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CSA

CSA: Community Supported Art

Community Supported Art is an exciting new model of art support and distribution for artists that establishes relationships with local collectors and patrons.

Pre-sales are open for 2025 CSA shares! Purchase yours today.

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Rural-Urban Solidarity

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Artists Respond: Rural-Urban Solidarity

Springboard is partnering with CultureSource, RedLine Contemporary Art Center, and Kentucky Rural-Urban Exchange to launch over 35 artist-led projects in four states that build solidarity between rural and urban communities.

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Spring Impact Report

IMPACT REPORT

The Art of Environmental Stewardship

Our latest impact report, The Art of Environmental Stewardship, is a culmination of several years of work, programming, and artist-led projects. It offers a framework for how artists are key partners in environmental stewardship by connecting us more deeply to our environments and one another, facilitating community repair, and reimagining a more sustainable future.

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Heartland, Heartwork

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Heartland, Heartwork: A Field Guide to Place and Possibility for Rural Leaders

Developed in partnership with the Blandin Foundation, this comprehensive field guide is designed to empower rural leaders in planning and executing effective place-based projects centered in arts, culture and creativity.

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Creative Change Coalition

FOR ORGANIZATIONS

Meet the Creative Change Coalition

We are delighted to introduce a national coalition of place-based organizations that center people, creativity, and equity working together to create a stronger ecosystem for communities and artists.

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Guaranteed Income

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Guaranteed Income Pilot for Artists Expands to 5 Years

Originally launched in 2021 as a “sidecar” to the City of St. Paul’s People's Prosperity Pilot, Springboard’s pilot has grown to support 100 artists across Minnesota, including 50 in Otter Tail County, and 50 in the Frogtown/Rondo neighborhoods for a total of 5 years, making it one of the longest running pilot programs in the nation.

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Work of Art: Business Skills for Artists

FOR ARTISTS

Work of Art: Business Skills for Artists

"Work of Art" is a comprehensive curriculum designed to help you in building, and sustaining, your creative business through free in-person and virtual workshops. Visit our calendar of events to explore upcoming workshops to support your creative business!

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Jobs & Opportunities Board

FOR ARTISTS

Jobs & Opportunities Boards

Springboard hosts a variety of resources for economic opportunities. We run a Job Board for jobs with arts organizations, or organizations specifically looking to hire artists and creative workers. We also have an Opportunities Board that lists open calls, RFP/RFQs, board service opportunities, studio spaces and volunteer opportunities. Start exploring today!

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Resource Lab

FOR ARTISTS

Working on a new project? Visit a Resource Lab!

Our Resource Labs in Saint Paul and Fergus Falls, MN, offer individual artists and small organizations access to a full array of equipment, tools, and services in an informal, self-directed environment. Artists can use the Lab for artwork documentation, design, digitization and for general technical assistance on small projects.

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SPRINGBOARD NEWS

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Want to stay current on Springboard news, workshops, programs, and upcoming events? Sign up to receive our biweekly newsletter for the latest updates and offerings!

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OUR WORK

You make this work possible!

For 30 years, Springboard has helped make it easier for artists to make a living and for communities to benefit from the vitality and connectedness that is rooted in culture, and work for more vibrant and just local economies. Artists bring that meaning, joy, and connection into our lives, and if this is work you value, please consider making a tax-deductible gift to Springboard for the Arts.

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