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City of Minneapolis' Arts & Cultural Affairs Launches First City-Wide Music Census on April 12th
April 10 2024 | The Minneapolis Music Census launches on Friday, April 12 as a community-led initiative to learn more about the needs of the music ecosystem in Minneapolis. It aims to gather important information about the music industry in Minneapolis to help the city and the community make more informed, data-driven decisions.
Anyone working in the music industry in any capacity, whether professional, semi-professional, student, or contributing in any way to music-related activities – paid or unpaid, part-time, volunteer, or more administrative than creative – are encouraged to participate.
Call for Submissions: Co-Applicants for Hennepin County Youth Activities Grants – Arts and Music Programming
January 10 2024 | Call for Submissions: Co-Applicants for Hennepin County Youth Activities Grants - Arts and Music
The City of Minneapolis seeks Submissions from experienced artists and artist groups interested in partnering with the City of Minneapolis on a joint application to the 2024 Hennepin County Youth Activities Grants Program for Arts and Music Programming.
Heid E. Erdrich Selected as First-Ever Poet Laureate for the City of Minneapolis
December 19 2023 | Heid E. Erdrich Selected as First-Ever Poet Laureate for the City of Minneapolis
The City of Minneapolis’ Arts & Cultural Affairs Department and The Loft Literary Center are proud to announce the appointment of Heid E. Erdrich as the first-ever city Poet Laureate, marking a significant milestone in the city’s cultural and literary landscape.
City of Minneapolis announces search for first-ever Poet Laureate
September 20 2023 | City of Minneapolis announces search for first-ever Poet Laureate.
The City of Minneapolis’ Arts & Cultural Affairs Department and The Loft Literary Center are partnering on the first-ever City of Minneapolis Poet Laureate Program.
The inaugural City of Minneapolis Poet Laureate will be an official ambassador of the city’s literary culture, connecting our community through the art of poetry.
Kismet Malaise, affirming Black women/femme artists in Minneapolis, one story at a time.
August 16 2023 | Arts & Cultural Affairs, Creative Response Fund recipients Sophia Abrams and Anna du Saire’s Kismet Malaise introduces screenwriting via workshops and hands-on location film production experience for future Black women/femme screenwriters and filmmakers. Inspiring participants to craft screenplays from their own personal lived experiences will be the first step in presenting original voices and important stories to the film community in Minneapolis.
Sophia and Anna talk about their goals to create an ecosystem of community and collaboration.
Grants awarded to 12 artist-led community well-being projects.
August 2 2023 | The City of Minneapolis’ Arts & Cultural Affairs has awarded 12 Creative Response Fund grants for artist-led projects. This year’s projects center their work in cultural practices, marginalized voices, and local Indigenous knowledge and healing practices. Each project will embed creative healing into arts activities in safe spaces.
SPRAYFiNGER founder takes a deep dive into the business of occupying space as an Artspace Immersion cohort member
May 10 2023 | Arts & Cultural Affairs, Capacity Building for Creative Spaces grantee SPRAYFiNGER® was one of ten creative enterprises selected in 2022 to participate in the Artspace Immersion program – a 12-month cohort learning model program that builds organizational knowledge and capacity to plan for workspace needs.
Peyton Scott Russell, founder of SPRAYFiNGER talks about his vision for a creative space in North Minneapolis; what spatial equity means to him; and his goals for amplifying graffiti as an art form.
Call for Artists: Creative Response Funds Available to Community Based Artists to Support Community Well-Being
April 19 2023 | Applications are now open for the 2023 round of Creative Response Fund-Community Well Being grants. Community based, Minnesota resident, artists are invited to gather a team and apply for Creative Response Fund grants of $15,000 per project, up to 12 projects will be awarded in 2023.
Z Puppets apprentice Oogie_Push adds her creative energy to Star Turtle Musical Adventures Into the Cherokee Language
April 6 2023 | Arts & Cultural Affairs, Business Support for Creatives grantee Z Puppets Rosenschnoz was one of six creative enterprises selected to plan and build job creation and employment opportunities for creative workers.
Z Puppets hired Oogie Push, Bear Clan of the Meskwaki Nation as their new Video Production Assistant. Oogie is looking forward to taking a deep dive into the art and science of storytelling and puppetry.
Creative Response Funds Available to Community Based Artists to Support Community Well-Being
March 21 2023 | Arts & Cultural Affairs will again be offering project funding to artist teams in a new round of funding through the Creative Response Fund-Community Well-Being grants. Applications open Wednesday April 19th. Application deadline is Monday, May 15, 2023. Mark your calendars, and save the dates.
The transformational qualities of Alebrije art-making.
March 6 2023 | Creative Response Fund (CRF) recipients Gustavo Boada and Aaron Johnson-Ortiz’s Metamorfosis art project channels the Mexican tradition of Alebrije art-making into a process of community-engaged cultural reawakening for the Latino/a/x/e communities in Minneapolis, with a strong focus on East Lake Street.
Summer Cypher + Elements of Community = Tribal Fusion, the passing down of culture as a form of art.
February 16 2023 | By the time Teddy Grimes and Kimani Beard, Creative Response Fund (CRF) recipients co-founded Summer Cypher, there was little they couldn’t take on by way of music, video, photography, dance, hip-hop pop-up events, promotions, entertainment, and community building.
Business Support Fund Announcement
November 8 2022 | The City of Minneapolis’ Arts & Cultural Affairs is pleased to announce Business Support awards for twenty-six creative enterprises.
“HeartSpeaks” Healing Circles offer writing and poetry workshops on strength, resistance and resilience.
Sept 2 2022 | Lupe Castillo, and Teresa Ortiz’s HeartSpeaks Healing Circles LatinX centered poetry workshops focus on how young writers can deepen their self-awareness, sense of power and purpose, through activities that include culturally relevant traditional healing.
Business Support Funding for Creatives: New Eligibility Criteria for Artist Driven Marketing grants.
August 25 2022 | The deadline for Arts & Cultural Affairs, Artist Driven Marketing grants has added new eligibility criteria to include creative businesses and creative entrepreneurs along with arts and cultural nonprofits. The deadline has been extended to Tuesday, September 6, 2022 by 11:59pm CT. Check out the application assistance available on the application form.
Capacity Building for Creative Spaces
August 2 2022 | Arts & Cultural Affairs invites Minneapolis based small creative businesses, and arts and cultural nonprofit organizations to apply for Capacity Building for Creative Spaces.
Applications now open, due September 6, 2022. Info sessions on August 9th and 18th.
From healing through music and art-making to dreams of a community space and gallery, this entrepreneur has big business plans.
July 20 2022 | In celebration of the second annual Black Business Week (July 25-July 31), the City of Minneapolis’ Arts & Cultural Affairs spotlights Briauna Williams, a 2022 Creative Response Fund recipient. Williams an aspiring entrepreneur shares her insights on the intersection between music, art and business.
Business Support Funding for Creatives in 2022 Through the Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy.
July 5 2022 | Arts & Cultural Affairs invites Minneapolis based small creative businesses, and arts and cultural nonprofit organizations to apply for Business Support Funds for Creatives.
Applications are open for Creative Apprenticeships and Artist Driven Marketing grants, due August 1, 2022. Sign up for the next info session on July 20th, from 2:00-4:00 pm.
Business Support Funding for Creatives in 2022 Through the Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy
June 23 2022 | Arts & Cultural Affairs invites Minneapolis based small creative businesses, and arts and cultural nonprofit organizations to apply for Business Support Funds for Creatives. Save the Dates.
Three new funding opportunities are available. Grants range from $5,000-$18,000 depending on the category of support.
Creative Response Fund Grants Awarded to 12 Artist-Led Community Healing and Well-Being Projects
June 14 2022 | The City of Minneapolis’ Arts & Cultural Affairs is pleased to announce funding for 12 artist-led working teams for projects that provide creative healing and support to Minneapolis communities.