Location: Minnesota
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Minnesota-Based Artist Receives Jazz Road Tour Funding
May 25, 2023
Fourteen jazz artists and groups, including Sparks Quartet led by Steve Hirsh from Willow River, MN, have received grants to tour their work across the United States.
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Making the Most of a Frozen Lake: Minnesota's Art Shanty Projects
May 24, 2023
Frozen lakes dotted with ice fishing shanties are a familiar sight during Midwest winters. In 2004, two Minnesota artists decided to use the milieu as a jumping-off point for creativity and community. Since then, the Art Shanty Projects have been coming to terms with climate change.
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These Old Buildings Got a New, Artful Life
April 4, 2023
From a 138-year-old historic church to a vacant tube manufacturing building, these projects across the Midwest are staking out space for creativity to shine.
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For the Community, by the Community: Mizna and Masrah
February 28, 2023
Rejecting the erasure of Arab culture and artistry, these Midwestern organizations implore artists they work with to come as their full selves.
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A Second Home: Fanana Banana and Soomaal House
February 13, 2023
They wanted to create spaces for their communities to gather. So, instead of waiting for someone else, they decided to build it themselves.
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Supporting Parents and Newcomers in Southern Minnesota
December 7, 2022
Care and community love are at the heart of Austin, Minnesota’s Parenting Resource Center (PRC), who continue to meet community needs through their recent merger with the Welcome Center.
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New York Mills Cultural Center Casts Wider Artistic Net
December 7, 2022
Bringing arts and cultural enrichment to nearly 1,300 people living in their Minnesota town, the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center is a small organization with big goals.
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Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition Proves Superheroes Do Exist
December 6, 2022
The MTHC has been at the forefront of trans healthcare in the Twin Cities for a long time. For many in the queer community, it is a place where they can "just be."
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Building a Home and a Community Through Theater
October 6, 2022
Pangea World Theater works hard year-round to create a space that connects people from all backgrounds and builds a covenant with the surrounding Lake Street community.
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Cultivating Solidarity and Sustainability in Central Minnesota
September 21, 2022
Rural communities are often misunderstood and underserved. Organizations like the Region Five Development Commission (R5DC) exist to fill that gap and improve economic development in rural areas. Learn more about how this organization is co-developing strategies to improve quality of life for all residents in Central Minnesota.