Category: MRAC News
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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)
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MRAC Accessibility Work
Metropolitan Regional Arts Council wants to thank VSA Minnesota for their expertise and work as the state organization on arts and disability for the past 33 years, and for being… (read more)
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Seeking Storyteller to Highlight MRAC’s Work and Impact in the Region
MRAC’s mission is to increase access to the arts in 7-county metropolitan area communities by providing information, organizational support, and grants. It is MRAC’s vision that artists, arts organizations, and… (read more)
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MRAC FY20 Grant Changes
After collecting ideas via constituent surveys, holding conversations with applicants, and completing a targeted feedback process, MRAC is pleased to announce a new grant program that was created in an… (read more)
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Next Step Fund Finalists Announced
Seventy-one artists have been named finalists for the 2019 Next Step Fund grant. 429 artists from across the 7-county metro area submitted proposals in this grant program. A panel review… (read more)
