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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
Public Comments to the Minneapolis Charter Commission
 Graphic from Creative CityMaking, Intermedia Arts Exhibition, 2015
The Minneapolis Charter Commission is seeking public comments on a proposed amendment to the City charter proposing removing the Police Department from the charter and adding a new Community Safety & Violence Prevention Department. You can comment online, at a July 15 public hearing or by mail.”
Read the Report on COVID-19’s Impact on The Arts
The coronavirus has had a devastating impact on America’s arts sector. Since the first U.S. case was reported on January 20, 2020 cancellations and closings are taking place at thousands of arts organizations across the country, and two-thirds of the nation’s artists are now unemployed. Americans for the Arts leads the three premier national studies tracking the human and financial impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on the arts. Read the report here.
This data reflects the effects of summer cancellations and re-openings not taking place until fall or late. Financial losses to nonprofit arts and cultural organizations is estimated to be $8.4 billion. 96% of organizations have cancelled events since the onset of the pandemic (a loss of 325 million admissions). 50% of organizations have cancelled events into September 2020 (7% until 2021). 12% have already re-opened, 47% have no target date for re-opening (10% never closed).
Provide Information on the National COVID-19 Arts Survey
Please complete the Americans for the Arts revised COVID-19 survey for organizations. It still collects the critical up-to-date estimates that we need for our collective advocacy efforts. However, we’ve removed less relevant questions and added short sections on re-opening plans and the impact of the racial equity movement. You can keep up with the survey results by visiting the project dashboard as well as by downloading a handy 1-page summary of all our COVID-19 impact research.
Opportunities
Visual Arts Fund at Midway Contemporary Arts Announces Community Emergency Relief Grants
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Sparked by the murder of George Floyd, the world joined Minneapolis in an unprecedented reckoning with centuries of systemic and structural racism. In the midst of peaceful protests, destruction of property, violent police response, and an ongoing pandemic, people across the globe are watching Twin Cities artists respond to racial injustice through their artwork. Many have painted now-iconic murals on boarded-up windows; others are volunteering, organizing relief efforts, advocating for their communities, and taking action to advance difficult conversations while developing new work and seeking opportunities to further their artistic practices. Much of the artistic labor of artists of color, and Black and Indigenous artists in particular, often goes uncompensated. This disparity, paired with the tremendous economic losses the pandemic has inflicted on freelancers and artists with day jobs, has created unprecedented stress and uncertainty within the arts community.
In response, Midway Contemporary Arts offers $10,000 in emergency relief grants to artist-organized projects through its Visual Arts Fund (VAF) with funding from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Funding will support projects within the support artist-organized projects within the neighborhoods most impacted by the recent unrest, where communities are advocating for change.
The VAF Community Relief Grant program will offer $10,000 grants to 10 artist-organized projects that serve artists and communities in North Minneapolis and areas of South Minneapolis and St. Paul. Project proposals must name two Co-Lead Organizers who live within Hennepin and Ramsey counties; priority will be given to projects with Black, Indigenous, and POC Lead Organizers living and working within the eligible neighborhoods.
Check for eligibility and application details.
Learning Opportunities
Upcoming Webinar: The Latest on Covid-19: A Panel Presentation for the Entertainment Community
Presented by The Actors Fund; Join our doctors for a panel discussion on COVID-19 and learn about what we know about the coronavirus so far and how to prevent it and new developments in testing and treatment.
WHEN: Friday, July 10 at 2:30 pm CT
Webinar on Demand: Summer Learning Loss During COVID-19: How the Arts Can Help Reduce Summer Slide
Presented by Center for Arts in Medicine; The Center for Arts in Medicine presents the second in our summer webinar series: COVID-19 Arts Response: Planning for the Nation’s Recovery. Join us for a panel discussion about how the arts can help address summer learning loss during COVID-19. The arts can help boost academic learning during the summer in fun and surprising ways. Arts educational experiences can have remarkable impacts on students’ academic, social, and emotional outcomes.
Webinar on Demand: Dissolving and Merging Cultural Organizations
As the economic effects of COVID-19 wear on, some organizations are wondering whether they might be able to better serve their mission by joining forces with other like-minded organizations. Others are wondering if a future is even possible. This webinar from the Colorado Office of Film Television and Media will explore various approaches to merging or dissolving organizations, and delves into the difficult considerations that some of our state’s cultural organizations are now having to make. In August 2019, the Firehouse Art Center and Art Walk Longmont merged their organizations with the help of Colorado Attorneys for the Arts (CAFTA). Discover what considerations went into this decision, the process of combining two arts organizations and hear from the creative professionals and lawyers who qualify this merger as a success.
Coming up: Virtual Community Office Hours
Community members are welcome to reserve virtual 'Office Hour' time with the Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy team.
Join Gulgun Kayim, Director of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy on Fridays from 9:00 am -10:30 a.m,Teeko Yang, Creative CityMaking Project Manager on Wednesdays from 10:00 am to Noon, and Brenda Kayzar, owner of Urbane DrK Consulting on Wednesdays from 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm for virtual community office hours.
Reservations are necessary! Upcoming 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, July 10 at your confirmed time between 9:00am-10:30am.
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, July 15 at your confirmed time between 10:00am-Noon.
For meetings with Brenda Kayzar: e-mail urbanedrk@gmail.com to notify that you will be attending and call: 612-730-7913 on Wednesday, July 8 at your confirmed time between 1:00 and 2:30pm.
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