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Our Mission:
To catalyze the innovative spirit of artists
through generative community arts development.
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Arts District News
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January 1, 2024 - Issue 150
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Nick Heille’s death impacts the reflection that was already happening at the end of 2023. With a growing tide of artists wondering how to improve, augment, or replace open studio events to sell more art, it’s fitting to look back on how this particular individual spread the word and planted the seeds for what we have today and how we consider, support and encourage each other. Best wishes for a peaceful and prosperous 2024.
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Nick Heille, arts visionary, gone at 83
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Nick Heille passed away on Christmas Eve. That news is a reflection point. I have known Nick for over a quarter century. Northeast Minneapolis has changed and Nick was a big part of that movement. He wanted to reinvigorate his community from down-and-out to shining beacon of arts and culture and he succeeded. While Nick is not the first to …
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Arts District Official Maps
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The Northeast Minneapolis Arts District commissioned Nat Case of INCase, LLC to design a series of maps to help define the Arts District both for people to find the Arts District and understand what is in it. We wanted to showcase the 18 arts buildings and how to find public art throughout the Arts District. INCase, LLC was able to …
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Visual Arts Fund Awards Witt Siasoco & Kieran Tverbakk
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The Visual Arts Fund of Midway Contemporary Art awards grants to artist-organized projects in the Twin Cities region with support from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Midway Contemporary Art has awarded Kieran Tverbakk and Northeast Minneapolis resident Witt Siasoco for their project PAIR (Pilot Artist in Residence). @midwayart PAIR The Visual Arts Fund is a grant …
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ACW wins grant for educational programming
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Art to Change the World has received an Arts Education Grant of $34,600 from the Minnesota State Arts Board (MSAB). Executive Director of ACW Barbara Bridges said "This will take care of the basic needs for our educational programming in 2024. These monies will support the training and stipends for our four major projects below.
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News from and about board members and offerings/activities of the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District.
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Your contribution will support artists and our Northeast Minneapolis Arts District community. We are a 501(c)(3) organization.
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The Northeast Minneapolis Arts District (NE-AD) is officially designated as an Arts District by the City of Minneapolis. NE-AD’s Board of Directors was established in 2014 and merged December 30, 2020 with Northeast Community Development Corporation.
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