arts alert: The MSAB Wants You to Serve on a Legacy Funding Panel
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MCA January 29, 2010 1. The MSAB Wants You to Serve on a Legacy Funding Panel 2. Register Now For Arts Advocacy Day: March 2, 2010 3. State Arts Board Legacy Applications Due in February 4. Don’t Forget the Other Access Points for New Legacy Money 5. New Internship Opening at MCA —————————————————————— 1. The MSAB Wants You to Serve on a Legacy Funding Panel Help the Arts Board decide how to spend arts and cultural heritage fund dollars The Minnesota State Arts Board is seeking individuals who would like to serve on advisory panels that will review grant applications and make funding recommendations to the board. Panelists are needed for six programs: Arts Access, Arts Learning, Arts Tour Minnesota, Community Arts Schools and Conservatories, Folk and Traditional Arts, Minnesota Festival Support. For more detail about each program visithttp://www.arts.state.mn.us/grants/machf.htm Advisory panel members must have expertise and experience in a particular area of the arts, arts funding, or administration; in-depth knowledge of the Minnesota arts community; communications and decision-making skills; and an ability to work well in a group. Artists, administrators, educators, volunteer directors of arts organizations, trustees of arts organizations, and other participants in the arts may serve as advisory panel members. Panel member must read all materials in advance of the scheduled panel meeting, and attend and fully participate in the panel meeting. Panels generally will last two to four days, and will take place sometime between March 29 and April 30, 2010. Panel members do not receive compensation, but will be reimbursed for allowable travel, lodging, and meal costs. To nominate yourself, or someone else, please complete a nomination form:http://www.arts.state.mn.us/pubs/pubs/panel_nomination_2007.pdf —————————————————————— 2. Register Now For Arts Advocacy Day: March 2, 2010 You are invited to the best arts networking opportunity of the year, MCA’s Arts Advocacy Day on March 2, 2010 in St. Paul. Join your fellow arts advocates at the MN History Center and State Capitol on March 2, 2010 to talk about the arts, make new friends, and educate our legislators about the importance of the arts to Minnesota. The state is facing yet another big deficit and arts funding will be threatened again. This year artists and arts supporters from across the state will be joining together to stop possible cuts to the state arts budget. We will also be thanking legislators for their appropriations from the new Amendment funds to the arts community. Together we will speak about the importance of the arts in our lives and communities. In past deficits, state arts funding has been cut by a third. Participation of arts advocates is the one thing that makes sure we have power at the legislature.
You and your team will be led by an experienced advocate who has participated in past Advocacy Days and knows what to do. Your team will visit a series of legislators during the course of the day, giving you plenty of time to get to know your teammates and the issues you are discussing. Register Online By: Visiting www.mncitizensforthearts.org by February 26th, 2010. Questions? Contact Mark at MCA: 651-251-0868 / staff at mncitizensforthearts.org Show the strength of Minnesota’s arts community. And check out two great VIDEOS from Arts Advocacy Day Held February 24, 2009: —————————————————————— 3. State Arts Board Legacy Applications Due in February Application forms and info are up on the Minnesota State Arts Board website. The new grants programs are made possible by the passage of the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment. The Board created four major new programs as well as a number of smaller initiatives. Most of these new programs will have application deadlines inFebruary, 2010, with award panels held in March/April, and grants made in June, 2010. So you have no time to waste! The four major new programs and their application due dates are:
Smaller new programs include a census of artists and arts organizations, a touring folk/traditional visual arts exhibition, and additional traditional and folk arts grants. These programs are in addition to the Board’s previous decision to provide stabilization grants for arts organizations and presenters. And remember, these larger grant programs are in addition to all of the many new Arts, Arts Access, Arts Education and Arts and Cultural Heritage programs being launched across the state by our eleven Regional Arts Councils. —————————————————————— 4. Don’t Forget the Other Access Points for New Legacy Money We are keeping a run-down on all of the various access points for amendment resources on our website: check http://www.mncitizensforthearts.org/news/amendment-funds/othergrants/ for a listing of other opportunties from libraries, public broadcasting, etc. —————————————————————— 5. New Internship Opening at MCA Minnesota Citizens for the Arts (MCA), a nationally renowned arts advocacy organization that lobbies for state arts funding, seeks an intern to begin February 1st.The position is un-paid, part-time and flexible (approximately 20 hours per week). MCA represents the arts community of Minnesota at the state legislature and lobbies for state funding of the arts, as well as other issues of concern to the non-profit arts community. MCA also does advocacy for the National Endowment for the Arts. To lobby effectively, MCA organizes grassroots advocacy around the state and keeps constituents educated and informed about the political process and the current state of arts funding throughout the year. Interns will have exposure to and opportunities to interact with some of the movers and shakers in the arts community, as well as a working knowledge of the legislative process, arts funding structures in Minnesota and the basic functions of running a nonprofit. Perks include free tickets to performances and many opportunities to advance in the arts and/or political community. Duties and projects included in the internship: Work with staff on current projects including grassroots organizing, candidate meetings, voter education, board meeting preparation, filing and data entry. Interns may also have the opportunity to identify and take on projects of interest that relate to arts advocacy. A qualified applicant would possess the following skills:
APPLY NOW: Please mail or email resume and cover letter ASAP by Jan. 27, 2010to: Mark Albers, staff at mncitizensforthearts.org, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, 2233 University Avenue West Suite 355, St. Paul, MN 55114 |