Mpls Spark is a brand new initiative (of Mpls Downtown Council) that invites entrepreneurs, artists, and creative teams to transform an empty storefront into a lively destination that will attract visitors and contribute much needed color and vitality to people’s downtown experience in the summer of 2026. We intend for this program to return in […]
The Bush Prize program identifies and honors extraordinary organizations that consistently engage and lead their community toward creative solutions, provides them with flexible support to keep doing that work, and supports them to amplify their story to inspire others. In 2026, two organizations will be selected as Bush Prize: Minnesota honorees. Honorees will receive an […]
Part exhibition and part archive, 612 Virtual Gallery’s debut highlights Minneapolis’s creative response to ICE occupation and Operation Metro Surge. Artifacts of Resilience honors the everyday objects—from signs to sewing needles—reclaimed as symbols of resistance across our city and beyond. Seeking: Photographs of physical artifacts (signs, stickers, textiles, etc.) created or used in Minneapolis during […]
Global Arts Plus, a multilingual and culturally vibrant school in Saint Paul Public Schools, invites local dance, theatre, and performance artists to submit proposals for our 2026 5th Grade Arts Residency. Our mission is to provide a comprehensive, arts‑infused education that celebrates creativity, inclusivity, and joyful learning. We seek artists whose work reflects the richness […]
The Lanesboro Early Career Artist Residency Program is a place-based program for early career artists where art and the artistic process instigates positive change, addresses or creates an opportunity to move the community forward or is otherwise be central to problem-solving. Supported by the Jerome Foundation, the program is an opportunity for early career artists […]
At Green Island in Wadena, MN we are interested in the idea of assisting a few young creatives in possibly innovative ways ….and therefore looking to reach out. We could create a Tiny House On Wheels Garden Community on part of our 60 acre forest inside the city specifically for a handful of highly earth-care based […]
Two-year studio residency in Kansas City providing free studio space, mentorship, cohort engagement, and public programming for multidisciplinary artists. Charlotte Street’s Studio Residency Program provides free studio and rehearsal spaces to a mixed disciplinary cohort of exceptional artists for 2 year-long terms. Through the program’s offerings—which include free studio space, advisors, public programs, monthly cohort […]
Through support for early career artists and culture bearers from Minnesota and the Native Nations in this geography, the Spillway Fellowship Program seeks applicants cultivating a range of work across visual art disciplines and socially-engaged practice. Learn more & apply at artoftherural.org/fellowship About Fellowships will be offered to artists and culture bearers whose practice is […]
Use you talents to help distinguish Red Wing, Minnesota as an arts and cultural destination by applying for the inaugural Creative Laureate Program. Launched by the Arts & Culture Commission, this program aims to financially support local visual and performance artists interested in designing and implementing a community-engaged project. This initiative provides support to selected […]
In January 2024, The Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC) and Civis Foundation partnered to launch The Democracy Cycle, a commissioning program designed to support new works that illuminate the promise, practice, imperfection, and opportunity of democracy. Over a five-year period, The Democracy Cycle will commission and develop 25 new performing arts works across the […]
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