Call for Adventurous Musicians Music in the Trees: ecologically based music event August 16-17, 2025 Belwin Conservancy is looking for four duets (or solos) with strong improvisational skills to perform from tree hunting stands (16’ high, individual seats attached to trees within Belwin’s seven-acre, red pine grove). Open to vocalists, instrumentalists, body percussionists, and all […]
Twin Cities Bronze (TCB) is excited to announce we are welcoming applications for our Board of Directors! We invite applications from candidates of all backgrounds. Candidates with experience in financial management, bookkeeping, or human resources are particularly encouraged to apply. We seek candidates who are willing to commit to contributing to the organization in a […]
Listen Up Youth Radio is a Twin Cities-based social enterprise, worker-self-directed non-profit, working at the intersection of youth employment, civic engagement, and media production. Listen Up provides youth paid training in audio production, storytelling, and media literacy while offering services to clients. We use a media justice framework to address the country’s lack of: 1) […]
We are seeking 2 individuals interested in joining the board of a new arts-based nonprofit organization. Folk Will Save Us amplifies and builds resources for artistic work rooted in cultural traditions in Minnesota, and is centered around a collective of artists using tradition-based art to build social change. We have functioned for 5 years under […]
THE PURPOSE OF THE ACF MCKNIGHT VISITING COMPOSER RESIDENCIES The intent of the McKnight Artist and Culture Programs is to recognize and support artists and culture bearers who are beyond emerging and have sustained experience in their area of practice. Visiting Composers demonstrate achievement, commitment, and high-level proficiency in artistic and/or culture-bearer practice. This program […]
McKnight Composer Fellowships: Seeks applications, including work samples and artist statements, from mid-career music creators living in Minnesota with a Social Security Number or US Tax ID (such as an ITIN). Four selected composers will each receive $25,000 in unrestricted funds, $3,500 to develop works in progress, and the opportunity to attend an artist residency. […]
The Minneapolis Choir Co-op (MCC) is seeking applications for a Choral Conducting Fellowship, which will provide rehearsal and performance opportunities for up to three early-career choral conductors in Minnesota for the 2024-25 season. We are offering selected conductors rehearsal time with an established choir of professional and pre-professional singers as well as a $500 stipend. […]
The Minneapolis Choir Co-op (MCC) is looking to premiere new choral works by up-and-coming composers in Minnesota for the 2024-25 season. We are offering up to three selected composers collaborative workshop/rehearsal time with an established choir of professional and pre-professional singers, a performance of the new work with professional audiovisual recording, as well as a […]
The Cherry Pit is hosting a community event alongside “Strangers Meeting Strangers” entitled: Town Hall #2- For Musicians, Artists and Creatives Live music from Marvelous & The Cherry Pit Band The purpose of this gathering is to prompt empathetic, honest communication among twin cities artists. We are facilitating a plethora of social experiments, including: * […]
Twin Cities Carifest, as an All-Volunteer Organization, depends on volunteers to perform all organizational tasks. Volunteers create a memorable experience for participants by assisting with the smooth running of the CARIFEST 2024 Festival 0n Saturday, July 27. Twin Cities Carifest appreciates your time given to perform vital festival tasks. Therefore, each volunteer is matched to […]
Calling all Minnesota musicians! Are you an unsigned artist or band that is ready to make your first (or next) music video? Apply today! This opportunity is made possible through a Creative Individuals grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. There is no cost to the musician for participating in this opportunity. Alyssa is a […]
The Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery and Music that Makes Community (MMC) are collaborating together on a community singing playlist project! The Coalition is a faith-based movement that seeks to respond to the call of Indigenous communities to the Christian Church to address the extraction, extinction and enslavement done in the name of […]
Jazz artists from anywhere in the United States — take your music to places it’s never been with a grant from Jazz Road, a national initiative from South Arts. Jazz Road is an artist-centric touring and residency grants program to spread jazz throughout the country, strengthen work opportunities and compensation for jazz artists, and bolster […]
Music in the Trees Call for Adventurous Musicians DATE: August 17-18, 2023 TIME: 11:00 am – 3:00 pm each day Musicians in trees LOCATION: Belwin’s Red Pine Grove on Belwin’s Education Site next to the Hilltop Classroom PERFORMANCE SETS: Tree Stand Ensembles will play between 11:00 am and 2:00 pm on a rotating basis. Each […]
The American Composers Forum (ACF) champions composers and other creative music makers, and boosts their careers with professional opportunities. ACF | create is an evolution of the Jerome Fund for New Music (JFund), which started in 1979. Through this program, ACF has made hundreds of awards and has helped launch many careers. ACF | create […]
The City of Minneapolis is seeking to partner with experienced artists and artist groups to apply for a Hennepin County grant for Youth Art and Music programming. The grant is for artists and artist organizations serving youth ages 24 and younger. PROGRAM DETAILS: Programming must be based entirely in Minneapolis. Artists from all disciplines and […]
Want to join Prairie Fire Choir? We’re looking for new voices! Auditions will take place on Thursday, February 15, 2024, from 6–9pm at the Center for Performing Arts in Minneapolis. Spots will be available on a first come, first served basis via a sign-up form, which will go live on our website at (approximately) 7pm […]
During the 2023-2024 church year, Unity’s Artist in Residence program is seeking one musician or one musical group. This artist or group will perform in worship services on select Sundays, and may also collaborate with Unity’s choral program, religious education program, or other community programming. The selected artist or group will receive $3,000 to create, […]
The American Composers Forum is pleased to announce the 2024 McKnight Visiting Composers Residency Program. This program is made possible by the generous support of The McKnight Foundation. The Purpose of the ACF McKnight Visiting Composer Residencies The intent of the McKnight Artist and Culture Programs is to recognize and support artists and culture bearers […]
Founded on the belief that Minnesota thrives when its artists and culture bearers thrive, the McKnight Foundation’s arts and culture program is one of the oldest and largest of its kind in the country. Support for individual working Minnesota artists and culture bearers has been a cornerstone of the program since it began in 1982. […]