Creative Minnesota Report about Morrison County to be Released at Presentation and Discussion Feb. 7 at 2:00 PM at Little Falls City Hall
New Study Looks at Impact of Nonprofit Arts and Culture on Morrison County Economy
Contacts: Sheila Smith, 651.251.0868
Executive Director, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts
Mary Warner, 320.632.4007
Executive Director, Morrison County Historical Society
SAINT PAUL, MN: A new study on the size and impact of the nonprofit arts and culture sector in Morrison County will be released on Feb. 7 at 2:00 PM at Little Falls City Hall by Creative Minnesota, Morrison County Historical Society, Friends of the Little Falls Carnegie Library, Great River Arts, Charles Lindbergh House and Museum, and Linden Hill Historical Event Center and Minnesota Citizens for the Arts.
The Creative Minnesota study is part of an ongoing series of research reports about the arts and culture sector in Minnesota that is available for free at CreativeMN.org. Creative Minnesota 2017 quantifies the impact and needs of Minnesota’s artists and creative workers, updates previous studies on the economic impact of our state’s 1601 nonprofit arts and culture organizations, and reviews other research about the arts sector in the state.
The Morrison County study is one of fifteen local reports that will be released in January and February.
Sixteen Morrison County organizations are part of the local study:
- FIVE WINGS ARTS COUNCIL
- BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF MORRISON COUNTY
- FRIENDS OF LINDEN HILL
- FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY
- GRRL MORRISON COUNTY
- GREAT RIVER ARTS
- HEARTLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
- MINNESOTA FISHING MUSEUM
- USA COMMUNITY CHORUS
- FRIENDS OF PINE GROVE ZOO
- MINNESOTA MILITARY MUSEUM
- MORRISON COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY & HOMEWARD BOUND THEATER
- CHARLES A. LINDBERGH HISTORIC SITE
- MORRISON COUNTY GENEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
- MORRISON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
- OASIS CENTRAL MINNESOTA
- ST. FRANCIS MUSIC CENTER
The Creative Minnesota 2017 statewide and regional reports, as well as additional research about Minnesota’s arts and cultural community can be downloaded for free at: creativemn.org. Creative Minnesota was developed by a collaborative of arts and culture funders in partnership with Minnesota Citizens for the Arts (MCA). The Creative Minnesota team includes:
- Minnesota Citizens for the Arts (MCA) is a statewide arts advocacy organization whose mission is to ensure opportunity for all people to have access to and involvement in the arts. MCA organizes the arts community and lobbies the Minnesota State Legislature and Congress on issues pertaining to the nonprofit arts and conducts original research. MCA works with over 40,000 arts advocates in Minnesota. 651-251-0868, www.artsMN.org @MNCitizen
- The McKnight Foundation: www.mcknight.org
- Target: https://corporate.target.com/corporate-responsibility
- Bush Foundation: www.bushfoundation.org
- Mardag Foundation: http://www.mardag.org/
- Jerome Foundation: http://www.jeromefdn.org/
- The Minnesota State Arts Board: http://www.arts.state.mn.us/
- Forum of Regional Arts Councils of Minnesota: http://www.arts.state.mn.us/racs/forum.htm
- Ideas that Kick: www.ideasthatkick.com
- Americans for the Arts: www.AmericansForTheArts.org
- CURA Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, University of Minnesota: http://www.cura.umn.edu/
- Minnesota Compass: http://www.mncompass.org
- Morrison County Historical Society: http://morrisoncountyhistory.org/
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