Category: MRAC News
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A Passion for Puppets: Monkeybear’s Harmolodic Workshop Uses MRAC Funds to Broaden the World of Puppetry
Article by Anitra Budd Fans of Monkeybear’s Harmolodic Workshop could be forgiven for thinking it’s larger than it really is. Since 2016, the Minneapolis nonprofit has helped dozens of Native… (read more)
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Six Highlights from MRAC’s Arts & Disability Community Research
by Scott Artley, MRAC Accessibility Program Director This winter, MRAC has been developing a new grant program supporting the inclusion of people with disabilities (PWD) in the arts. VSA Minnesota,… (read more)
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A Reflection on 18 months
By Kathy Mouacheupao, MRAC Executive Director As I write this, it has been exactly 18 months since my first day as executive director of the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council (MRAC)…. (read more)
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SEEN: a poetry and prison portrait project
On view in the MRAC Conference Room are photographs of individuals who are writers with the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop. Images are shared along with the poetry of the individual. … (read more)
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Next Step Fund Changes and Workshops for Individual Artists
The Next Step Fund, funded by The McKnight Foundation, provides project grants up to $5,000 to artists, creators, and makers in any discipline for the purpose of career development and… (read more)
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Upon Departure, Oskar Ly Reflects on the Work of Creating Diverse Panels
I joined MRAC in 2017 as the Community Connections Manager, which was a new role created to recruit new panelists and to diversify panels. I learned a great deal about… (read more)
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Participate in a Community Survey to Inform MRAC’s New Accessibility Grant Program
Are you a person with a disability interested in the arts, either as an artist or as an arts-appreciator? Are you an arts organization interested in increasing the participation of… (read more)
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One Month In: Accessibility Program Director Scott Artley Shares His Work Thus Far
by Scott Artley, MRAC Accessibility Program Director What are the most persistent barriers to accessing arts and culture experiences for people with disabilities? How is art itself an access strategy?… (read more)
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Drum Roll Please: TaikoArts Midwest Uses Capital Funds to Nab a Gekko Drum
Story and Drum Photos by Anitra Budd When TaikoArts Midwest applied to MRAC for an FY19 Capital grant, executive director Jennifer Weir had a very particular need in mind. She… (read more)
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Welcoming Scott Artley, Accessibility Program Director
After a thorough search for MRAC’s first program director to focus their energy and expertise on accessibility within MRAC and also as a resource for the greater arts community, we… (read more)
