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Teaching Artist Roster Program (TARP) has upcoming training scheduled Apply Now!
Teaching Artist Roster Program (TARP) Training Will Be January-February 2023
This is a series of 7 training sessions on professionally marketing and teaching your art form to students. Sessions include business skills on lesson plans, artistic statements, web listing, mock grant application on sponsoring you, mock press release on yourself.
Who should apply?
Area creatives interested in earning income by working within our local schools and festivals as an artist in residency.
Who will facilitate the training?
Jane Anderson of Thief River Falls again has agreed to serve as our consultant. Jane has led four cohorts in the past and does a great job. She’s also lots of fun.
When and Where will this be held?
Online for six Thursdays in 2023 from January 19 until February 23 from 6-9 PM on Zoom. Training ends on Saturday, February 25, 2023 in person in Warren from 10 AM - 4 PM.
What is the result?
In addition to honing your teaching skills, you will join our Teaching Artist Roster list on our website where schools and festivals go to select who they would like to sponsor with our grant funds. This is a wonderful opportunity to receive training for free! Being selected into the TARP cohort is the equivalent of receiving a $500 grant award.
How Do I Apply?
Log into our grants systems via the Grant Login button in the top righthand corner of our website. You will apply through that system.
Questions?
Reach out to our director, Mara Hanel at director@NWArtsCouncil.org or 218-745-8886.
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Call for Student Art
for an exhibition
Art Inspired by Art
The Northwest Minnesota Arts Council is announcing a call for student art in the NW Minnesota region. This exhibit is titled Art Inspired by Art and will feature visual art, writing, and music. Consider submitting illustration, watercolor, acrylics, 3-D works of clay, ceramics, or other 3-D mediums. Written works, such as music lyrics and poetry, along with recorded music will also be considered.
Include a description of the art your work is based on, along with your thought process.
Submissions Due May 19, 2023
Art Inspired by Art will be open June-July
NWMAC Gallery, Northland Community and Technical College
Thief River Falls
Visit
https://northwestminnesotaartscouncil.org/blog/call-for-student-art-art-inspired-by-art or contact Trey Everett at the NWMAC for details.
https://northwestminnesotaartscouncil.org/
218-745-8886
treyeverettcreates@gmail.com
|  |  | Find our a free print edition of our newest booklet Artists of Northwest Minnesota at your local library, from featured artists, or in other public spaces throughout our region. This is the 5th edition of this publication. The directory lists fine craft and visual artists, photographers, writers, and performing artists who answered our call for entries, as well as arts organizations. It's an invaluable resource when you are looking for art and artists in our region. And, stay tuned for the 6th edition. We'll be gathering information and updating our booklet this spring! | |
Let's Talk Art is our weekly radio interview and podcast with Pioneer 90.1's Ron West. | |
Let's Talk Art Podcast
Do you listen to our weekly podcast? If not, you are missing out! We feature artists, arts organizations, and arts events in our region. The podcast begins as a radio interview on Pioneer 90.1 radio. The interviews air on Tuesdays at 3:05pm. Then, we put the interviews on our website so you can listen to them at any time. It's a great way to learn about all the arts happenings in our region and even about some statewide arts organizations and efforts.
Some of the recent podcasts include:
12.6.22 Elizabeth Rockstad Ada Mosaic Artist Elizabeth Kitchell-Rockstad has taken the NWMAC’s Teaching Roster Program training (TARP) and is on our roster — (reminder that the NWMAC has a new training coming up in January/February and we're encouraging interested artists to apply). Elizabeth has taken advantage of the training and has taught a number of school and other residencies. Elizabeth has a studio in Ada Studio 4:13 where she offers workshops and classes. A piece of her work is currently featured in the Traveling Exhibit that is at the Ada Public Library. Listen here..
11.29.22 Abby Pearson Fosston resident and FCLAA member Abby Pearson wrote and directed a show in Fosston on Dec 2, 3, and 4 -- Christmas Through the Eras. The show includes Christmas music from the last 100 years. Listen to hear about this show, theater in Fosston, and more! Listen here..
11.22.22 Laura Seter Region 2 Arts Council Director Laura Seter, based out of Bemidji spoke about 2 Anishinaabe Arts Initiatives that Region 2 administers and the Anishinaabe Arts Initiative Council. The Anishinaabe Arts Initiative Fellowship is for artists who are enrolled tribal members and descendants residing in the following counties: Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Hubbard, Itasca, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, or Roseau (Award amount $5,000). The Anishinaabe Arts Initiative Grant is for artists who are enrolled tribal members and descendants residing in the following counties: Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Hubbard, Itasca, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, or Roseau (Max. request $1,000). Their website is r2arts.org. Listen here.
11.15.22 Mara Hanel NWMAC Director Mara Hanel spoke about the Individual Artist Grant deadline, details about eligibility for grants, the Teaching Artist Roster Program (TARP) training starting in January, a Somali art display at NCTC in Thief River Falls, an Art of Addiction Exhibit call for art, and theater events in our region. Listen here.
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Traveling Art Exhibit Visits Ada Public Library
The Northwest Minnesota Arts Council (NWMAC) sponsors an annual Traveling Art Exhibit, which visits northwest Minnesota communities throughout the year. The exhibit includes 17 original pieces of art by regional adult and student artists, chosen from works submitted for our annual juried exhibit. The exhibit is currently at the Ada Public Library until mid-January. Please stop by to see these works of art as this is the first stop for this traveling exhibit. Some of these pieces of art are for sale.
The 2022-2023 Artists & Artwork:
Ross Hier, Crookston, “Wood Splitter’s Alarm Clock”
Elizabeth Kitchell-Rockstad, Ada, “Cornflower Bee”
Heidi Danos, Fosston, “Hot Pink Sadness”
Stephanie Olson, Thief River Falls, “Monday’s Cat”
Alicia Spilde, Karlstad, “Leaving”
Cindy Kolling, Gully, “Prairie Smoke”
Jodi Peterson, Ada, “Cardinal”
Kate Hammer, Roseau, “Abandoned”
Nick Reitzel, Karlstad, “Across the Purple Sky”
Paulette Christianson, Badger, “Under the Orange Moon”
Mason Owens, Crookston, “Peace is in the Roughness”
Kinsley Oslund, Grygla, “Crush”
Emily Balboa, Crookston, “Timeless Beauty”
Autumn Ruikka, Thief River Falls, “Bull Stamp”
Carlie Nehrus, Ada, “Jelly Fish”
Lakylie Brobst, Grygla, “Hayes Lake Skies”
Paige Sturre, Thief River Falls, “Escaping the Bland”
To read more about the traveling exhibit and to find out the schedule click here.
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Handcrafted Somali Artwork on display in Thief River Falls
Stop by Northland Community and Technical College in Thief River to see hand crafted household and functional Somali artwork displayed in one of the window cases near our exhibit space and the library.
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The Northwest Minnesota Arts Council is pleased to announce the 2023 Annual Art Exhibit will be in Middle River in April.
Stay tuned for more information!
The deadline to submit your artwork is February 28, 2023. This year, the annual Art Exhibit will be in Middle River in April. Specific dates TBA.
Artists from our 7 county- service region can enter into this art exhibit and will be competing for $2,300 in cash awards. Artists must reside in Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Polk, Pennington, Roseau, or Red Lake counties to be eligible. Both adult and student artists are encouraged to enter. Exhibit cash award winners will be chosen while the exhibit is on display by a qualified juror. They will be recognized and receive their check at the Artist Reception in Middle River in April.
If you would like the application mailed to you, please contact our office 218-745-8886 or director@nwartscouncil.org. The application must be submitted no later than February 28, 2022.
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Of the Year Awards Nominations Due February 28
Three awards are given each year to recognize artists and arts advocates within our region who stand out in terms of artistry or volunteerism in the arts. Often people serve in both roles.
Our Arts Advocate of the Year award is $500 and often goes to a local leader who lives in the area where the artist reception will be held. But anyone is eligible to be nominated. Arts includes all disciplines.
Our Artist of the Year award can be given to any discipline artist including visual, performing, or creative writing who are emerging or at a mid-way point in their artistic endeavors. It is a cash award of $500 to use however they see fit.
Artists can only receive our Northwest Star Award once, as a lifetime achievement award. This award is for $5,000 and can be a wonderful gift to those who have chosen a hard career path related to artistic expression.
Our deadline for nominations is February 28. Please consider nominating someone who you view as a deserving candidate from our seven-county service area in northwestern Minnesota. Persons who believe their nominee would qualify for this award and have questions should contact the Northwest Minnesota Arts Council office at (218) 745-8886 or email director@NWArtsCouncil.org for more information. The nomination form is on our website.
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Northwest Minnesota Arts Council
is on the Radio!
Tune in on Tuesdays
at 3:05pm to
Pioneer 90.1FM
as Ron West talks Art
with our latest guest!
Would you like to be featured on our radio program?
Email Kristin Eggerling
The podcast of the interviews on our website. This is a great way to promote your art! Listen here!
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