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Emergency funds: available for artists affected by Northeast Minnesota flooding.
Please help us spread the word about emergency funds to help artists expedite recovery from the recent flooding in Duluth and Northeast Minnesota:
Springboard's Emergency Relief Fund will help pay up to $500 of an unpaid bill that has directly resulted from the flooding (i.e. professional cleaning; replacement of damaged items). A copy of the unpaid bill must be provided; payment is made directly to the business that the artist owes money. The fund does not cover rent/fees to landlords, utilities, home mortgage, and dues to credit cards, banks, and other financial institutions. For more information and to apply, please visit http://www.springboardforthearts.org/health/emergency-relief-fund/
The Artist Fund Emergency Grant program serves artists residing in Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake or St. Louis counties in Minnesota, or in Douglas or Bayfield counties in Wisconsin. Emergency Grant requests are intended to address a one-time emergency need and are not meant to replace regular or "day job" income. Grant payments are typically written either directly to the artist or to a third party, as befits a given situation. For more information and to apply, please visit http://artistrelieffund.com/our-programs/how-our-program-works/.
More emergency funds can be found at http://www.springboardforthearts.org/health/emergency-relief-fund/ and http://www.nyfa.org/nyfa_source.asp?id=47&fid=1
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Needed: photos of you in your studio / rehearsal space / workshop / atelier / office / art-cave / drawin' hole / etc.
Twice a year, we put out a call to you, our clients, to send photographic evidence of you engaged in the noble pursuit of creating your art to decorate the front of our biannual workshop catalog. That time has come again!
We're looking for photos of artists at work, whether that's painting, making music, acting, directing, whittling, sculpting, jamming, welding, writing, illustrating, or anything else. Process photos are great -- anything that shows work being done.
Portrait orientation preferred, but landscape oriented shots are welcome, too. They should be 300 dpi resolution. If you need help sizing your photos, our Resource Center is available. Call or email Andy for assistance.
Email to photos@springboardforthearts.org.
Be sure to include the following information: Name of Artist/Company; a one-sentence description; and a photo credit.
 "Hmm. All I need is a word that rhymes with 'thenceforward,' and my
J.R.R. Tolkein outlaw country rock opera will be complete."
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Summer "Work of Art" workshops at Hosmer Library, courtesy the Hennepin County Library.
This ten-session core curriculum is a regularly occurring part of our workshop schedule. It has been developed to be useful to artists practicing in all disciplines -- visual, performing and literary arts. The workshops are designed to work together or stand alone.
Unlike when the series has been offered in the past, to make as many sessions available to as many people as possible, you can only register for one workshop at a time. You can take as many as you'd like, but registration is on a first-come-first-serve basis for each individual workshop.
Workshops are open for registration at 10:00 a.m., thirty days before the date of the workshop. They won't be listed on the HCL's website before that time. Registration happens through the HCL's website, or you can give them a call. The website is here: www.hclib.org/events.
If you have questions about these workshops, please call us at 651-292-4381 or e-mail zaraawar@springboardforthearts.org.
See the whole schedule here!
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Irrigate workshops coming up this summer.
Irrigate is an artist-led creative placemaking initiative spanning the six miles of the Central Corridor Light Rail line in Saint Paul during the years of its construction. Artists collaborate with businesses, organizations and community groups to change the landscape of the corridor with color, art, surprise, creativity and fun.
Artists of any level, experience or discipline -- who live, work or have a personal investment in the Central Corridor Light Rail Transit (CCLRT) neighborhoods -- are invited to a complimentary training on placemaking and cross-sector collaboration. Use your creative talents to have an impact on your neighborhood, your local businesses, and the light rail corridor. After completing the training, artists will be eligible to apply for collaborative placemaking project support through a simple and speedy application process.
Requirements:- You consider yourself an artist.
- You live, work or have a personal investment in at least one of the CCLRT neighborhoods.
- You want to learn about placemaking and working cross-sector.
Benefits:
- Free training on placemaking and collaboration tools.
- New connections to neighborhood resources and other artists.
- Eligibility to apply for collaborative placemaking project support (up to $1000 per eligible artist/per project up to a maximum of $3,000)
All workshops are on Saturdays, 8:30am-5pm, located on or near the CCLRT. Artists need only take one workshop.
Here are upcoming available dates for June 30, July 28, and August 25.
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Video tutorials from lynda.com now available for free in our Resource Center.
It's going to be a big summer for our little Resource Center. We've just put access to lynda.com on our design station Mac. Lynda.com is an online learning company that helps anyone learn software, creative and business skills on their own time, at their own pace. All for free! Some of the programs relevant to artists covered include Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, InDesign, Flash, Drupal, Wordpress, and a bunch more. Learn 'em all! You'll be able to access:
- 1,350+ courses and 70,000+ videos
- Downloadable exercise files
- Topics in Digital + Print Media, Design, 3-D Animation, Photography, Business, Web+Audio, more
- Courses covering tools and techniques
- Weekly updates on new releases -- such as the new CS6 Suite from Adobe
To access lynda.com, you can log in from the workstation located in our Resource Center. Appointments are not required for sessions under an hour, but they're still appreciated. To schedule some time, contact Andy at andy@springboardforthearts.org, or call (651) 789-6289.
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Join our Lake Region mailing list for information from our Fergus Falls office!
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Upcoming grant deadlines.
JUNE 29
Minnesota State Arts Board (www.www.arts.state.mn.us)
Artist Initiative (Literary arts; poetry and prose) grant applications due
Bush Foundation (www.bushfoundation.org)
Fellowship program references due
JULY 9
Metropolitan Regional Arts Council (www.mrac.org)
Arts Activities Support project grant applications due
Bush Foundation (www.bushfoundation.org)
Fellowship program applications due
JULY 20
Minnesota State Arts Board (www.www.arts.state.mn.us)
Artist Initiative (Visual arts; media arts) grant applications due
AUG. 10
St. Louis Park (www.stlouispark.org)
Arts & Culture grants for artists applications due
AUG. 25
MN State Arts Board (www.arts.state.mn.us)
Artist Initiative grants for dance, music and theater applications due
AUG. 26
ARAC (www.aracouncil.info)
Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning grants applications due
AUG. 26
McKnight/ACHF/ARAC (www.aracouncil.info)
Individual Artist Career Development grants applications due
AUG. 31
MN State Arts Board (www.arts.state.mn.us)
Arts Access grants for organizations applications due
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for the Arts' mission is to cultivate a vibrant community by connecting
artists with the skills, information and services they need to make a
living and a life. For more information, please visit www.springboardforthearts.org
Spring board for the Arts' Work of Art: Business Skills for Artists workshops are underwritten by a generous grant from the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation.
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