CMAB 2012-2013 Biennial Plan
The Central Minnesota Arts Board (CMAB) is one of eleven Regional Arts Councils designated by the State of Minnesota “to make decisions on the use of appropriations for local/regional arts development.” The CMAB has served Region 7W (Benton, Sherburne, Stearns and Wright Counties) for thirty-one years as a non-profit arts organization charged with assessing regional arts needs and planning and administering programs and services using its legislative allocation.
To Promote and Enhance the Creation, Performance, and Appreciation of the Arts in Region 7W
CMAB Staff and Board Members interact with the public frequently throughout the biennium by attending community arts events, conducting workshops, informational sessions and at various meetings. Feedback from regional residents is always invited and welcome.
An electronic needs assessment survey was conducted in March & April of 2011 to identify the priorities of the CMAB constituency.
A planning retreat was conducted with CMAB staff and the board of directors during the weekend of April 10 to review the accumulative feedback and the results of the needs assessment survey.
Once the Biennial Plan was developed in draft form based on the results of the needs assessment, members of the executive committee met to review and edit the plan. A copy of the draft plan was available on the CMAB website. Two public hearings were conducted in the region. The CMAB Board of Directors met on May 9, 2011 to consider comments on the proposed plan and vote to adopt the plan for the coming two years.
A news release was sent out to regional media. Constituents were directly notified through our bi-monthly e-news. A copy of the draft Biennial Plan was available on our website along with an invitation to participate in a survey to provide feedback.
WORK PLAN - PROGRAMS, ELIGIBILITY, GOALS & OBJECTIVES
ARTIST IN RESIDENCY
Artist in Residency
Artist in Residencies (AIR) provide financial assistance to schools and nonprofit organizations to expose students to a unique arts experience that ties in to a lesson plan or curriculum. The intention of any residency proposal must be to increase interaction between students, community members and professional artists. Maximum grant $3,000 with 10% match.
Eligibility:
• Nonprofit 501© (3) arts organizations or arts groups without nonprofit designation that have the arts as a primary focus using a fiscal agent
• Non Profits, that do not have arts as a primary focus, such as schools, senior centers, community education, cultural groups and colleges
• CMAB Artists successfully completing the Teaching Artist Roster Program may apply for up to $1,800 with no match for a residency within region 7W
Goal: Maintain & strengthen our commitment to foster the development of arts education
Objectives:
• Greater arts infusion across areas of learning
• Residencies provide income to artists
• Organizations/ communities/schools not currently providing arts learning programs will have support and incentive to make them available
• Organizations/communities /schools that currently provide arts learning will be able to enhance the artistic quality, visibility, and reach of their programs
• Arts learning opportunities are more accessible to Minnesotans regardless of age, geographic, economic, cultural or other barriers
• Students have more highly developed creative and conceptual skills
PROJECT GRANTS
Project Grants
Project Grants provide funds to nonprofits, units of governments and schools to increase access to arts focused events throughout the region. Maximum grant of $5,000 with a 30% match
Eligibility:
• Nonprofit 501© (3) arts organizations or arts groups without nonprofit designation that have the arts as a primary focus using a fiscal agent
• Non Profits that do not have arts as a primary focus, such as schools, senior centers, community education, cultural groups and colleges
• Local governments (city, township and county)
Goal: Support and further the arts, arts access, arts education and arts & cultural heritage in Central Minnesota
Objectives:
• New arts initiatives emerge
• Quality arts opportunities are sustained
• Minnesota cultural & ethnic arts traditions are celebrated
• Public art is created
• Artists opportunities are increased
• New partners to deliver services are identified
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT MENTORSHIPS
High School Student Mentorship grants provide funding to support intensive, specialized learning experiences between a student and an arts professional for career development in the arts. $2,000 maximum
Eligibility:
• Students must demonstrate a high degree of artistic ability in the arts area chosen • Students may apply for a STUDENT MENTORSHIP to study with a professional artist in one of the following arts disciplines: Dance, Literary Arts, Media Arts, Music, Theater, or Visual Arts
Goal: Maintain & strengthen our commitment to foster the development of arts education
Objectives:
• Students achieve learning goals
• Arts learning opportunities are increased throughout the region
• Professional artists are hired to provide learning opportunities
• Traditional art forms are preserved
HIGH SCHOOL ART SCHOLARSHIPS
High School Art Scholarships provide funding for high school seniors who intend to pursue an arts major in college. $2,000 maximum
Eligibility:
• Must be a graduating high school senior residing in Benton, Sherburne, Stearns, or Wright County at the time of application
• A US Citizen or have attained permanent resident alien status
• A student prepared to become a full-time student in the fall at an accredited institution with a major in an arts related field
Goal: Maintain & strengthen our commitment to foster the development of arts education
Objectives:
• Students achieve learning goals
• Arts learning opportunities are increased in the region
• Students have greater knowledge on career development opportunities in the arts
ARTIST CAREER DEVELOPMENT GRANTS
Artist Career Development Grants provide adult artists with scholarship and mentorship grant opportunities to advance their skills as an artist. Scholarship grant maximum $2,000; Mentorship Grant maximum – one-year $3,000, two-year- $5,000
Eligibility-Scholarship:
• Up to 80% of the awarded scholarship can be used on tuition, fees and materials; 20% can be used on transportation/travel (mileage or airfare), lodging and meals. Applicants are eligible to receive up to $2,000 in scholarships over a four year period
Eligibility-Mentorship:
• Applicants are eligible for a maximum of two years out of every five years for an approved mentorship(s)
• The mentorship cannot start before the CMAB board has made a decision on this application. Once approved it must start within 12 months of the CMAB board review date
Goal: Nurture our artists’ professional development needs
Objectives:
• Arts learning opportunities increase in the region
• Increased opportunities for professional artists
• Traditional art forms are preserved
• Artists’ business skills are strengthened
COMMUNITY ARTS SUPPORT GRANTS
Community Arts Support Grants help to maintain and strengthen our commitment to existing regional arts organizations through general operating grants. Maximum grant of $8000 or 15% of last FY Expenses (whichever is less)
Eligibility:
• These are unrestricted grants made to arts organizations that do not receive general operating support from the Minnesota State Arts Board and that demonstrate programming of high artistic quality and efficient management. These funds may be used for administrative, operating and capital expenditures.
Goal: Support and enhance the infrastructure of regional arts organizations
Objectives:
• Arts organizations are better able to meet their financial goals
• Arts organizations expand their capacity to meet and further their missions
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS
Technical Assistance Grants provide funding for staff and volunteer training to strengthen the skills and ability within central MN arts organizations. Maximum grant of $400 per organization each year
Eligibility:
• Funds of must help arts administrators and staff become more effective in adapting to the changing environment and demonstrating the impact of their work
Goal: Support and enhance the infrastructure of regional arts organizations
Objectives:
• Arts administrators and staff are more effective, better able to adapt to the changing environment in which they create and present work, and better able to demonstrate the impact of their work
• Board trainings and strategic plans are developed
• Central Minnesota’s art sector has increased vitality
INDIVIDUAL ARTSIST AWARD
Individual Artist Awards reward, recognize and encourage outstanding individual artists, who are primary creators, in Central Minnesota. Six artists are selected for a $3,000 award each.
Eligibility:
• Artists must be at least 18 years of age and have resided in Benton, Sherburne, Stearns, or Wright County for a minimum of six months prior to the time of application. The applicant must be either a U.S. citizen, or have attained permanent resident alien status
• Artists who have previously received an Individual Artist Award from the CMAB are again eligible after five years from their last award date
Goal: Recognize and reward regional artists based solely on the artistic merit of their work
Objectives:
• Regional artists are provided financial support
• Art work by regional artists is promoted at a higher level
SMALL CAPITAL GRANTS FOR SCHOOLS AND NONPROFT ORGANIZATIONS
Small Capital Arts Grants provide support for non-consumable resources for the purpose of supporting the arts programming in schools and nonprofit arts organizations. Schools - $3,500 maximum grant with a 50% match requirement; Nonprofit arts organizations - $3,500 maximum grant with a 15% match requirement.
Eligibility for Schools:
• Requested funds must be matched equally with revenue sources other than those provided by the CMAB
• Once a school has received this grant it will again be eligible to apply after one full granting cycle
• A school may submit only one application per deadline
Eligibility for Nonprofits:
• Purchase of arts equipment such as musical instruments, lighting board, sound equipment, kiln, easels, etc.
• Facility improvements to increase accessibility
• Facility improvements to performance or office space
• Purchase of computer hardware or software
Goal: Enhance arts programming in regional schools and arts organizations
Objectives:
• Technology is improved for nonprofit arts organizations
• Arts delivery capacity is improved
• Arts activities are enhanced
• Students are more engaged in arts learning opportunities
CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOPS & TRAINING
The CMAB will continue to provide learning opportunities to artists and organizations serving artists to strengthen their business skills
Goal: To organize and fund a series of trainings and events to foster the development of partnerships and coalitions dedicated to building creative communities which share the transformative power of the arts. Events will be based on CMAB experience and feedback from our constituency.
Objectives:
• Communicating the value of the arts through a common language emerges
• Successful partnerships are highlighted through sharing best practice stories
• Partnerships develop around common interest projects
• Networking connections are strengthened and broadened
CMAB STAFF SERVICE GOALS
Goal: Act as an advocate for the arts at all government and community levels to ensure the integrity of arts funding in Minnesota
Objectives:
• Leaders from arts organizations who serve on relevant public and civic committees and boards, communicate the value of the arts and CMAB services throughout the communities and to elected officials in Region 7W
• CMAB’s visibility is raised through increased attendance by CMAB staff and board members at local/regional events and active participation by CMAB staff in local/regional public policy planning and implementation
• A network connecting arts and culture organizations with community development and business interests for mutual success in building healthier, stronger communities emerges
• Diverse ethnic and under-served populations become better engaged in the arts
Goal: CMAB Staff provide direct service to artists and arts organization in region 7W based on needs assessments Objectives:
• Central Minnesota artists are aware of and take advantage of career development and networking opportunities
• Region 7W artists have business skills necessary to support their professional work
• Administrators and staff of central MN arts organizations are more effective and better able to adapt to the changing environment
• Arts organizations are prepared to demonstrate the impact of their work
• Artists in region 7W are promoted at a higher level
• MSAB and other RACs as partners provide cost effective training for artists which result in personal and professional growth
• Central Minnesota arts organizations become a part of a statewide professional system gaining national recognition
• CMAB website and on-line regional arts calendar are improved to meet the needs for a highly interactive site and to increase networking, communications and build participation