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Springboard for the Arts Annual Report
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Vickie Benson Resource Center at Springboard for the Arts in Saint Paul, Minnesota
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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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Last Minute Gifts
SPRINGBOARD PRESENTS

Last Minute Gifts holiday artists' market

Hosted on Saturday, December 16 at Springboard in St. Paul and featuring 25+ artists, Last Minute Gifts is the perfect place to explore work by local Minnesota makers and pick up your gifts for the holiday season.

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Creative Change Coalition
PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT

Announcing 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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Annual Report
SPRINGBOARD NEWS

Read our Annual Report

Our latest annual report is here! The report highlights the programs, offerings, and artist-led projects in our 2023 fiscal year, all of which would not have been possible without the support and creativity of the vibrant communities we serve. Thanks for reading!

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CSA: Community Supported Art
COMMUNITY NEWS

CSA: Community Supported Art Presale!

Now in its 7th year, the 2024 edition of CSA will include three boxes of artwork, each one featuring handcrafted artwork by local makers. Shares will be delivered in February, March and April. Buy a share through November 27, 2023 and receive a FREE candle from local makers Kobi Co.!

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Rural Regenerator Fellows 2023-25
PROGRAM NEWS

Meet the 2023-25 Rural Regenerator Fellows

We are proud to introduce the 2023-25 Fellows! Coming from throughout the Midwest, including MN, IA, WI, MI, KS, and SD, each of the 12 Fellows will receive $10,000 in flexible funds and two years of peer learning and exchange

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Guaranteed Income Highlight
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHT

Guaranteed Minimum Income for Artists Pilot

Curious about our work with artists around Guaranteed Income? Read about our Guaranteed Income pilot, Artists Respond: People, Place, & Prosperity, our partnership with the City of St. Paul supporting artists telling the story of the impact of Guaranteed Income, and the expansion of the pilot for artists in Otter Tail County, Minnesota.

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Art Train
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHT

Art-Train: National Training and Technical Assistance

What if you could address your community's most pressing needs, employ local residents to do it, and use federal or philanthropic funding to support it, all at the same time? Announcing Art-Train, a virtual technical assistance program for artists, municipal agencies, community non-profits, and arts councils in communities of all sizes across the nation.

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Resource Center
ARTIST RESOURCES

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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Work of Art: Business Skills for Artists
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHT

Work of Art: Business Skills for Artists Workshops

Interested in new resources to add to your creative toolkit? "Work of Art" is a comprehensive program created to help you in building, and sustaining, your artistic business. Join us for free in-person and online offerings taking place throughout 2023!

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Upcoming Offerings

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Find upcoming workshops, trainings, and community events from Springboard for the Arts. Learn more!

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JOB BOARD

Search artist-focused and creative jobs with organizations across the Upper Midwest. Learn more!

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ARTIST CAREER CONSULTATIONS

Connect with experienced artists across disciplines for career planning and project feedback. Learn more!

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RESOURCE LABS

Spaces in Fergus Falls and St. Paul with equipment, tools, and services for artists. Learn more!

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GRANT RESOURCES

Resources for grants and funding opportunities for artists and organizations in Minnesota. Learn more!

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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES DIRECTORY

A directory of Minnesota-based professional arts-related services and resources. Learn more!

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INCUBATOR FISCAL SPONSORSHIP

Fiscal sponsorship for arts organizations and individual artist projects in Minnesota. Learn more!

Minnesota Lawyers for the Arts (MnLA)

MINNESOTA LAWYERS FOR THE ARTS

Connect to legal resources and consultations for your creative work. Learn more!

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READY MADE

Discover beautifully crafted one-of-a-kind pieces by local artists and makers! Learn more!

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CREATIVE EXCHANGE

Practical artist-created toolkits to spark change and stories to inspire connection. Learn more!

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SPRINGBOARD BOOKS

Get the Work of Art: Business Skills for Artists and Handbook for Artists Working in Community! Learn more!

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ART-TRAIN

National training and technical assistance for communities and artists to work together. Learn more!

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ST. PAUL

Our St. Paul office and community hall, rentals, and site activation. Learn more!

Fergus Falls Office

FERGUS FALLS

Visit us in our Fergus Falls office and join in community events. Learn more!

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ABOUT US

Information about Springboard for the Arts, our mission, and community report. Learn more!

Springboard for the Arts' mission is to support artists with the tools to make a living and a life, and to build just and equitable communities full of meaning, joy, and connection. Founded as an independent nonprofit in 1991, Springboard for the Arts has an innovative 30-year history of supporting artists making a living and a life and artist-led community development work.

 

Together we
build the movement of
art and community.

Building professional skills for artists

From the Work of Art: Business Skills for Artists toolkits and workshops, to career consultations, Springboard for the Arts is dedicated to artists of all disciplines making a living and a life. We make resources and create opportunities for artists to learn entrepreneurial, business, and strategic skills.

Thrive as an artist

Artists working in community

Artists and communities thrive when they work together. Our goal is always to create projects that are adaptable to the the needs of individual communities; and to catalyze relationships and mechanisms that bring artists and communities together, and have lasting impact.

Connect to artists

We power Creative Exchange

Springboard for the Arts' national program is Creative Exchange, an online platform sharing stories of artists with impact and practical toolkits for you to create and run artist-centered projects in your community.

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Support Springboard for the Arts!

Our work builds creative people power – connecting artists to resources they need, and communities to their artists. Support us in the work we do together!

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