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Welcome to the City of Minneapolis Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy program newsletter. Here you will find information on program and partner related news and updates, opportunities, events, and special announcements.
Sign up for the Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy program newsletter at www.minneapolismn.gov/coordinator/arts.
COVID-19 Emergency Relief Resources
Emergency Relief Resources for Artists and Creative Workers
https://springboardforthearts.org/coronavirus/emergency-relief-fund-resources/
Evolving list of resources to support artists, culture bearers, creative workers and freelancers who have lost their livelihoods due to cancellations and closings related to the Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic.
https://www.twincitiesmusiccommunitytrust.org/
Emergency relief funding for local musicians and event industry workforce.
Eligibility: Minnesota residents who earn more than 50% of their annual income in the live music industry.
https://www.gottliebfoundation.org/disaster-resources
The Gottlieb Foundation has an emergency grant program specifically to support printmakers, painters and sculptors and also hosts links to national emergency relief resources for visual artists and artists from other disciplines.
Eligibility: Minimum of 10 years of experience as a working artist in the fields of printmaking, painting and sculpture.
Links to Local and National Emergency Relief Resources
https://forecastpublicart.org/covid-19/
Links to emergency relief grants and funding from local and national resources compiled by Forecast Public Art.
Emergency Relief Resources for Nonprofit Organizations
https://mcf.org/coronavirus-resources
Minnesota Disaster Recovery Fund for Coronavirus from the Minnesota Council on Foundations. This is a fund created with contributions from a collective of Minnesota Foundations. Funds are for short and long-term needs that arise within communities due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
Eligibility: Grantmaking organizations and intermediaries such as community foundations, tribal nations, CDFIs, coalitions, networks, associations and other intermediaries that have an existing grant-making process already in place.
https://www.minneapolisfoundation.org/covid-19/
Minneapolis Foundation Emergency Relief grants from their OneMPLS Fund to help support business and essential program continuity for local nonprofits that provide services to address the economic impact on individuals whose employment has been reduced or eliminated as a result of the pandemic, particularly the most vulnerable segments of the workforce (e.g., contract workers, artists, and students).
Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations or groups fiscally sponsored by a nonprofit.
https://mrac.org/grants/emergency-relief-fund/
Metropolitan Regional Arts Council (MRAC) has created the MRAC Emergency Relief Fund which provides grants of up to $2,500 for immediate expense needs (salaries, artist fees, etc.) due to loss of earned income because of COVID-19 for arts organizations and informal arts groups.
Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations or groups fiscally sponsored by a nonprofit with budgets under $400,000 that are located in the 7-county metropolitan area - Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott and Washington counties.
COVID-19 General Financial Information
Webinar on How to Set up Your Own Arts Emergency Relief Fund
https://artsu.americansforthearts.org/products/setting-up-an-emergency-relief-fund
Americans for the Arts webinar on setting up an emergency fund.
Webinars on Nonprofit Financial Planning During COVID-19
Nonprofit New York has released a schedule of webinars relevant to financial planning, moving to virtual events, etc.
Webinar on COVID-19 Related Funding and Loans for Nonprofits
Briefing on Emergency Coronavirus Funding for 501(c)(3) Nonprofits is hosted by the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation. Access a copy of Neil Bradley’s slides, and the link to the Emergency Loan Guidelines.
Webinar on Crisis Related Financial Planning for Artists and Creative Workers
 https://howlround.com/happenings/financial-strategies-freelance-artists-time-crisis-asl-captioned
Howlround hosted a webinar with advice on financial strategies for freelance artists in a time of crisis.
COVID-19 Information Hub and Emergency Relief Funding
 https://www.nytimes.com/article/coronavirus-money-unemployment.html
The New York Times hosts “A Hub for Help During the Coronavirus Crisis” with links to the latest COVID-19 related news, FAQs on the stimulus bills, answers to questions on various forms of relief, information on stimulus checks, unemployment insurance, help for renters and homeowners and much, much more.
COVID-19 Thoughts and Inspiration
Creative City Making program manager Amelia Brown has training and experience in the emergency arts field. We asked Amelia to share some thoughts on strategies to build resilience during crisis.
“Dear Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy Community,
We are with you. We are here for you. We will continue working for and with you.
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START: Start with yourself. Be aware of your own grounding during these ever changing times. Stay connected your own body by practicing cultural somatics or exercise.
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STRENGTH: You are stronger than you think. You will do things you never thought you were able to do. You may cry while doing them now and smile that you were able to do it later.
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AWE: There are a million chances everyday to be in awe of our community. Find them. People are sacrificing and supporting one another in the most amazing ways e-v-e-r-y-d-a-y.
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RELATIONSHIPS: You will be grateful for the many years you have contributed to building relationships. Those years can translate into days or minutes of effective action in emergencies that can literally save lives. Relationships are the groundwork for compassionate, informed, and authentic emergency response.
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HONESTY: Be honest with yourself and others about what you are experiencing. It is hard for someone to help you if they don’t know what you need. Honestly, speak up.
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RESOURCE: You are your own resource. Don’t let your well run dry because the world needs what only you can offer. Do something everyday to fill yourself up.
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AVAILABILITY: You don’t need to be available for everything and everyone that comes across your path. Write down what you are not available for: “I’m not available for drama. I’m not available for dishonesty. I’m not available for negativity.”
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CRACKS: There is so much cracked open right now and these are opportunities for change. Individual change, environmental change, systematic change… We don’t have to put things back together the way they were before.
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CREATIVITY: The amount of creativity that overflows in emergencies is as strong as the disasters that can cause them. It’s in you. It’s in your neighbor. We need you. We need your neighbor.
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PROMISE: Every emergency holds promise. Sometimes you need to get to the other side to see it. I promise, it’s waiting for you.
- TRUST:
Trust the Wait
Embrace the Uncertainty
Enjoy the Beauty
Of Becoming
When Nothing is Certain
Everything is Possible
-Mandy Hale
Everything is Possible
Amelia"
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News
Virtual Arts Crawl at the Northrup King Building
 From March 23-April 6, the Northrup King Building is hosting a ‘Virtual Arts Sprawl’ – shop for creations on-line and have them shipped directly to your door. Join the fun through this Facebook Event.
Opportunities
City of St. Louis Park Public Art Commission
The City of St. Louis Park invites artists from the greater Twin Cities metropolitan area to apply for a public art commission opportunity at the new Interpretive Center of the Westwood Hills Nature Center. The goal of the project is to create a three-dimensional public artwork on the concrete patio outside the main entrance of the building, creating an inviting, interactive and interesting space that reflects the values of environmental stewardship, sustainability, ecological understanding and appreciation.
RFQ Submission Deadline: May 12, 2020
Submission link
Budget: $50,000
Coming Up: ACCE Virtual Community Office Hours
Join Gulgun Kayim, Director of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy on Fridays from 9:00 am -10:30 am and Teeko Yang, Creative CityMaking Project Manager on Wednesdays from 10:00 am to Noon for virtual community office hours. Community members are welcome to reserve time with staff to meet virtually - reservations necessary! Dates and contact information below:
For meetings with Gulgun Kayim: e-mail Gulgun.Kayim@minneapolismn.gov to notify that you will be attending and call: 612-710-2232 on Friday April 3rd and April 10th 9:00 am-10:30 am
For meetings with Teeko Yang: e-mail Teeko.Yang@minneapolismn.gov to notify that you will be attending and call: 612-271-4960 on Wednesday April 8th and April 22nd 10:00am-Noon
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