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Welcome to the City of Minneapolis office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy newsletter. Here you will find information on program and partner related news and updates, opportunities, events and special announcements.
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News
Creative Minneapolis Events in July
 Creative Minneapolis is an initiative of the office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy facilitating events and activities that build an inclusive creative ecosystem. Over the years our research has demonstrated the impact and potential of this vital sector of our economy. We have been in conversation with many members of the creative community throughout our work and heard clearly that the government can do more to support the unique needs of the entrepreneurs, small businesses, and nonprofit organizations that make up this sector.
We know that the creative economy is integral to the success of the city’s economic and social well-being. We also know that creative work is often made up of complex income streams from contract, freelance, and project-based work in both for-profit and non-profit settings, falling outside traditional norms of business planning and growth strategies. To address these challenges the office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy facilitated two Creative Minneapolis events to demonstrate and co-create a path forward for building a more robust and inclusive creative economy.
On July 16 Creative Minneapolis hosted an ecosystem building event for organizations that provide services and resources for artists, creative workers and arts organizations. The event was designed to build relationships and network across sectors so that organizations can better communicate with each other and collaborate. Many new connections were made as building owners connected with artist training programs and city agencies connected with film and media organizations.
 Photo by Chris McDuffie
On July 27 Creative Minneapolis partnered with the Mayor’s office for Black Business Week and FLOW Northside Arts Crawl to close Broadway from Lyndale to Aldrich, sponsor the performance stage and an arts market and host an arts resources tent. Inside the tent organizations such as the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Arts Space, Forecast, and the MSP Airport Foundation provided information about their services, connected with Northside artists and creatives and had a great time! A huge thank you to the organizations, attendees, and volunteers who helped make the Creative Minneapolis events happen! We were thrilled that so many community members came out to learn about the resource providers and connect with the organizations.
 Photo by Bruce LeRoy Williams
Creative City Challenge International Indigenous Peoples Day at the Radical Playground, this Saturday, August 10
2019 Creative City Challenge winner "Radical Playground" will be hosting community events at The Commons this summer. Check out the upcoming event:
Everyone is invited to immerse themselves in the interactive public art installation “Radical Playground,” now through August. The participatory art installation “Radical Playground” artists Candida Gonzalez and MaryAnne Quiroz invite participants to heal through play with whimsical interactive “alebrije”: animal sculptures inspired by dream creatures from the Caribbean, Mexico, the Pacific Islands and the Dakota and Anishinaabe peoples of Minnesota.
The artists intend “Radical Playground” to invite indigenous communities and communities of color to a space where they feel free to gather, to play, to heal. They want their project to bring a feeling of play, of free joy, of giving people’s bodies a break from stress and worry.
The Creative City Challenge is a program of the Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy of the City of Minneapolis created in in collaboration with The Commons and Northern Lights.mn.
For information about these and other events happening at The Commons this summer visit The Commons website.
Opportunities
Northside Oral History Project – Request for Ideas
 ReCAST Minneapolis is now accepting Request for Ideas for Phase 2 of the Northside Oral History Project. Building off the first phase of the Oral History Project, where they collected 90 stories of community elders, they are inviting artists to design an art project that will tell these stories creatively. Projects could include: an exhibit, a mural, a teaching curriculum, a performance, music, or place-making feature.
Amount: $25,000
Deadline: 5 p.m., August 23
Visit the ReCAST website for more information on the request for ideas, including instructions on how to submit your ideas.
ReCAST is a federally-funded program within the Division of Race and Equity at the City of Minneapolis. It exists to address trauma that arises as a result of structural and historical racism.
Events
Limitless Spaces Opening Reception + Community Day: August 10
 Limitless Spaces, a collective show that features the work of local and international artists, will host an opening reception and community day on August 10th. The event is free and open to the public.
August 10, 1-4 p.m., Limitless Spaces Opening Reception + Community Day, MCAD MFA Gallery, 2201 1st Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55404.
Limitless Spaces investigates how artists working in 3D digital environments position themselves into the secular conversation about abstraction and representation. The show features artists working with 3D scanning, 3D modeling technologies, VR, AR, and interactive digital media.
F.A.M.E (Film/Art/Music/Entertainment) Summit: August 17
 The F.A.M.E. Summit (Film/Art/Music/Entertainment) is a one day event created to demystify the entertainment industry and to create opportunities for everyone involved by bringing together a diverse panel of men and women at different stages in their careers to paint a picture of the journey that lays ahead for the aspiring!
August 17, F.A.M.E. Summit, North Hennepin Community College, 7411 85th Avenue North, Brooklyn Park, MN 55445.
Still Here: 400 Years of Resistance and Black Joy, a free, public event hosted by the City of Minneapolis ReCAST program: August 22
 We will reflect on the legacy of African Americans in this country, including how we have resisted and come through, and celebrate our persistent resilience and joy as we move forward. The event includes a line-up of speakers, performers, and you! . You can find out more about the event, including how to register, by visiting the event page on facebook or the ReCAST website.
ITS Fest 2019: August 24. FREE Event.
August 24, 2-9 p.m., ITS Fest 2019, Lowry Avenue N between Penn Avenue N & Morgan Avenue N, Minneapolis.
About ITS Fest: The 2019 iteration of ITS Fest (Intro To Success) will be conceptualized as “Reimagining our world”. Our “world”, is the Northside of Minneapolis, and our reimagining of it provides the ethos of the event. Through a block party-style structure we will utilize space design, activities, music, and art to communicate this reimagination of our community. We will address how we see ourselves, outside stereotypes of the Northside, and what we want to see flourish in our community.
Coming up
Join Gulgun Kayim, Director of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy for office hours in the community, on Fridays from 9-10:30 a.m. Community members are welcome to attend and set the agenda in an informal setting, no reservations necessary. Dates and locations listed below.
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