Possibility, Change, and Springboard's Serviceberries
A reflection from outgoing Executive Director Laura Zabel on her 21 years at Springboard and her next steps.
June 25, 2026
By Laura Zabel
By Laura Zabel
A reflection from outgoing Executive Director Laura Zabel on her 21 years at Springboard and her next steps.
Artists Wade Underwood, Angelique LaPointe, and Eli Zemper will be collaborating with Fergus Falls local businesses to nurture creativity, community, and connection!
Our outgoing Executive Director Laura Zabel shares exciting news for Springboard, the Coalition, and a new partnership with the Knight Foundation!
40 artists across North and South Minneapolis built a network of small-scale, community driven projects offering creative ways to support climate action and understanding.
After 21 years of leading Springboard for the Arts, Laura Zabel announces plans to pass the baton to a new Executive Director.
“We expected to like Fergus Falls, but we really did fall in love with it. We really became very connected to it over the course of a month, and I wasn’t expecting that.”
“I think that you can engage and connect with people so much better through art than, really, almost any other means.”
In 2024, four Otter Tail County artists took part in a pilot program through Springboard for the Arts to draw attention to the idea of Guaranteed Income. Each created an art piece to showcase to the public with hopes of starting the conversation about Guaranteed Income and how it can help artists all across the state.
A new call for artists to do what they do best - deepen relationships and networks, create safe spaces for reflection and healing, gather community stories, and combat isolation.
An evolving list of artist-specific resources and opportunities that are designed to help you as you navigate this difficult moment and the healing and repair that comes next.
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