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MRAC TRIANNUAL NEWSLETTERJanuary 2016 - May 2016
All The World’s A Stage-William Shakespeare
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DIRECTOR’S LETTER
Dear Friends,
There is widespread recognition of the proliferation of theater arts in Minnesota, and frequent per capita statistical reports compared to Chicago or New York of the number of theater companies and the number of tickets to theatrical performances sold.
These data aside, MRAC serves approximately 45-50 groups presenting
Mission
The Metropolitan Regional Arts Council increases access to the arts in 7-county metropolitan area communities by providing information, organizational support and grants.
Vision
We believe that the arts strengthen communities, and stimulate diversity of expression, communication, and commemoration of communities and cultures, and that all people should have opportunities to engage in the arts.
Accordingly, MRAC’s vision for the region is that: Artists, arts organizations, and arts activities
ABOUT MRAC
theater, whose annual operating budgets are less than $400,000, and are located in the seven-county region. While none of our grant programs or arts management trainings are discipline-specific, we thought it would be interesting to provide a sampling of a few of these groups in this issue of our triannual newsletter.
Jeff PrauerExecutive DirectorMetropolitan Regional Arts Council
thrive. Art is integrated into the social fabric and identity of every community. Public value of the arts is understood and acted upon by community members, leaders and
policy makers.
Goals
MRAC will provide grant applicants and other constituents with clear, thorough, prompt and respectful service and assistance. MRAC will maintain transparent decision-making processes, and accessible public information. MRAC’s programs and services will reflect its
Mission, and achieve its Vision.
Service
The Metropolitan Regional Arts Council serves nonprofit arts
organizations, informal arts groups, community education, and non-arts nonprofit organizations with annual operating expenses under $400,000, and individual artists in Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington counties. This region includes urban, suburban, and rural communities. While the region comprises only 4% of the state’s geography, its population is approximately 50% of the state’s total.
As one of the 11 regional arts councils in Minnesota, MRAC’s funding is derived primarily from appropriations from the Minnesota State Legislature with money from the State’s general fund and Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. MRAC also receives a generous grant from The McKnight Foundation. - See more at: mrac.org/about-us
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ESPRESSO TALKMeet our Board Member
Jamil Jude is a freelance director and producer in the Twin Cities. He has directed
locally and nationally, including local Theaters like Park Square Theatre, Theatre
in the Round, Lakeshore Players, and Freshwater Theatre and has assistant
director credits at the Guthrie Theater, Pillsbury House, Children’s Theatre
Company and Mixed Blood Theatre to name a few. Jamil is the co-producer of
the New Griots Black Arts Festival and a participant in the Leadership U: One-on-
One program, funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and administered by
Theatre Communications Group.
Q: What is your current title, role, and involvement in Theater?
A. I am currently the Artistic Programming
Associate at Park Square Theatre. I am
responsible for providing assistance to the artistic
director on season planning, fundraising, and
strategic planning. Additionally, I lead a charge
to identify new plays for Park Square Theatre to
produce.
Q: How did you get involved in Theater?
A. I think I’ve always liked the idea of telling
stories but I didn’t know you could still tell new
stories through plays until I was in college. A
football teammate of mine encouraged me to
audition for a play he wrote. I was inspired by his
ability to tell such a moving and deeply personal
story and the fact that he could immediately
affect an audience. I took up writing and directing
plays after that and haven’t looked back.
Q: What was your first solo directed production?
A. In college, I directed a production of a play
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I wrote about injustices in the legal system called
Ballard v. State. As a professional, my first directing
credit was for a production of “for colored girls who
have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf.”
Q: What does Theater mean to you?
A. Theater, for me, is an opportunity to spend
time with humanity. It inspires me to think more
critically about my role in society and encourages
me to have more of an active role in creating the
world I want to live in. I believe theater can teach us
empathy--and with that, we can all move toward our
own paths of self-actualization.
Q: Is Theater in the Twin Cities diverse?
A. Theater in the Twin Cities isn’t as diverse as I
would like it to be, especially in the regional theater
model. There are great, culturally diverse theater
pieces popping up here, but most of the work is
being done by companies not on the regional theater
map. As someone who grew up in that environment,
that troubles me. There is a lot of aesthetic diversity,
which is exciting, but that isn’t enough. When we
don’t aspire to having diverse stories, told from the
full spectrum of experiences, especially those by
people of color, we all lose.
We deny ourselves a chance to see the world through
someone else’s eyes. We miss out on a chance to
connect, viscerally, with a story that isn’t our own--a
chance to stretch our empathy muscles.
Q: What are some equality and diversity efforts that you would like to incorporate in the Theater world?
A. As someone who advocates for diversity and
inclusion, I challenge organizations to look outside
of their current circles. Clearly, the methods they
have employed to this point still aren’t producing
diverse seasons. I challenge organizations to partner
with the smaller companies doing the engaging and
inclusive work. This will only strengthen the theatre
community, and our greater Twin Cities community,
as well.
Q: What’s the best kept secret about Theater?
A. That it is the best therapist you could ask for!
Sometimes we can’t identify our own faults until
they are projected back at us. The theater has always
been a great mirror for humanity. I’ve learned so
much about myself, and the person I want to be, by
sitting in a dark theatre, in comfortable seats, seeing
the best and worst parts of me projected back from
the stage.
Q: What has been your biggest regret in your career thus far?
A. I regret not taking more time to tell my mentors
how much they’ve meant to me. I’m doing a better
job of it now, but I for a while spent time dwelling on
what they didn’t do for me as opposed to what they
have done for me. I am working on that now.
Q: In three words, describe what Theater means to you?
A. Creating, Dynamic, Empathy.
Q: In your own words, how do you define MRAC?
A. MRAC allows artists, communities, and
organizations to embrace the power of the arts and
use that power to better themselves and the world
around them.
Interviewed by: Raeisha Williams,
MRAC Communications & Events Coordinator
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When Director Paul Mathey founded Park Square Theatre, it was fate that current Artistic Director, Richard Cook, was around in those early days to engineer the vision of this now staple institution into the future. It isn’t a far leap from open mics and poetry readings to full, live-action theater presentations. However familiar the two, the difficulty always comes in funding such a leap and Mathey, a disabled veteran, held limited resources in 1974. The then tiny 88-seat space, lofted on the 2nd floor of the Minnesota Public Radio building was largely financed through Mathey’s war pension and some small grants.
The Park Square Theatre was uniquely centered to introduce and enrich the Twin Cities through their passion for rich, accessible theater experiences in an ever-evolving culture. “People line up for hours before the show and it’s on a first come, first served basis. The 99-cent preview allows everyone an opportunity to see a show,” said Cook. “The ‘Theater for you’ motto is that we want that ‘you’ to apply to as broad of a range as possible.”
Park Square Theatre's cooperative spirit is what’s kept it afloat in those early years. The group is strengthened by a healthy, reciprocal relationship with local artistic and philanthropic communities.
SQUARELY ROOTED IN THE THEATER
Photos for this article courtesy of Park Square Theatre
Written by: Angela McDowell,Contributing Writer
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"Paul Mathey took the organization nonprofit.
He would do Harold Pinter plays. It was a very
sophisticated merging of new and classic work.
I was invited in the first season as a production
designer for a Shakespeare play and given a $500
budget. I was assisting Paul and I became artistic
director in 1980. Paul was on disability from his
military service. I needed a salary. I could afford to
participate as volunteer for a while but not forever.
The first grant I received from MRAC was really
substantial in those days."- Richard Cook.
The performing arts community traditionally relies
on support of the community it serves. Combined
with grants like that from the Metropolitan Regional
Arts Council, Park Square Theatre has kept its doors
open for decades to provide quality entertainment.
This is no small feat for any small theater company
and Artistic Director and founding member
Cook understands how to maintain important
relationships with groups like MRAC.
"MRAC always makes its decisions based on the
needs of the artists on the ground. We wouldn’t have
grown to the size where we were eligible for state
funding if we hadn’t had support of the last couple
of decades from MRAC. There was United Arts Fund
which no longer exists. But that was the only place
[MRAC] where the public arena could get funding.
They were one of two great resources. It’s very
grassroots; it’s hard work. The state funding and
the funding from MRAC is paramount to all the arts
organizations."- Richard Cook.
In the forthcoming season, The Park Square Theatre
is slated to present an adaptation of the iconic
Soul singer Nina Simone’s song, Four Women. The
play will feature Minneapolis-based talent Regina
Williams and tell the story of a range of women of
African descent. “I started listening to her music and
recordings,” Cook remarks, “and she had so many
different voices. Our cast of four women are four
of the most amazing singers. Simone’s story is an
amazing one of not only the Civil Rights Movement
and feminism but of her own battles with her own
mental problems. She is just a really complicated
woman.”
Tickets to Park Square Theatre productions range
from 99-cent previews to $60 and can be purchased
for a single show or per season online or at the box
office. It is important to also note that there are
special discounts for audiences under age 40 and
teenagers.
“We talk about being quote unquote relevant but the
challenges in performance arts are the same as our
society as a whole,” Cook laments. “I’ll be retiring
fairly soon and it’s really important that I leave Park
Square Theatre firmly planted in the 21st century.
It’s our marching orders to learn to hear and speak
some new languages so that our past users still find
it exciting to spend their time there.”
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FULL CIRCLE THEATER
There is a new theater company dedicated to diversifying the theater community
in the Twin Cities! It is Full Circle Theater, brought to us by the artistic leadership
circle Rick Shiomi, Martha Johnson, James Williams, Lara Trujillo, and Stephanie
Lein Walseth. They created the company because they felt that the Twin Cities
really needed a theater company that dealt with diversity in all of its aspects.
Rick Shiomi, co-director and artistic leadership member, was excited to talk about Full Circle Theater’s mission “to produce heartfelt, groundbreaking theater that artfully addresses issues of diversity and social justice for 21st century audiences.”
Shiomi, passionate about the cause, says that FCT believes diversity itself is an issue of social justice. And they definitely push the boundaries of diversity! In addition to uplifting visions of artists of color in performance, writing, and creative processes, Shiomi says FCT also promotes diversity by incorporating intergenerational collaboration (exploring all stages of development), the female glare (the feminist response to the male gaze), and disabled people’s stories. As Shiomi says of FCT, “Diversity is in our DNA.”
The theater, now a certified nonprofit, produced their first
play with the help of MRAC’s grant. Theater: A Sacred Passage, written by the artistic leadership circle and directed by Shiomi, is an emotional narrative piece made up of monologues, short scenes, and choreography that deeply explores each artist’s identity and personal coming-of-age story. People have said of it: “[It was] a tapestry of human experience and exploration of diversity,” “It was wonderful. It told of the shame people feel as a minority,” and, from Gordon Nakagawa, a consultant on diversity, “[most interesting is its] uncompromising ‘fronting’ of difference, oppression, power, and Otherness.”
It will get a second run this spring in a larger production. And for future shows? Full Circle Theater is at this moment searching for compelling pieces written either locally or nationally.
Written by: Ariel Zitny,
Contributing Writer
Photos for this article courtesy of Full Circle Theater
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BARE BONES
There is something powerful about seeing large scale objects
in the night. Since 1993, Twin Cities audiences have
witnessed the dynamic evolution of BareBones Productions
and the community-spun theatrics of the Minneapolis-based
501(c)(3) performing arts nonprofit. The name speaks
volumes to the group’s grassroots approach to artistic
expression. It’s hard to believe The Annual Halloween Outdoor
Puppet Extravaganza has transformed from the days of
guerilla-style shows dared in the 1990’s crisp Minnesota-
wintered nights, to the current fully-permitted high-flying, fiery
spectacles at Hidden Falls Park in St. Paul every evening of
Halloween season. (Yes. Actual fire. This isn’t your Friday
afternoon daycare marionette show. We’re talking exaggerated
Viking figurines clashing with live action giants kicking dust to
grapple for the skull of…well, some questions are better left
unanswered.)
Photos for this article courtesy of BareBones Productions
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Some may also agree that certain creatures are better left unimagined and unrealized, but these folks may not want to attend a community kick-off workshop for The Annual Halloween Outdoor Puppet Extravaganza that has, since its inception, sought to highlight the circle of life by celebrating the culmination of the Fall.
These workshops are where the storyboard is collectively painted with enough colors and creatures to weave a stream of consciousness into an exaggerated live-action show. “In the performance there is always a space for people to call the names of their beloved that died,” explains
two-year Co-Artistic Director Madeline Helling. “Public workshops run from August to October for the community to give as much input as they would like. The workshops are about the community coming together to create something far bigger than anything they could do on their own. It really is a pretty intimate community that’s created for that time period.
It’s a place for someone to talk about death and grief.” If this sounds like a hugely sacrificial undertaking for a community-based puppet theater troupe, then the three main ingredients may have not been considered.
BareBones Productions inevitably keeps in step with the heartbeat of the Twin Cities as they appropriate the efforts of over 250 local artists, musicians, technicians, ushers, puppeteers and other skilled volunteers.
Volunteer and Grant Writer Brent Harring explains how Board Member Angie Courchaine rose from humble beginnings with the organization. “Angie Courchaine started as a painfully shy volunteer but she was always building something. As a volunteer she wasn’t dancing, she was building stuff. Angie is one of those people that just shows up.”
When something needs to be done she’s been someone doing it. Harring continued, “The name BareBones comes out of this reality that you can make a puppet out of scavenges and newspaper. You’re taking salvaged garbage and recyclables and repurposing stuff that at its root is very expensive and with this analog technology you can achieve things of scale.” That’s right! This goes for the rusty water barrel in granny’s backyard collecting rain for birds that have already flown south by the time BareBones’ volunteers come rummaging for The Annual Halloween Outdoor Puppet Extravaganza that runs for five shows during the Halloween season.
In addition to The Annual Halloween Outdoor Puppet Extravaganza held at Hidden Falls Park that comes complete with a free community meal from not-for-profit sustainable food activists group Sisters Camelot, BareBones has also produced five annual Winter Pageants on ice and snow, five summertime Dumpster Duels performances where they competed using their customary scavenged materials to create customary themed characters, and also several outdoor puppet shows including Raven Steals the Sun.
Written by: Angela McDowell,Contributing Writer
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MRAC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Arts Midwest is announcing an ArtsLab peer learning community for performing arts organizations in the seven county metropolitan area surrounding Minneapolis and St. Paul.
Focused on building resilient business models, this ArtsLab opportunity will take place from July through November 2016. More detailed
2016 Artist Fellowships @ Franconia Sculpture Park
Franconia Sculpture Park is now accepting applications for our 2016 artist opportunities!
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. Artists push themselves to achieve new visions at Franconia, beyond what they ever thought was possible.
The West Broadway Business and Area Coalition (WBC) seeks proposals from local creatives for design and fabrication of custom amenities to be placed in the public right-of-way along West Broadway Business Improvement District.
Artists and designer teams are invited to apply to produce one or more of the following
With the launch of the National Endowment for the Arts’ 50th anniversary on September 29, Chairman Jane Chu announced the initiative Creativity Connects. This initiative will show how the arts are central to the country’s creativity ecosystem, investigate how support systems for the arts have changed, explore how the arts connect with other industries, and invest in innovative projects to spark new ideas for the arts field.
An important component of this initiative is a pilot grant opportunity that will support partnerships between nonprofit
information about the application process will be available at: artslab.artsmidwest.org/programs/peer-learning-communities If you have any questions regarding involvement, please contact:
Sharon Rodning Bash, ArtsLab Program Director at: [email protected].
Each artist undergoes a transformation, leaving with a renewed focus, new skills, and lifelong connections.
For complete residency details and application instructions, visit Franconia’s website: franconia.org
Contact John Hock with questions:[email protected](651) 257-6668
Deadline: February 6, 2016
types of infrastructure: sidewalk benches; bicycle racks; recycling and trash receptacles; informational kiosks; and sidewalk planters.
RFP Workshop 12/9, 6:30-8pm, Submit Intent to Apply, December 15, 2015; Proposal Deadline, January 13, 2016. Read more here.
arts organizations and organizations from non-arts sectors which include, but are not limited to, business, education, environment, faith, finance, food, health, law, science, and technology.
Questions should be directed to: [email protected]
The application deadline is March 3, 2016 and a webinar about applying for these grants will take place on January 27.
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FAMILIES. INSPIRATION. THEATER.
The holiday season beckons for togetherness. It is realized that
above all, family is the most imperative focus. There also lies the
recognition that the smallest of ideas or notions can be life changing.
In some ways, the best gifts are extracted from within. If anyone
has been looking for creative activities in which the entire family can
participate throughout the year, look no farther than Chaska Valley
Family Theatre, who has set a strong foundation and exemplified the
viability of the live experience since 1995.
The idea of keeping it family friendly and oriented formed through a reunion and meeting of the
minds of some former Chaska High School performing arts students who wanted to involve their own
families into their art. Productions include an array of musicals such as “Shrek: The Musical” and
“Little Women: The Musical.” Local talent and family groups are encouraged to be actors, creating
everlasting memories and bonds that may not exist otherwise.
CHASKA FAMILY THEATRE
Photos for this article courtesy of Chaska Family Theater
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President Bill Coldwell, who has worked diligently for the organization for the past 16 years, has “been hooked since high school,” and honors the opportunity to impact the lives of those he works with through theater. This organization has kept uppermost the ideal of affordability while providing unmatched artistry to patrons, performers, production staff, and volunteers, who President Coldwell feels are the major portion of how the playhouse functions. “We want to get the most out of people,” Coldwell said, expressing the tremendous appreciation for the time and effort committed by his team members.
Treasurer Courtney Pernat, hailing from the Iron Range, has watched her high school age daughter grow into herself as a performer for nearly six years. Mrs. Pernat has spent many of those years working in the box office, evolving with the times, but maintaining accessibility as a primary focus in the coming seasons. She speaks of love and appreciation for the entire team, noting that working with her daughter “is really unlike any other feeling.”
This playhouse has adjusted well to the digital age as they use social media platforms to entice and engage with actors and dancers. Mrs. Pernat is looking forward to expanding important programming, such as Dragonfly--a split, two week summer camp beginning in August, which nurtures the passions of the youth that are involved and allows them to shine. Dragonfly also spotlights a director who often debuts new work.
Courtney Pernat and Bill Coldwell are excited about the new talent and shows to come, hoping to motivate the right individuals to commit their talents and time. Their current production, “A Christmas Story: The Musical” should bring warmth and invigorate the holidays for all. Chaska Valley Family Theatre continues to give immensely to the Twin Cities by modeling the importance of family in a time where there may be noticeable static in connections. They inspire families to challenge themselves, and most of all, to enjoy each other, together.
Written by: Shaunte' Douglas,
Contributing Writer
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ARTS AND CULTURE FUNDER DEADLINE CALENDAR
The Metropolitan Regional Arts Council’s Arts, Culture, and History Funder Deadline Calendar is a free 24/7 calendar of funders deadlines during the next three months.
Funders—both resident and non-resident funders—included in this Calendar award grants to Minnesota Metro Area arts, culture, and history organizations.
The database associated with this calendar provides detailed information on 400+ funders, including financial data, contacts, giving priorities, sample grants, application procedures and giving history.
FEBRUARY 2016
February 1Best Buy Foundation, Bradley Foundation, Carolyn Foundation, Enterprise Holdings Foundation, Securian Foundation, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Trust for Mutual Understanding
February 2 National Endowment for the Humanities, National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards
February 3 St. Croix Valley Foundation
February 6 Minnesota Department of Agriculture
February 10 Kinder Morgan Foundation
Questions?
Steve Paprocki at Access Philanthropy (4info@ accessphilanthropy.com).
Grants opportunities not profiled in the Arts & Culture Database are linked to their related websites.
A list of funders for February 2016 is displayed here, for the full calendar with details and links please visit:
funders.accessphilanthropy.com/clients/mrac
February 12 Bank of America, Minnesota State Arts Board
February 15 Bay and Paul Foundations, BMI
February 17 National Endowment for Humanities
February 18 National Endowment for the Arts
February 20 Eden Prairie Community Foundation
February 24 Pohlad Family Foundation
February 25 National Endowment for the Humanities, Workshops for School Teachers NEH Summer Seminars and Institutes
February 26 Sustainable Arts Foundation
February 27 City of Saint Paul Cultural STAR Program
February 28 Gannett Foundation
February 29 USA Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
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MembersJulie Andersen
Jill Anfang
Bethany Brunsell
Marisol Chiclana-Ayala
Anthony Galloway
Jamil Jude
Tricia Khutoretsky
Colleen McLaughlin
OfficersPETER LEGGETT, PresidentSHELLY CHAMBERLAIN, Vice PresidentDAYNA MARTINEZ, TreasurerDAMEUN STRANGE, Secretary
STAFF
CONTRIBUTORS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
KATIE KAUFMANN
Grants and Operations Coordinator
KELLY AFFELDT
Program Associate
BOB BURNS
Program Director
GREG NIELSEN
Program Director
RAEISHA WILLIAMS
Communications and Events Coordinator
JEFF PRAUER
Executive Director
ESPRESSO TALK - Raeisha Williams
BAREBONES PRODUCTION, SQUARE PARK THEATRE - Angela McDowell
FULL CIRCLE THEATER - Ariel Zitny
CHASKA FAMILY THEATRE - Shaunte' Douglas
GRAPHIC DESIGNER - Genesia Williams
COPY EDITOR - Rachel Wannarka
Tom Moffatt
Kathy Mouacheupao
Adam Napoli-Rangel
Heather Rutledge
Andrea Sjogren
Melissa Wright
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MRAC FY16 Deadlines
Applications must be received by 4:30 p.m. on the deadline date.
Dates are subject to change. Guidelines and link to the application may be found at www.mrac.org
Program Name Program Type Application
Deadline Panel
Review
Earliest Project
Start Date Program
Director(s)
Arts Activities Support Round I
Project support up to $10,000 for arts activities in all disciplines
4:30 P.M. July 13, 2015
Week of Sept. 14,
2015 Sept. 23,
2015
Bob Burns 651.523.6386 Greg Nielsen 651.523.6381
Arts Activities Support Round II
Project support up to $10,000 for arts activities in all disciplines
4:30 P.M. April 11,
2016
Week of June 20,
2016 June 29,
2016
Bob Burns 651.523.6386 Greg Nielsen 651.523.6381
Community Arts
Round I
Project support up to $5,000 targeting first time applicants, volunteer & community-based efforts
4:30 P.M. Oct. 5, 2015
Week of Dec. 7, 2015
Dec. 16, 2015
Bob Burns 651.523.6386 Greg Nielsen 651.523.6381
Community Arts
Round II
Project support up to $5,000 targeting first time applicants, volunteer & community-based efforts
4:30 P.M. Jan. 11, 2016
Week of March 14,
2016 March 23,
2016
Bob Burns 651.523.6386 Greg Nielsen 651.523.6381
Organizational Development
Organizational support up to $10,000 designed to strengthen management or administration of nonprofit arts groups
4:30 P.M. Aug. 31,
2015
Week of Nov. 16,
2015 Nov. 25,
2015 Shannon Forney
651.523.6391
Capital Organizational support up to $10,000 to purchase equipment, supplies, or make capital improvements
4:30 P.M. Aug. 31,
2015
Week of Nov. 16,
2015 Nov 25,
2015 Shannon Forney
651.523.6391
Arts Learning Round I
Arts Learning support up to $10,000 for arts education in all disciplines
4:30 P.M. Nov. 9, 2015
Week of Jan. 18,
2016 Jan. 27,
2016 Jeff Prauer
651.523.6390
Arts Learning Round II
Arts Learning support up to $10,000 for arts education in all disciplines
4:30 P.M. March 7,
2016
Week of May 16,
2016 May 25,
2016 Jeff Prauer
651.523.6390
Management Consulting
Fund
Consulting support up to $1,500 for focused and targeted management projects
4:30 P.M. Last business
day of the month
Reviewed monthly
One complete month after submission
Shannon Forney
651.523.6391
Management Training Fund
Training support up to $600 annually May be split among group members
Minimum 2 weeks before
proposed training
Reviewed weekly
Reimburse-ment
program
Shannon Forney
651.523.6391
Emergency Accessibility
Access support up to $600 annually for unforeseen project costs to facilitate access for persons with disabilities
Minimum 10 days before proposed
project
Reviewed weekly
Reimburse-ment
program
Shannon Forney
651.523.6391
Next Step Fund Individual Artist support up to $5,000 for career advancement
11:59 P.M. March 7,
2016
Week of June 13,
2016
June 29, 2016
Bob Burns 651.523.6386 Greg Nielsen 651.523.6381
Arts Achievement
Award
Excellence $5,000 award for 2 arts organizations that exemplify MRAC’s mission, vision, and values
Nominations due
4:30 P.M. April 11,
2016
Awardees selected by the MRAC Board of Directors
Awards presented at the MRAC
annual meeting in July 2016
Shannon Forney
651.523.6391
The application process for all grant programs is now ONLINE ONLY
FY16 GRANT DEADLINES
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