Say goodbye to the fall performing arts season: Concert promoters, theater presenters, orchestras and dance companies are ripping up their 2020 calendars and hoping 2021 will mark a new beginning nyti.ms/36tjCEM

We have an open Request For Qualifications for Public Art on our University Avenue site. There is so much we don't know in this moment but we know we want to be able to hire artists. Join us for a Zoom info session on Wednesday, June 3, 7-8pm. springboardforthearts.org/events/rfq-inf…

Ask (a Springboard Artist Career Consultant) Anything! Coming up at 12 noon on Thusday, October 15, join Project Bike founder Dana Sikkila for an open ended conversation on making work, rural arts, running arts organizations, and more! springboardforthearts.org/events/ask-me-…

Coming up on November 13! #FromTheField: Imagining the future of artists as economic developers is a conversation with Em Johnson & Jack Forinash from Infinity Productions (Cuyama, CA), hosted by Drew Digby from ARACouncil (Duluth, MN). #RuralArts #Rural #Arts springboardforthearts.org/events/from-th…

From the Field is a new series of conversation series on reimagining the future of rural America. Coming up on 11/13 is From the Field: Imagining the future of artists as economic developers, with Infinity Productions & ARACouncil. #FromTheField #RuralArts springboardforthearts.org/events/from-th…

I love Em and Jack’s attitude of not getting hung up on perfectly defining their role as an organization. “We let people describe us however they want, however they perceive our role in community.” #FromtheField Infinity Productions Springboard for the Arts

"People sometimes talk about rural places as slow, and I think that's pejorative. We're not slow, we're deliberate." Jack Forinash of Infinity Productions in today's #FromTheField conversation. #Rural #RuralArts #RuralCommunityDevelopment #RuralEconomicDevelopment

Thanks so much @drewjdigby and Infinity Productions for the expansive, hopeful conversation that I didn’t even know how much I was in need of! Looking forward to the next episode of Springboard for the Arts #FromtheField with @racing_magpie and PublicTransformation! springboardforthearts.org/events/from-th…

Miss out on the first #FromTheField conversation between Em Johnson and Jack Forinash of Infinity Productions and Drew Digby of ARACouncil? Catch up with the video on @CreateExchange, and sign up for the December 11 conversation! #Rural #RuralArts #Webinar springboardexchange.org/from-the-field…

Hey artists, you need a budget! Check out this instructional video full of practical tips on planning for your budget and fundraising, to go along with the Work of Art toolkit! springboardforthearts.org/professional-g… youtu.be/JPYpwQnuqhE

.@thecowlescenter's applications for the #McKnightFellowships for Minnesota #Choreographers & #Dancers are now open. Each fellowship is $25,000. Deadline to apply is 3/31/21 at 3pm CST. Info for dancers: mcknightdancechoreo.org/dancer-guideli… Info for choreographers: mcknightdancechoreo.org/choreographer-…

Are you registered for Arts Advocacy Day/Week? We need you to join us to protect arts funding! Register here: artsmn.org

Yes to all of this AND healthcare, guaranteed income and small business support. | Building Power for Freelance Arts Workers—and All Independent Contractors—Will Make Them More Resilient to Economic Shocks: urbn.is/2L0Ts5U via Urban Institute

The McKnight Visual Artist Fellowship program rewards talented Minnesota visual artists whose work is of exceptional artistic merit, who have created a substantial body of work over a period of time, and who are at a career stage beyond emerging. mcad.edu/about-mcad/fel…

ARAC’s Art Project grant round for Spring 2021 is now open. The Art Project program is for organizations to support arts activities with value to the community your organization serves. Deadline March 26, 2021 at 4:30 p.m. Grants are up to $5,000. aracouncil.org/for-organizati…

Artist Relief is open for applications. Artist Relief will make at least 100 grants per month from now through June to individual artists facing dire financial emergencies as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Cycle X is now open through March 31st. #ArtistRelief

Today we are excited to share a new Guaranteed Income for Artists pilot in the Frogtown and Rondo neighborhoods of St. Paul. Inspired by the City of Saint Paul and Mayors for a Guaranteed Income, with support from Bush Foundation and McKnight Foundation. Read more below! springboardforthearts.org/guaranteed-inc…

"Part of being an artist is so much volatility and so much uncertainty month to month. A particularly interesting question that we want to investigate is: What does even baseline stability allow?" More about our Guaranteed Income pilot in The Minnesota Star Tribune! startribune.com/pioneering-pro…

CALLING ALL ARTISTS! Essentia & #VisionNorthland in #DuluthMN are partnering with Integrated Art Group to develop an engaging art collection that includes local & regional artists while reflecting Essentia’s values. Learn more: ow.ly/bG0950FOXf8 Website: essentiahealth.org/visionnorthland

Congratulations to the #Midwest local arts agencies receiving American Rescue Plan grants! City of Dubuque City of Chicago City of Evanston #RAAC @tippecanoearts @ArtsCouncilGL ARACouncil Community Foundation #MinotAreaCounciloftheArts City of Madison, Wisconsin Culture Works The Arts Commission