Lotus Arts Center aims to provide a platform for South Asian artists to learn and create art. They aim to empower them to market our creations, build sustainable livelihoods, and preserve cultural artistry for future generations.
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Swede Hollow Art Refuge aims to provide youth with access to music and art programs thereby attaining higher levels of academic achievement, success in life and a greater feeling of connection to the community.
Heartwood Music aims to provide high quality, well organized community music opportunities for musicians in northern Minnesota, with a focus on creating enduring connections between musicians from beginner to professional.
Minnesota Artists Guild aims to help Minnesota artists find support through peer and mentor connections, access to resources, and exposure to continual growth opportunities.
AKPÉ aims to design culturally responsive music education projects & programs that empower communities, foster social change, and bridge cultural gaps through the transformative power of music.
On the Record aims to uplift arts and artists in Duluth-Superior; increase access to local arts news, announcements, and opportunity; support a thriving arts scene that in turn supports a vibrant local economy; and build community within and around the arts.
The Tin Woman Play aims to encourage people to sign up to become organ, eye and tissue donors by utilizing live theatre performances and pre- and post- show events as catalysts to drive audience engagement.
Crash Dance Productions aims to create, perform, teach, and promote contemporary dance in the Twin Cities.
Third Space Theater aims to creative work that challenges artists and audiences with new ideas, stories, and aesthetics while also connecting people to quality local resources working to improve their communities.
Kan Keenya aims to serve as a collective for Oromo people that creates spaces for authentic connection and self-expression through media and community events. They aim to empower individuals to share their stories, shape a narrative that bridges generational divides, and celebrate our collective identity.
Running Errands aims to pursue relevant, boundary- breaking live theater. Recognizing theater as a niche art form, they identify methods to combine experimental & commercial practices, stay in conversation with the zeitgeist, and celebrate the uniqueness of live theater.
The Birth Play Project aims to place birth in public memory by developing representational practices for staging reproductive stories.
The Island of Discarded Women Live Show & Podcast aims to enlighten and inspire audiences to challenge entrenched gender and societal norms while celebrating victories won by women and girls. They do this by providing a safe platform for a diverse collection of female artists, activists and leaders in our community, both urban and rural, to share publicly their deeply personal stories and unique lived experiences through storytelling, original music, satirical commentary and candid conversation.
Silicate Arts aims to provide clay and glass classes for elderly, disabled, and/or vulnerable adults in congregate living centers.
The mission of DRKRM MPLS is to foster an analog photography community where emerging photographic artists feel welcome to creativity as kinship, analog as resistance, education as freedom, and care as a way of life.
Sunday Coffee Concerts aims to make meaningful connections between Lakeville area audiences and leading artists from the deep Twin Cities talent pool, enriching the lives of performers, audiences, and communities.
Open Flame Theatre aims to create outdoor, site- responsive operatic performances about rewilding and the transgender experience. Through live music, dance, large scale climbable sculptures, and circus arts, Open Flame opens portals into surreal other-realms where the power of the imagination is released and reclaimed as part of the larger struggles for justice and freedom from colonization and the culture of capitalism.
“A Pink Triangle” One Act Play aims to raise awareness, ignite conversations, and open minds, fostering a deeper understanding and empathy for all marginalized communities.
Teen Tech Fashion Industry Day aims to empower youth by bridging the gap between technology and fashion. They aim to provide teens with hands-on, real-world experiences that blend their interests in design, technology, and fashion. By connecting these students with industry professionals and offering them a platform to explore and develop their creative talents, they seek to inspire the next generation of fashion innovators while fostering a more inclusive and equitable fashion community in the Twin Cities.
The Hmong Voice Center aims to promote and embrace vocal diversity in the community. They aim to bridge cultural divides by making fine arts singing accessible to all through the teaching of classical, contemporary, as well as traditional Hmong singing, while preserving and honoring Hmong cultural traditions through music education.