To gather stories about the Staples railroad hire a playwright and music composer to work with students ages 8-18 to write songs and play vignettes to be performed on August 29
To support and assist established central Minnesota arts organizations that demonstrate programming of high artistic quality and efficient management .
To support and assist established central Minnesota arts organizations that demonstrate programming of high artistic quality and efficient management .
Funding for Barn Quilts of Carver County, a visual arts project featuring ten 8’x8’ replicas of quilt blocks installed on barns around Carver County. The project will take place from April through August 2011.
Funding for the production of C-Sharp Lounge, a televised forum for artists, producers, and leaders in the black arts community to preserve, promote, and educate the community about their craft. The showcase will result in a 30-minute segment to be aired
Funding for Caribbean Carnival, a cultural celebration featuring live salsa music, Latin dance performance groups, and festive art. The event will take place at the Cedar Cultural Center in March 2011.
Funding for The King is Dead, the world premier of a clown show set in Medieval England featuring British and American performers. Performances will take place at the Southern Theater in summer 2011.
Funding to provide six concerts presenting a variety of music styles to communities with limited arts access. Performances will take place in the seven-county metro area between January and August 2011.
Funding for Just Add Ink: A Comic Cookbook, a collaborative project to develop a cookbook illustrated and written by local comic artists. The project will include workshops for artists on the art of cartooning and will culminate in an exhibition featuring
Funding to develop and produce the world premiere of I Hate Myself, a new dance inspired by the music of The Carpenters. Performances will take place at the Southern Theater in March 2011.
Funding for the Tuesday Music Series, ten concerts of new improvised music by established and emerging performers. Performances will take place at Open Eye Figure Theater between February and November 2011.
Funding for Let Music Surround You, a children’s choir festival featuring four metro-area choirs. The festival will take place at Lord of Life Church in Maple Grove in February 2011.
Funding for Two Chairs Telling, a series of three performances pairing national storytellers with other narrative artists across generations, race, sexual orientation experience, and spoken word styles. The series will be held at Open Eye Figure Theatre b
Funding for Transfiguration, an evening-length choral program featuring Requiem, Opus 9 by Maurice Durufle’ and the premier of two newly commissioned works. The performance will take place at Benson Great Hall at Bethel University in November 2011.
Funding for Igbofest, an annual festival featuring traditional Igbo dances, folk music, storytelling, and textile design to be held at the University of St. Thomas campus in August 2011.
Funding to create and perform a community-based celebration of water to mark the rehabilitation of the Phillips Community Center’s swimming pool. The celebration will incorporate puppetry and a Native American drum group and take place in spring 2011.
Funding for County Arts-In, a four-day intensive performing arts camp for youth ages 13 to 19. The camp will take place at the Washington County Fairgrounds in July and culminate with performances at the Washington County Fair and the Minnesota State Fair
Funding for the 2011 Watertown Film Festival featuring live musical showcases, artist panels, and film showcases. The festival will be held at the Watertown Mayer Performing Arts Center in June 2011.
Funding for Music of Difference, featuring the world premier of Concerto 2 for Catherine by composer Robert Bradshaw. The concert will take place at Wayzata Community Church in November 2011.
Funding for Pieces of Our Lives, the sixth biannual quilt show featuring quilts by the Women of the West Quilters. The show will be held at the Plymouth Creek Center in October 2011.
Funding for the 9th annual July Fiddle Camp a multidisciplinary camp for youth ages 8 to 18 combining folk music, dance and visual art. The camp will take place at Roseville Covenant in July 2011.
Funds will allow the Bemidji Community Art Center to hire much needed staff to assist in the implementation of existing programs allowing the organization the opportunity to better serve its members, area artists and the community-at-large.
Funding will support rental of permanent costume storage and costume construction space as well as funds to expand our technical capabilities in order to add to the artistic quality of our productions.
Funds will support he costs of producing the 2010-2011 Orchestra Concert season, delivering three free and four subscription concerts to the people of North Central Minnesota.
To support and assist established central Minnesota arts organizations that demonstrate programming of high artistic quality and efficient management .
To support and assist established central Minnesota arts organizations that demonstrate programming of high artistic quality and efficient management .
To support and assist established central Minnesota arts organizations that demonstrate programming of high artistic quality and efficient management .
To support and assist established central Minnesota arts organizations that demonstrate programming of high artistic quality and efficient management .
To support and assist established central Minnesota arts organizations that demonstrate programming of high artistic quality and efficient management .
To support and assist established central Minnesota arts organizations that demonstrate programming of high artistic quality and efficient management .
To support and assist established central Minnesota arts organizations that demonstrate programming of high artistic quality and efficient management .
To support and assist established central Minnesota arts organizations that demonstrate programming of high artistic quality and efficient management .
