What is Arts Advocacy Day/Week? Minnesota Citizens for the Arts works to increase arts funding by bringing arts advocates together with their legislators about the importance of the arts to our lives and our economy. Every year about 500-1000...
Sheila Smith steps down from statewide arts advocacy group after 25 years of leadership MINNEAPOLIS — December 29, 2020 — Sheila Smith, executive director of Minnesota Citizens for the Arts (MCA), announces her retirement from the...
GREAT NEWS:**COVID RELIEF FOR NONPROFIT ARTS**PASSED AT BOTH STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS Contact Your County Commissioner Now About State Grant Support for Arts Nonprofits!(National Support on Hold Due to Objections by Trump) MINNESOTA...
CONTACT YOUR MEMBER OF CONGRESS TODAY! The U.S. House has now passed two COVID-19 relief bills that have seen no viable action in the U.S. Senate. In last 24 hours, there has been renewed bipartisan negotiations on Capitol Hill that some relief...
Joe Biden and the Arts: No R.B.G. but a Loyal Promoter of Culture The former vice president has been an intermittent consumer of the arts, but cultural leaders credit him as a key source of government financial support. ...
1. Joy to the Polls Musicians around the country are organizing to bring Joy to the Polls! This nonpartisan effort is to use music to diffuse any tensions by using music to unite us all at the polls. With the help of Live Nation, they...
MCA Seeking New Board Members Deadline Nov. 13, 2020Nominations for MCA’s Board Now Open. Minnesota Citizens for the Arts is looking to add four new members to our Board of Trustees from the State of Minnesota. Terms begin December, 2020...
THE ELECTIONS AND THE ARTS – WHAT DO WE KNOW? Election Day is just four weeks away and voting has begun. Check out all of the ways you can find out what candidates think of the arts and public funding for the arts. CONTENTS: 1. WHAT...
How to Activate Your Nonprofit for the Election… & Stay Out of Trouble There is a lot of interest in the coming election (early voting in MN starts Sept. 18!). I want to make sure you know what you can do as a citizen, and...
As printed in the Minnesota ReformerBy Sheila Smith, Executive Director of Minnesota Citizens for the Arts Gathering people together in community for experiences and education is the lifeblood of the arts, and on or around March...
Take Action to Help Freelancers and Creative Workers The Mixed Earner Unemployment Assistance Act of 2020 fixes a flaw in federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) that excludes freelancers and creative workers. Take Action Here The Mixed...
NEWS: Theater Reopening Protocols, State Funding Update, Interesting Links and More Webinar ? Sharing the Process:Re-Opening the Performing Arts in Ireland With the Minnesota Theater Alliance The re-opening of live performing arts across the...
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