individuals, businesses, organizations, schools, cities, counties, private foundations including the McKnight Foundation, an allocation from the State of Minnesota, and a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund, made possible by the voters of Minnesota.
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