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Submissions Due for Annual Art Exhibit
Submissions Accepted Through February 28 for the NW Annual Art Exhibit
Our “Call for Entries” for the 2025 Annual Art Exhibit is open until February 28, 2025. The deadline to submit your artwork is February 28, 2025.
This year, the annual Art Exhibit will be at the University of Minnesota Crookston from Monday, April 7 until Sunday, April 27. Artwork will be dropped off on Monday, March 31 from 10 AM - 7 PM at UMC.
Artists and creatives from our 7 county- service region are invited to enter this art exhibit and will be competing for $2,300 in cash awards. The first place prize for adults is $500! Artists must reside in Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Polk, Pennington, Roseau, or Red Lake counties to be eligible. Both adults and high school students are encouraged to enter up to two pieces. 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 at UMC on Sunday, April 27. Artists are welcome to have their work in the exhibit available for sale.
See https://northwestminnesotaartscouncil.org/nwmnartsexhibit-apply for more information, including the exhibit entry rules and directions. If you would like the entry form mailed to you, please contact our office 218-745-8886 ext 1 or director@nwartscouncil.org. The entry form must be submitted no later than February 28, 2025.
Grant Deadline for Organizations
October 31 is the grant deadline for nonprofits and government organizations. Organizations can apply for one arts project at a time and grants are between $500 and $10,000. Funding sources for these grants are Clean Water, Land and Legacy funds and general allocation funds from the State of Minnesota.
Organizational arts activities funded through these two very important grant opportunities include festivals, community theatre projects, folk music entertainment, sponsorship of visual demonstrations, creative writing workshops and many other activities that improve the quality of life of people in our communities. Don't forget public art!
Biennial Plan Input Due
The biennial plan is a two-year workplan and budget that outlines goals, programs, and services. Each Regional Arts Council is required to submit a biennial plan to the Minnesota State Arts Board prior to receiving any funds from the state. The NWMAC is holding a public meeting to share what we are planning, and for you to offer feedback. The meeting will be held over Zoom at 3:30 PM on March 16. Once you are registered, you will receive a unique link for participation. Register by emailing nwartscouncil@gmail.com or call 218-745-8886. Because we do not know how many people will be attending, your mic will be muted when you join. We also ask that you leave your camera off and use the chat feature for any questions or comments.
Following the public meeting, (or if you cannot attend the meeting) we will ask you to submit any comments, suggestions and/or feedback for consideration to the priority sections of the plan within an email to director@nwartscouncil.org by March 22, 2023. The draft plan language is on our website at https://northwestminnesotaartscouncil.org/blog/nwmac-biennial-plan-draft or it can be emailed or mailed to you upon request.
The event, held on Zoom in English, will be automatically captioned, and will be archived for future viewing with edited captions that can be translated into additional languages. If you would like any modifications to aid your participation in this activity, please indicate requests while registering.