Minnesota State Arts Board

08/12/2026

Minnesota State Arts Board meeting notice
Thursday, August 13, 2026
11:00 a.m.

Members of the public who would like to observe the meeting are welcome to do so. To access the meeting, visit the Calendar page on the Arts Board website http://www.arts.state.mn.us/calendar/index.htm

In the Board Meetings and Board Committee Meetings section, scroll to the August 13 meeting to find videoconference and phone instructions. CART captioning will be provided for this meeting.

Meeting materials will be posted before the meeting begins.

The Minnesota State Arts Board is a state agency that stimulates and encourages the creation, performance, and appreciation of the arts in the state. With an appropriation from the Minnesota State Legislature, supplemented by funding from private foundations and the National Endowment for the Arts,....

08/05/2026

We’re hiring! The Arts Board has begun a search for a data management assistant. The person in this position will manage data related to the Arts Board’s six grant programs and regional arts council block grants; will compile statistics and reports; and will help ensure that records in the Arts Board’s database are up to date and accurate.

Required qualifications include: data entry/data management skills, accuracy and attention to detail, ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, and ability to work within time constraints and deadlines. Preference will be given to candidates that have previous professional data management experience and previous administrative support experience.

This is a full-time, permanent position. Telework and/or hybrid work arrangements are available.

To find out more about the required qualifications and application instructions, visit the Arts Board’s web page at https://www.arts.state.mn.us/about/employment.htm

Applications must be submitted by Tuesday, August 18, 2026.

06/08/2026

Minnesota State Arts Board meeting notice
Thursday, June 11, 2026
11:00 a.m.

Members of the public who would like to observe the meeting are welcome to do so. To access the meeting, visit the Calendar page on the Arts Board website http://www.arts.state.mn.us/calendar/index.htm

In the Board Meetings and Board Committee Meetings section, scroll to the June 11 meeting to find videoconference and phone instructions. CART captioning will be provided for this meeting.

Meeting materials will be posted before the meeting begins.

The Minnesota State Arts Board is a state agency that stimulates and encourages the creation, performance, and appreciation of the arts in the state. With an appropriation from the Minnesota State Legislature, supplemented by funding from private foundations and the National Endowment for the Arts,....

05/11/2026

Minnesota State Arts Board meeting notice
Thursday, May 14, 2026
11:00 a.m.

Members of the public who would like to observe the meeting are welcome to do so. To access the meeting, visit the Calendar page on the Arts Board website http://www.arts.state.mn.us/calendar/index.htm

In the Board Meetings and Board Committee Meetings section, scroll to the May 14 meeting to find videoconference and phone instructions. CART captioning will be provided for this meeting.

Meeting materials will be posted before the meeting begins.

The Minnesota State Arts Board is a state agency that stimulates and encourages the creation, performance, and appreciation of the arts in the state. With an appropriation from the Minnesota State Legislature, supplemented by funding from private foundations and the National Endowment for the Arts,....

04/09/2026

Grant Opportunity for Individuals and Organizations: FY 2027 Cultural Expression

Application materials are now available for the Cultural Expression grant program. This pilot program supports activities that share, explore, pass on, express, or celebrate the culture of a community through the arts. Cultural communities may be defined by a common ethnicity, tribal affiliation, geographic or regional identity, language, or other significant characteristics, and will have shared beliefs, customs, traditions, and ways of life as a community. Projects may be designed to explore or pass on culture within a community, or to share or celebrate culture with Minnesotans outside the community. The program supports projects that express culture through traditional art forms that have been passed down within a community, and contemporary art forms rooted in cultural traditions.

Funds could be used to support community members learning or practicing a traditional cultural art form; presenting cultural festivals or performances; exhibitions that share or explore the culture of a community; apprenticeships with master artists or culture bearers, or documentation to preserve and pass on cultural traditions; etc. Projects that are intended to engage a particular demographic group or community in the arts, but that do not explore or express that community's culture, are not a good fit for this program.

Applications must be submitted before 4:30 p.m. on June 5, 2026.

Details, including full program guidelines, more details on who is eligible to apply, and resources for applicants can be found on the Cultural Expression program page. https://www.arts.state.mn.us/grants/cultural-expression.htm

A free, virtual information session will be offered on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

04/06/2026

Minnesota State Arts Board meeting notice
Thursday, April 9, 2026
11:00 a.m.

Members of the public who would like to observe the meeting are welcome to do so. To access the meeting, visit the Calendar page on the Arts Board website http://www.arts.state.mn.us/calendar/index.htm

In the Board Meetings and Board Committee Meetings section, scroll to the April 9 meeting to find videoconference and phone instructions. CART captioning will be provided for this meeting.

Meeting materials will be posted before the meeting begins.

The Minnesota State Arts Board is a state agency that stimulates and encourages the creation, performance, and appreciation of the arts in the state. With an appropriation from the Minnesota State Legislature, supplemented by funding from private foundations and the National Endowment for the Arts,....