Arts All-Stars within the Minnesota State Legislature, such as: Representatives Ron Erhardt, Alice Hausman,
Phyllis Kahn, Morrie Lanning,
Diane Loeffler, Erik Paulsen, Tony Sertich and Margaret Anderson Kelliher. Senators Ellen Anderson, Richard Cohen, Scott Dibble, Dennis Frederickson, Keith Langseth and Larry Pogemiller, David Tomassoni!
1. State Arts Funding. To ensure access to the arts for all Minnesotans by working to protect, and if possible increase, state appropriations to the arts in Minnesota
2. Enlightened Tax Policies. Recognizing and encouraging the public's engagement with and support of nonprofits by working to promote and maintain tax policies beneficial to charitable giving, arts philanthropy and nonprofit arts organizations
3. Arts Education. To support the inclusion of arts as a basic requirement in Minnesota schools
4. National Endowment for the Arts. To support federal funding of the arts and enlightened national tax policies for charities
5. Cultural Bonding Requests. To support a state role in providing resources to create cultural infrastructure in Minnesota
How Do YOU Fit In?
MCA is a grassroots advocacy organization. This means that we organize members of the arts community, including the arts supporting public, to demonstrate to our legislators the importance of the arts in Minnesota and to affect the outcome of legislative decisions by making sure that our elected officials hear the voices of the arts community. Our coalition includes artists, audiences, arts educators and arts organizations, big and small, and the general public in metro and rural areas who believe, as we do, that the arts contribute in positive ways to communities statewide.
Although the state legislature meets every year, the budget is usually created every odd-numbered year. In addition, the political climate constantly changes as new parties take control of the legislature, the Governor's office and Congress, and new legislators are elected to serve the public.
The most important piece of this puzzle is YOU. Your input is important to your legislators, whether it be letters, meetings, phone calls, or even a simple postcard. We succeed because thousands of arts advocates in the state of Minnesota, organized by MCA, make their voices heard year after year. We are here to help you be effective! Find out how you can become an ARTS ADVOCATE!
Who I'd like to meet: People Who Support Arts Funding!
Watch A Video As MCA Receives the "2002 Sally Award"
Minnesota Citizens for the Arts's Friend Space (Top 8)
THE GATES - HBO Screening Thursday, February 7, 2008 7-10pm FREE Reception at 7pm Screening at 8pm
In 1979, artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude proposed one of the largest public works of art in history: a “golden river” of 7,503 fabric-paneled gates in Central Park. Transcending controversy, it was finally completed in 2005.
THE GATES, directed by Antonio Ferrera, Albert Maysles, David Maysles and Matthew Prinzing, chronicles the artists’ 26-year commitment to transform the winter darkness of the park into a garden of light and color, bringing art to the people of New York City.
Reservations are required. Call 1-866-717-6072 to reserve your seats.
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." - Amendment I of the Constitution of the United States
Hey! Hope you (and your MySpace friends) can make to the Karawane Magazine 10th Anniversary/Release Party at Patrick's Cabaret in Minneapolis September 21st & 22nd!
Founded in 1997 from the Minneapolis open mic community, Karawane is a journal of experimental performance texts including poetry, plays, performance art pieces, music texts, dance pieces, and more! We publish experimental performers and writers from the Twin Cities in every issue alongside artists from around the world, including Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, England, and Canada.
(For those who aren't already our MySpace friends, please think about adding Karawane as a MySpace friend, too!)
The event is going to be great and I really hope we’ll see you there!
