MRAC values our connections with individuals and organizations who work in the arts and is committed to providing prompt and respectful service. We are a hands-on grantmaker and we like meeting with individuals or groups, at your location or ours or via phone. Contact us to set up a meeting to learn more about the resources MRAC can share with your arts project.
Our office is located at:
Metropolitan Regional Arts Council
2324 University Ave. W.
Suite 114
St. Paul, MN 55114
We’re open Monday – Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Closed on Holidays.
Contact us by:
Email mrac@mrac.org
General Phone 651.645.0402
Fax 651.523.6382
Staff Direct Phone Lines:
Kelly Affeldt, Program Director 651.523.6391
Amy Crawford, Executive Director 651.523.6390
Becky Franklin, Grants and Operations Manager 651.523.6389
Masami Kawazato, Program Director 651.523.6386
Oskar Ly, Community Connections Manager 651.523.6384
Greg Nielsen, Program Director 651.523.6381
Bethany Whitehead, Program and Communications Director 651.523.6388
MRAC’s Office is located in St. Paul near the intersection of Highway 280 and University Avenue. The office is in the Midtown Commons building, a two-story brick building just east of Raymond Avenue on the south side of University Avenue.
LIGHT RAIL: Our office is just a few steps from the Raymond Avenue Station on the Green Line.
BUS ROUTES: Our office is accessible by Metro Transit bus routes 67, 87, 63, and 16.
BIKE: Bicycle parking is available adjacent to our parking lot at the southeast corner of our building. Seasonally, a Nice Ride bike-sharing station is located less than one block west at University Avenue and Carleton Street.
PARKING: Entry to MRAC’s parking lots are available to east-bound traffic from University Avenue. Access is also available from Myrtle Ave. (via Raymond or Hampden), one block south of University. Parking on either side of the building is free and usually plentiful. Building access from the west lot is wheelchair accessible.