Northern Arts News
April 2021
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Serving Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods, and Mahnomen Counties |
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R2AC
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
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Serving MN artists, organizations and communities in Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods, and Mahnomen counties. |
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Arts Project Grant
Application Opens April 15
Deadline: May 15
Maximum Award: $2,500
No cash match required this year
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Open to non-profits, public and charter schools*, community education programs, arts organizations, institutions of higher learning, government and tribal entities, and groups formed for nonprofit purposes with a fiscal sponsor. No equipment expenses.
*Parochial schools are ineligible
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Young Artist Grant
Application Opens April 15
Deadline: May 15
Maximum Award: $600
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Open to 8th-12th grade students
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Our office is open to the public W-F 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ONLY
505 Bemidji Ave, Bemidji MN (inside the Watermark Art Center)
Questions? Need assistance?
Staff is available via email M-F 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
We are here to help!
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Professional Development
Opportunities
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We invite arts/culture organizations located in Beltrami, Clearwater, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen and Hubbard counties to join us this unique learning opportunity facilitated by Julie Bates MacGillis, of Julie Bates MacGillis Consulting.
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THINK about equity within your organizations, decision-making, and work
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EXPLORE ways of connecting values to actions
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APPLY a few of these ideas right away!
All workshops are held via Zoom
Equity as Action: What do we DO differently to become more equitable and inclusive?
Participants will:
- Learn ways to turn priorities and commitments into actions
- Determine what is a good next step in equity/inclusion
- Make decisions on where to go from here
**Serves as pre-requisite to Workshops 2 & 3
218-751-5447 or 800-275-5447
We encourage more than one participant from each organization to attend
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Welcome to our New Hubbard County
Board Member!
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We are happy to welcome our newest Hubbard representative,
Ben Soderberg.
I was born and raised in rural Minnesota, and I have lived in Minnesota for most of my life. I have enjoyed arts all my life, as a kid competing in 4H Share the Fun events and competing in projects at county fairs. As an adult I have taken every opportunity to volunteer to support the community, including time on the Fair board in Hubbard county where I got to help judge artistic submissions and youth projects. I am a 15+ year member of my Fire Department and enjoy the community outreach that comes with serving the area that I live in. I believe in promoting arts in the communities you live in as it helps bring people together and enrich the culture.
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Next R2AC Board Meeting:
April 19 – 6:30 p.m.
Business Meeting
Please contact us for meeting details if you would like to attend
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2020-2021
Region 2 Arts Council Board
Executive Committee Members
Chair: Gayle Gish (Mahnomen)
Vice Chair: CT Marhula
(Lake of the Woods)
Treasurer: Shannon Lucas-Westrum (Beltrami)
Secretary: Rebecca Colebank (Clearwater)
Board Members
Pam Janssen (Clearwater)
Michael Schlemper (Beltrami)
Katie Larson (Hubbard)
Ben Soderberg (Hubbard)
Vacancy - Mahnomen County
Vacancy - Lake of the Woods
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Anishinaabe Arts Initative
(AAI) Council
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Next AAI Council Meeting:
April 28 – 6:00 p.m
AAI Fellowship Application Review
The AAI Council reviews all applications
within the AAI program
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The Anishinaabe Arts Initiative (AAI) program is made possible through support from Region 2 Arts Council and with funding from the McKnight Foundation |
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AAI Council Members
AAI Council Members
Delana Smith (Red Lake Band) … Red Lake
Genny Lowry (Leech Lake Band) …Bemidji
Bernice Mitchell-Diver (Leech Lake Band) … Cass Lake
Debra Warren (White Earth Band) … Bemidji
Mary Ringhand (Red Lake Band) … Ponemah
David B. White (Fort Peck) … Ponemah
Kent Estey (White Earth Band) ... Naytahwaush
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Region 2 Arts Council staff are available
Monday through Friday.
Contact us via email, Facebook messenger, or phone.
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Are you on Facebook? If so, be sure to like our staff page - staff regiontwoarts - where we share all that we know is relevant to artists, organizations and arts enthusiasts.
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R2AC Funded Opportunities
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The Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference is giving 15 residents of Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods, and Mahnomen Counties FREE ACCESS to their weeklong virtual writer's conference as AUDITORS. Auditors may include any adult interested in the literary arts who wants to participate in our Northwoods Writers community.
TO APPLY: Use the online application form link below, select auditor, and list your county of residence:
The Auditor Track includes access to all craft talks, participant readings, editor’s talk/Q&A, publishing panel, yoga for writers, and all faculty readings, including both the craft talk and reading by Distinguishing Visiting Writer Nikky Finney. The Auditor Option does not include participation in a workshop or the opportunity for a manuscript consultation, although auditors will be given a secure online space to workshop amongst themselves should they choose to.
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Paper Quilling
April 19 & 26
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
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Join CWLC's Connection Monday art classes!
In this series you will learn about paper quilling and create keepsake pictures and cards with instructor Nikki Shull.
To register call 218-776-2789 or email us
(registration required)
All classes are held at CWLC - Gonvick
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Creative Cafe
April 20
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
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Come try your hand at a Japanese rope braiding project with Bob Larson. All materials are supplied. Classes are geared to ages 12 and up. Come sip, nibble goodies, connect, make art, and enjoy! No pre-registration is required.
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"Live Music Lives"
May 1 - 7:00 p.m.
May 2 - 3:00 p.m.
Livestream & In-Person
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Guest artist Michael Farrick is featured in J. B. Vanhal’s Double Bass Concerto in D Major as the BSO closes its 82nd season celebrating that Live Music Lives. Also on the program are three festive Hungarian Dances by Johannes Brahms and Edvard Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite. |
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Art Journaling
Saturdays
May 8 & 15
10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
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Art Journaling is a wonderful way to invite art to participate in our daily living. Art Journaling workshop sessions with Cindy Kolling promise a fun, creative time that will be conducted in a game-like fashion using prompts to help focus and maintain challenge while developing skills of “looking and seeing” every day with new eyes. |
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Instrumental Composition
&
Improv Group
Thursdays
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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Next Blocks:
June 3 - July 22
Aug 5 - Sep 23
Oct 7 - Dec 2
This is an 8-week program led by musician & composer Cassidy Jay. It is designed for participants aged 13-18 with prior experience with their instrument who will gather weekly to jam out and explore important aspects of song structure, song dynamics, song phrasing, band organization and the social dynamics of playing in a group.
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Funding & Opportunities
for Arts Organizations
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Shuttered Venues
Operators Grant
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The Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) program is Section 324 of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits and Venues Act (Economic Aid Act) signed into law on Dec. 27, 2020.
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These $2,500 grants provide support to Midwestern arts organizations as they re-build and re-imagine during the continued uncertainty caused by COVID-19. Funds support costs associated with engaging artists in community experiences as safely as possible given the current circumstances of the pandemic. Grants can be also allocated be towards capacity building work.
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Funding & Opportunities
for Artists
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Park Rapids Sculpture Trail Entries Invited
Entry deadline: April 30
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Artists will be notified of selection committee results by May 15 and have until May 21 to install their works. Artists receive a $350 honorarium for installation and $150 for sculpture removal. Questions? Contact City Planner Andrew Mack at 218-732-3163 or at a.mack@arvig.net.
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Fall Residencies for Writers
at Tin House
Applications open May 3
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September 2nd-28th, 2021
This Residency is intended to support any artist working on a full-length manuscript.
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Minnesota Music Summit
May 1 & 2
Save the Date!
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The Minnesota Music Coalition will be hosting the 2021 MN Music Summit: The State of Minnesota Music, a virtual music conference consisting of artist workshops, creative community conversations, and performances from local artists at venues across our vast state. This year's MN Music Summit provides an opportunity for musicians, music industry representatives, and fans to come together as a statewide community, and discuss the state of where our local music industry is today, and where we hope to move it together into the future.
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Web Workshop:
Financial Planning for Musicians
April 22
4:00 p.m.
via Zoom
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A one-hour workshop designed to address financial challenges (slow growing wages, ever increasing expenses, etc.) and outline strategies to help you work toward a lower tax bracket in retirement. Learn about how to be tax-efficient in your current bracket, ways to create tax-free retirement income + MORE!
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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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