Category: MRAC News
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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)
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MRAC Plans for the Next Two Years and Invites Your Participation
Did you recently attend one of our community circles? Did you share feedback in our survey? Curious about what we learned from these community engagements and what we are doing… (read more)
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MRAC Wants Your Opinion on How We’re Doing
Please let us know how we are doing! We awarded 520 grants totaling nearly $3.5 million in fiscal year 2018! We are proud of what we accomplished last year, but we… (read more)
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New MRAC Program Director Jovan C. Speller
MRAC is excited to announce that our newest program director has joined the staff team with the hiring of Jovan C. Speller. Jovan began the role this week and will… (read more)
