Detail of Watercolor by Marian Alstad

Local Call for Entries

DUNN BROTHERS - Ongoing
WBCA is offering member artists an opportunity to exhibit their work within the Dunn Brothers, located at 2751 E County Rd. E, White Bear Lake, MN 55110. Contact the WBCA at 651.407.0597 or wbca@whitebeararts.org for details.

LAKESHORE PLAYERS THEATER- Ongoing
WBCA is offering member artists an opportunity to exhibit their work within the Lakeshore Players Theater Lobby, located at 4820 Stewart Avenue, White Bear Lake, MN 55110. Contact the WBCA at 651.407.0597 or wbca@whitebeararts.org for details.

LIFETIME FITNESS - Ongoing
WBCA is offering member artists an opportunity to exhibit their work within the LIFETIME FITNESS located at 4800 White Bear Parkway, White Bear Lake, MN 55110. Contact the WBCA at 651.407.0597 or wbca@whitebeararts.org for details.

WHITE BEAR AREA COMMUNITY COUNSELING CENTER - Ongoing
WBCA is offering member artists an opportunity to exhibit their work within the White Bear Area Community Counseling Center located at 1280 N Birch Lake Blvd, White Bear Lake, MN 55110. Contact the WBCA at 651.407.0597 or wbca@whitebeararts.org for details.

SHANE'S (formerly Dreamcoat Cafe)- Ongoing
Shane's, at 215 S Main St. in Stillwater is looking for local artists to exhibit at their location. For further information call Shane at 430-0615.

RIVER MARKET COOP - Ongoing
River Market Coop, located at 221 North Main St. in Stillwater is offering artists an opportunity to exhibit their work within the store. Contact Miller or Trista at 651-439-0366 for details.

Springboard for the Arts - Springboard lists deadlines and date-specific opportunities such as events, grants, casting calls, and classifieds in many categories.

mnartists.org - Lists local opportunities for artists including events, call for artists and more. Look under Events/News.

Artist Resources

Artist Grant Information Sessions

Individual artists who would like to learn about grant opportunities offered by the Minnesota State Arts Board and their regional arts councils, are invited to attend a free grant information session. Twelve sessions will be held throughout the state; artists may attend any session. Artists can also schedule a one-on-one appointment with an Arts Board program officer, on the morning after each session. During the appointment the program officer can answer specific questions about Arts Board grant opportunities, and offer advice on how to apply for a grant.

Application forms and instructions for Artist Initiative Grants are available to download from the Arts Board Web site. To register for an information session, and/or to schedule a one-on-one appointment with a program officer, call the Arts Board at (651) 215-1600 or (800) 866-2787.

Minnesota Percent for the Arts Artist Registry
The Minnesota State Arts Board is pleased to announce that the Artist Registry is now open at www.percentforart.us. The registry is a collection of resumes and work samples of visual artists in all disciplines who would like to be considered for public art commissions and purchases. There is no fee to join. Call Nicole Sinoneaux, program director at 651-215-1617 for further information.

Bush Artist Fellowships: Artist Fellowship Program
Bush Artist Fellowships provide artists with significant financial support that enables them to further their work and their contribution to their communities. Artists may use a Bush Artist Fellowship in many ways—to explore new directions, continue work already in progress, or accomplish work not financially feasible otherwise. Fellows may decide to take time for solitary work or reflection, engage in collaborative or community projects, embark on travel or research, or pursue any other activity that contributes to their lives as artists. The Fellowship is open to artists who work in a variety of media and disciplines, including: visual arts, choreography, multimedia, performance art, storytelling, traditional and folk arts, script works, film and video, literature and music composition.

Bush Foundation
332 Minnesota Street, Suite E900,St. Paul, MN 55101
Main: 651-227-0891, Fax: 651-297-6485, Toll Free: 800-605-7315
www.bushfoundation.org

Thriving Arts: Thriving Small Communities
The report, Thriving Arts: Thriving Small Communities, by Sharon Rodning Bash, MRAC’s Director of Management Training and Services, shares the findings of a year-long study funded by the Bush Foundation that sought to discover whether there were critical ingredients or common themes necessary to build long-term viability for the arts in rural and exurban communities. The report can be downloaded from the MRAC website http://mrac.org/resources/index.html

“Artists Count” Finds Minnesota’s Artists Have $205 Million in Annual Economic Impact
A new study released by Minnesota Citizens for the Arts reveals artists in Minnesota have a $205.2 million dollar annual impact on Minnesota’s economy, supporting nearly 6,000 full-time jobs and delivering $24 million in state and local government revenue. However, the study also found that artists are twice as likely as other Minnesotans to go without health insurance. The health insurance figures were part of the “Artist Quality of Life” section of Artists Count, which also looked at the percentage of artists covered by retirement plans and frequency of volunteerism and voting.

“Artist Count: The Economic Impact of Minnesota’s Individual Artists" identified nearly 20,000 artists living in every corner of Minnesota, including full-time, part-time, and retired/hobbyist artists,” said Sheila Smith, Executive Director of Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. “We believe this is a conservative estimate of the number of artists in our state. Artists are a contributing factor to the economies and communities of every region of Minnesota, but we were dismayed by the high rate of the uninsured.”

The study, primarily funded by The McKnight Foundation, was conducted by Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, Springboard for the Arts, and the Minnesota Craft Council in 2006. Fifty Minnesota arts organizations partnered in the data collection, which asked artists to report their spending, income and other data from 2005.

White Bear Area Links

TAMARACK NATURE CENTER
5287 Otter Lake Road
White Bear Township, Minnesota 55110
Phone: (651)407-5350
Website: www.co.ramsey.mn.us/parks/tamarack/index.asp
Location/Directions: PDF Map of Tamarack Nature Center

Tamarack Nature Center is a 320-acre park preserve located within Bald Eagle-Otter Lakes Regional Park in White Bear Township, MN, about 20 minutes from downtown St. Paul.
* Over four miles of woodchipped paths, paved trails and boardwalks provide year-round access to a diverse, natural community that includes red fox, deer, woodcock and other wildlife, as well as ever-changing seasonal foliage.
* A special dock serves as a scenic overlook onto Tamarack Lake, habitat for heron, turtle, mink and muskrat. The half-mile paved trail circling the restored prairie provides access to the George Mack observation deck overlooking Teal Pond.
* The Nature of Art: Thanks to a collaboration with the White Bear Center for the Arts, TNC is hosting nature-related art classes at Tamarack Nature Center. Sign up now for summer classes on oil painting, drawing, watercolors and much more. Please call the White Bear Center for the Arts at 651-407-0597 for more information.

LAKESHORE PLAYERS THEATER
4820 STEWART AVENUE
WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN 55110
Office: 651-426-3275
Tickets: 651-429-5674
Email: office@lakeshoreplayer.com
Web: www.lakeshoreplayers.com
Serving White Bear Lake and the Twin Cities since 1953, Lakeshore Players is one of Minnesota's oldest community theatres. The six show season consists of 2 musicals, 3 plays (drama, comedy, mystery), and a Holiday children's show. Lakeshore offers youth & adult acting classes, and a 5-week Summer Youth Project in which the students perform as well as assist in technical areas. Providing entertainment, education and outreach, Lakeshore Players is truly one of Minnesota's community theatre gems.

TOWN LIFE MAGAZINE
Phone: (651) 292-9343
www.town-life.com
Town Life is the official publication of White Bear Township. In 1999, Town officials asked me to write, photograph, graphically design and include their newsletter within each issue of Town Life. In return, I mail the magazine to every home within the Township. We continue to be welcomed into their homes and are growing stronger with each issue. Let us help you grow your business. Town Life is proudly displayed in the best homes throughout the northeast metropolitan area. All of Town Life's artists, writers and photographers live in the community. Cathy Carey, Publisher Town Life Magazine.

WHITE BEAR: A HISTORY
In anticipation of its 150th Anniversary, White Bear Township has asked Town Life Magazine's Publisher, Catherine Carey, to research, write, and graphically design a high quality, hard-cover "coffee table" history book covering the past 150 years of life in White Bear Township, Vadnais Heights, North Oaks, Gen Lake and White Bear Lake. A limited edition of the book will be printed and available for pickup at the Township offices, White Bear Area Historical Society's Gift Shop, Lake Country Booksellers, Festival Foods and other fine stores in November. You may also download a PDF order form here.

WHITE BEAR LAKE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
P.O. Box 10543
White Bear Lake, MN 55110
Phone: (651) 407-5327
Fax: (651) 407-5328
Website: http://www.wblareahistoricalsociety.org/index.htm

The White Bear Lake Area Historical Society connects our community to its past, fostering an understanding and appreciation for our history. We fulfill our mission by:
* Gathering and maintaining historical information and artifacts. We are safe keepers of our heritage.
* Educating the community about our history. We are the community storytellers.
* Encouraging personal and community responsibility for preserving our physical links to the past. We are advocates for historical preservation.

KRUMKAKE
Tales of Wit, Wisdom and Wanderings from the White Bear Lake Area
A collection of over 80 short stories written by everyday people about everyday life in and around White Bear Lake, Minnesota. Savor the legends and stories of the fascinating people who graced these shores including the early settlers. This locality also became a haven for famous gangsters, including the likes of Ma Barker, Baby Face Nelson and others. Over the years many changes have taken place and many things remain constant....the lakes, the laughter and the love of community. A book for all who love the past and value the future of American small towns. They make a great gift! Copies are available for purchase by contacting the WBCA at wbca@whitebeararts.org or 651.407.0597.

MAHTOMEDI AREA EDUCATION FOUNDATION
The Foundation fosters the interest and advancement of public education through community involvement, endowed support, and the promotion of effective teaching and learning for our students and community. In 1988, local citizens founded MAEF as a non-profit organization, independent from the Mahtomedi Public School District 832, to fulfill the need for enhanced programming that could not be funded through school budgets and appropriations. Education scholarship information is available on their website www.maefgives.org

Links & Resources for Artists

ARTS MIDWEST
2908 Hennepin Avenue
Suite 200
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55408-1954
Phone: 612.341.0755
Fax: 612.341.0902
TTY: 612.822.2956
Email: general@artsmidwest.org
Website: http://www.artsmidwest.org
Arts Midwest connects people throughout the Midwest and the world to meaningful arts opportunities, sharing creativity, knowledge, and understanding across boundaries. Arts Midwest connects the arts to audiences throughout the nine-state region of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. One of six non-profit regional arts organizations in the United States, Arts Midwest's history spans more than 25 years.

COMPAS
304 Landmark Center
75 West 5th Street
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102-1414
Phone: 651-292-3249, 800-826-6012 (in MN), Fax: 651-292-3258
Email: dei@compas.org
Website: www.compas.org
COMPAS is a non-profit organization offering innovative programs that enhance the cultural lives of communities and schools in Minnesota. Compas offers a youth employment program, school-based interaction between artists and participants, and grants for nurturing arts organizations, programs and events.

FORECAST Public Artworks
2324 University Ave. W, #102
Saint Paul, MN 55114
Phone: 651-641-1128, Fax: 651-641-0028
Email: forecast@visi.com
Website: www.forecastart.org
FORECAST Public Artworks is a Twin Cities-based nonprofit organization that strengthens and advances the field of public art locally, regionally and nationally. They offer consultation and facilitation services to those seeking to integrate public art into their communities.

Lake Country Pastel Society
2192 – 1st Street
White Bear Lake, MN 55110
Phone: 651-426-2052, Fax: 651-426-26256
The Pastel Society seeks to unite artists interested in the pastel medium. We encourage artistic growth and development through education and sharing. We strive to create public awareness of pastels as a unique and beautiful art form.

The Loft Literary Center
1011 Washington Avenue South, Suite 200
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Phone: 651-215-2575, Fax: 612-215-2576
E-mail: loft@loft.org
Website: www.loft.org
The mission of the Loft is to foster a writing community, the artistic development of individual writers, and an audience for literature. Loft is now the nation's largest and most comprehensive literary center, offering programs and services for readers and writers.

Metropolitan Regional Arts Council (MRAC)
2324 University Avenue West, Suite 114
Saint Paul, MN 55114
Phone: 651-645-0402, Fax: 651-523-6382
Email: mrac@mrac.org
Website: www.mrac.org
MRAC supports arts organizations and communities involved in projects that provide opportunities to engage in the process of creating art as well as opportunities to experience the art of others. MRAC serves audiences in Minnesota's seven-county metropolitan region through grants, services, and technical assistance to the arts communities of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington counties.

Minnesota Center for Book Arts
1011 Washington Ave. So. Suite 100
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Phone: 612-215-2520, Fax: 612-215-2545
Email: mcba@mnbookarts.org
Website: www.mnbookarts.org
The mission of Minnesota Center for Book Arts is to engage diverse artists and learners in finding creativity, expression, and inspiration through the book arts. The artistic vision of Minnesota Center for Book Arts is to preserve the traditional crafts of bookmaking, advance the book as a vital contemporary art form, and interpret the book in its aesthetic, historic, and cultural contexts.

Minnesota Center for Photography
711 West Lake Street
Minneapolis, MN 55408
Phone: 612-824-5500, Fax: 612-824-5511
Website: www.mncp.org
The mission of the Minnesota Center for Photography is to support and promote the creation and appreciation of photographic arts.

Minnesota Citizens for the Arts
2233 University Ave. W, Suite 355
Saint Paul, MN 55114
Phone: 651-251-0868, Fax: 651-917-3561
Email: mca@mtn.org
Website: www.mtn.org/mca
Minnesota Citizens for the Arts (MCA) is a statewide arts advocacy organization that organizes the arts community to lobby the Minnesota State Legislature and Congress. Their mission is to ensure opportunity for all people to have access to and involvement in the arts.

Minnesota Council of Nonprofits
2314 University Ave. W, Ste 20
Saint Paul, MN 55114-1904
Phone: 651-642-1904, 1-800-289-1904, Fax: 651-642-1517
Email: info@mnsn.org
Website: www.mncn.org
As Minnesota’s membership association of nonprofit organizations, they work with members, foundations, businesses and government to provide the information and services Minnesota’s nonprofits need.

Minnesota Creative Arts and Aging Network (MnCAAN)
7152 Unity Avenue North
Brooklyn Center, MN 55429
Phone: 763-560-5199
E-mail: artsandaging@mncaan.net
Website: www.mncaan.net
(MnCAAN) is a nonprofit organization that was founded in 2003. Our mission is to expand opportunities for creative expression by older adults through the arts. We are actively working to expand our online Artist Roster, which showcases artists of all disciplines--music, dance, storytelling, theatre, visual arts, film, photography, etc.--who are available to exhibit, perform, present or teach their disciplines in venues throughout the state. This is a place for artists to expand their audience and find work and volunteer opportunities throughout Minnesota.

Minnesota State Arts Board
Park Square Court
400 Sibley Street, Suite 200
Saint Paul, MN 55101-1928
Phone: 651-215-1600, Toll-free: (800) 8MN-ARTS, (800-866-2787)
TTY 651-215-6235, Fax: 651-215-1602
Email: msab@arts.state.mn.us
Website: www.arts.state.mn.us
The Minnesota State Arts Board provides grants for individual artists, organizations and schools; offers publications and resource directories for download.

mnartists.org
mnartists.org is an online database of Minnesota artists and organizations from all disciplines. It offers to Minnesota-based artists a central gathering place on the Web and the public a new way to explore art and get to know artists. In addition to providing artists and organizations with a web page containing images and information, mnartists.org provides news and features about the local arts scene from a variety of sources.

Northwest Minnesota Arts Directory
P.O. Box 58324
Minneapolis, MN 55458
Phone: 612-871-0813
Website: www.nwrdc.org/artsdirectory.htm
The Northwest Minnesota Arts Directory is a service of the Northwest Regional Arts Council. It is a free listing of area artists, arts organizations, and organizations with arts activities.

SASE: The Write Place
711 West Lake Street, Suite 211
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Phone: 612-822-2500, Fax: 612-822-0095
Email: sase@saseonline.org
Website: www.saseonline.org
Through classes, workshops, readings, and mentorship programs, SASE provides a stimulating environment for writers at all levels of development, including youths and adults, and offers the public the opportunity to join in the creative writing process as both audience and active participants.

Springboard for the Arts
308 Prince Street, Suite 270
St. Paul, MN 55101
Phone: 651-292-4381, TTY: 651-292-3218, Fax: 651-292-4315
Email: info@springboardforthearts.org
Website: www.springboardforthearts.org
Springboard for the Arts is a nonprofit service organization whose mission is to provide affordable management information, consulting and training services designed to improve the business competence and confidence of independent artists and cultural organizations in the Upper Midwest.

VSA arts of Minnesota
Hennepin Center for the Arts
528 Hennepin Avenue, Suite # 305
Minneapolis MN 55403.
Phone: 612-332-3888, TTD/TTY: 612-332-3888, Fax: 612-305-0132.
Email: vsarts@bcmn.com
Website: http://mn.vsarts.org/index.html
VSA stands for Vision, Strength, and Access. VSA arts of Minnesota promotes quality, accessible arts experiences for people with all types of disabilities.

Wisconsin State Arts Board
101 East Wilson Street, First Floor
Madison, WI 53702
Phone: 608-266-0190, Fax: 608-267-0380, TDD 608-267-9629
Email: artsboard@arts.state.wi.us
Website: www.arts.state.wi.us
The mission of the Wisconsin State Arts Board is to take a leadership role in enhancing the appreciation of and ensuring the continued vitality of the arts in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Arts Board is committed to creating an environment of free expression and open interpretation in which the arts can flourish, and to preserving the heritage and multiplicity of artistic standards of the state’s cultural groups.

Women’s Art Registry of Minnesota (WARM)
550 Rice Street
Saint Paul, MN 55103
Phone: 651-292-1188
Website: www.thewarm.org
WARM provides opportunities to experience and value women's contributions to the visual arts through exhibitions and education. WARM encourages women artists to form a web of support to provide opportunities in exhibition, networking, mentoring and education to assist each other in achieving their personal and professional goals.