Be sure to join us for the Vickie Benson Resource Lab one-year anniversary celebration on University Avenue on Saturday, October 8, 11AM-3PM!

Get a free professional headshot from CRWN Media, make art with Paper Plains, bring a small artwork you’d like to have documented, meet staff, and learn about our other programs! This event is FREE and welcome to all, we hope to see you there!

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Introducing the Work of Art Facilitator Training! This training is designed for artists, arts leaders, and arts educators who want to lead the Work of Art: Business Skills for Artists curriculum in their community or classes. The training will include deep dives on the curriculum materials, exploration of pedagogy, and strategies for including Work of Art materials into existing programming, or how to develop new programs based on Work of Art. Training begins October 7, 2022.

- Register for the Training

Curious about our work with artists around Guaranteed Income? Read about our pilot, and our partnership with the City of St. Paul supporting artists telling the story of the impact of Guaranteed Income.

New this fall, we are excited to announce the Photovoice Project. the Photovoice Project will ask community members to respond and share their stories related to our narrative change work around Guaranteed Income.

- Read more and apply to participate in the Photovoice Project

Introducing Ready Made, a platform to discover beautifully crafted one-of-a-kind pieces by local artists and makers across Minnesota!

-Browse & buy to support local artists!

You make this work possible! We are celebrating 30 years as an independent nonprofit, 10 years of work from Fergus Falls, and the opening of our new offices and community Space in St. Paul!

-Make your gift to Springboard today

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.

-Find out more and register

We've got books! We're delighted to have hard copies of the Work of Art: Business Skills for Artists curriculum and the Handbook for Artists Working in Community for sale.

-Buy books here!

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.