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...
Watch: How to Make Your PPP Loan Refundable Webinar with Nina Ozlu Tunceli (Chief Counsel of Government and Public Affairs & Executive Director, Americans for the Arts Action Fund) talks with MCA ED Sheila Smith about the federal Cares Act...
MCA Hosts A Conversation WithNina Ozlu Tunceli SIGN UP NOW – SPACE IS LIMITED Nina Ozlu Tunceli is an expert on the programs passed by Congress during the Covid crisis that can be helpful to the arts, such as PPP loans, EIDL, and...
Dr Osterholm on COVID-19:“We’re not driving this tiger,we’re riding it.” Dr. Michael Osterholm, the U of M’s internationally renowned epidemiologist, met with arts people via Zoom this week to answer questions about...
Checking in with Sheila Smith On Monday morning, we spoke with Sheila Smith, MCA’s executive director, about the week’s events and MCA’s mission. “The damage is a spectrum,” Smith said. “The worst one was Migizi. It’s just really terrible. The...
MCA Statement on the Murder of George Floyd Minnesota Citizens for the Arts is angered, appalled and outraged, like all of you, at the murder of George Floyd. We call for justice to be served for all those responsible. We also call for immediate...
Tuesday, June 2, Noon- 1PM The coronavirus has had a devastating effect on the arts and culture sector due to large gathering restrictions and the spread of the virus. As the arts and culture sector plans for re-opening museums, theaters...
(And Always Look for the Helpers) We have a few items of good news for you today. Minnesota Citizens for the Arts obtained a few changes to the Legacy Fund law that will be helpful to the Minnesota State Arts Board and Regional Arts Councils...
Arts are #1 Among Nonprofits Disrupted By Covid-19 A new study from the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits states that among nonprofits, the Arts sector is #1 in the level of disruption caused by the Covid-19 crisis:Nonprofit Activity Areas...
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