Made Here is downtown’s Urban Walking Gallery in the Minneapolis Cultural District. The project showcases creativity from across Minnesota by temporarily filling empty storefronts or commercial spaces with the work of Minnesota artists. It is the largest initiative of its kind in the nation hosting 38 creations across 16 city blocks. The Made Here Arts …
Saint Paul Neighborhood Network (SPNN) is a non-profit community media center that empowers people to use media and communications to better lives, use authentic voice to tell a story, and build common understanding. Founded in 1984 to offer a media voice to underrepresented people, SPNN has since become a national model in elevating community-based media …
Yellow Tree Theatre’s production of The Woman in Black exhibited stunning artistry. Directed by Twin Cities theater veteran Jon Cranney (former artistic director of Children’s Theater Company), and featuring Twin Cities actors JC Cutler and Nathaniel Fuller, who have been staples at the Guthrie and other top-notch venues for decades, The Woman in Black brought …
Minnesota Center for Book Arts is the largest and most comprehensive center of its kind in the world. Dedicated to leading the advancement of the book as an evolving art form, MCBA engages artists of all ages and backgrounds with the book arts, which encompass bookbinding, papermaking, printing, design, and typography. Now in its 30th …
We hope you’ve had a chance by now to read our new mission statement and Strategic Framework 2019–2021. We are very grateful for all the insights, questions, counsel, and outpouring of goodwill since the launch in January. A special thank-you to those who took the time to complete our survey—108 of you! We read the …
Park Square Theatre opened in 1975 as a small, 80-seat theater in the Park Square building of downtown St. Paul. Since then, they’ve moved into a larger facility boasting a 350-seat proscenium stage and a 200-seat thrust stage. Park Square Theatre is now one of Minnesota’s top employers of local stage talent — 64 percent …
Tonya Allen is president of the McKnight Foundation, a Minnesota-based family foundation that seeks to advance a more just, creative, and abundant future where people and planet thrive. McKnight annually grants about $100 million in support of climate solutions in the Midwest, an equitable and inclusive Minnesota, the arts, neuroscience, and international crop research. Allen …
Think Small is dedicated to advancing quality care and education of children in their crucial early years. By focusing on the adults in children’s lives – parents, early childhood professionals, and policymakers – Think Small provides experiences that help children thrive. The McKnight Foundation’s Education & Learning program focuses on early literacy and increasing the …
Paramount Center for the Arts is a community arts facility that provides opportunities for artistic production, creative exploration, arts education, and the enjoyment of arts and entertainment. Located in the historic, renovated Paramount Theatre in downtown St. Cloud, Paramount lends its stage to numerous community groups, as well as professional touring musicians and theatrical groups. …
McKnight is pleased to announce that Sarah Christiansen has been selected to serve as program director of the expanding MC&E program.