News
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Celebration of Monarch Migration Supported with MRAC Funds
Article by Belo Miguel Cipriani With large, orange and black wings, monarch butterflies are easy to spot during Minnesota’s summer months. They arrive at the “Land of 10,000 Lakes” around… (read more)
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MRAC Job Opportunity: Program Director
The Metropolitan Regional Arts Council is hiring a full-time Program Director. Application Deadline: February 24, 2020 Reports To: Executive Director Job Type: Full Time, exempt, eligible for benefits Salary: $55,000… (read more)
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Arts Learning Round 1 Grant Awards Announced
On January 28, 2020 MRAC awarded $272,988 to 28 organizations/projects in the first round of its FY 2020 Arts Learning grant program. The Arts Learning projects chosen will provide high-quality,… (read more)
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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)
News archive
- December 17, 2019 : Two MRAC Next Step Fund Recipients Continue to Create and Share Their Art
- December 12, 2019 : SEEN: a poetry and prison portrait project
- November 21, 2019 : Next Step Fund Changes and Workshops for Individual Artists
- November 20, 2019 : MRAC Awards $198,004 in Capital Grants
- November 18, 2019 : Upon Departure, Oskar Ly Reflects on the Work of Creating Diverse Panels
- November 15, 2019 : The Music Makers: Twin Cities Catalyst Music Teaches Tomorrow’s Chart Toppers
- November 9, 2019 : Participate in a Community Survey to Inform MRAC’s New Accessibility Grant Program
- October 23, 2019 : MRAC Awards $806,429 in Arts Project Support Funding
- October 15, 2019 : StoryArk Offers a Student-led Outlet for Teens to Tell Their Stories
- October 15, 2019 : One Month In: Accessibility Program Director Scott Artley Shares His Work Thus Far
- October 11, 2019 : Iraq Through Our Eyes Exhibition at MRAC
- September 20, 2019 : Drum Roll Please: TaikoArts Midwest Uses Capital Funds to Nab a Gekko Drum
- September 20, 2019 : Welcoming Scott Artley, Accessibility Program Director
- September 4, 2019 : MRAC Accessibility Work
- July 31, 2019 : Seeking Storyteller to Highlight MRAC’s Work and Impact in the Region
- June 26, 2019 : Next Step Fund Awards Announced
- June 12, 2019 : MRAC Awards $909,431 in Arts Activities Support
- June 7, 2019 : Celebrate Arts Achievement Awards and Legacy Amendment’s 10th Anniversary
- June 6, 2019 : VSA Minnesota Art on View at MRAC
- May 29, 2019 : FY19 Organizational Development Grant Awards Announced
- May 17, 2019 : MRAC FY20 Grant Changes
- May 8, 2019 : Next Step Fund Finalists Announced
- April 24, 2019 : MRAC Plans for the Next Two Years and Invites Your Participation
- April 24, 2019 : Arts Learning Round 2 Awards Announced
- March 27, 2019 : Community Arts Round 2 Awards Announced
- February 6, 2019 : MRAC Wants Your Opinion on How We’re Doing
- January 22, 2019 : Arts Learning Round 1 Grant Awards Announced
- December 12, 2018 : Community Arts Round 1 Awards Announced
- November 28, 2018 : MRAC Awards $239,138 in Capital Grants
- November 13, 2018 : New MRAC Program Director Jovan C. Speller
- September 26, 2018 : MRAC Awards $878,950 in Arts Activities Support Grants
- September 4, 2018 : Job Opening: Day in the Life of a MRAC Program Director
- August 28, 2018 : Weavers Guild of Minnesota Art on View at MRAC
- August 22, 2018 : Program Director Employment Opportunity
- August 2, 2018 : MRAC’s Racial Equity Statement
- July 11, 2018 : MRAC Job Opportunity: Administrative and Grants Assistant
- June 28, 2018 : 2018 Arts Achievement Awards
- June 27, 2018 : Next Step Fund Awards Announced
- June 27, 2018 : MRAC Awards $771,040 in Arts Activities Support Grants
- June 4, 2018 : ArtReach St. Croix Art on View at MRAC
- June 1, 2018 : Grant Program Changes for FY19
- May 14, 2018 : Kathy Mouacheupao to be MRAC Executive Director
- May 7, 2018 : 2018 Next Step Fund Finalists
- April 25, 2018 : Arts Learning Round 2 Grant Awards Announced
- March 28, 2018 : Community Arts Round 2 Awards Announced
- March 14, 2018 : Selections from MALL at MRAC
- January 25, 2018 : MRAC Seeks Next Executive Director
- January 24, 2018 : Arts Learning Round 1 Grant Awards Announced
- January 19, 2018 : Next Step Fund Grant Workshops Scheduled
- December 13, 2017 : Community Arts Round 1 Awards Announced
- December 11, 2017 : In Progress Exhibition at MRAC
- November 29, 2017 : Organizational Development and Capital Grant Awards Announced
- November 16, 2017 : MRAC Announces Interim Leadership and Hiring of Search Consultant
- September 27, 2017 : Metropolitan Regional Arts Council (MRAC) Awards $697,219 in Arts Activities Support Grants
- September 12, 2017 : Watercolor Paintings on View at MRAC
- July 26, 2017 : 2017 Arts Achievement Awards Announced
- July 17, 2017 : Courtney Miller Bellairs Exhibits at MRAC
- June 26, 2017 : Next Step Fund Awards Announced
- June 15, 2017 : Arts Activities Support Round 2 Awards
- May 15, 2017 : MRAC Arts Management Trainings
- May 15, 2017 : Next Step Fund Finalists Announced
- May 12, 2017 : MRAC Biennial Plan