AAAWD Meeting Notice

Calling All Artists With Disabilities and Their Supporters

OUR NEXT MEETING IS...
Wednesday, August 27 at 5 pm at Soft Hands. DRCC Soft Hands is located at: 1902 East Superior St. in Duluth (1 block East of HDC's CSP offices). Look for the building resembling a convenience store on the South side of the street. If you have any questions, contact Todd Reed. Soft Hands is located on busline: DTA Route 6 - 7 East Mainline UMD - Lakeside.

We'll be having a pizza party brainstorming session for the commercials we're going to make to promote "An AAAWD Evening". Pizza will be provided in both carnivore and herbivore formats. Members can help with the cost of the pizza if they're able, but it's not required. Be sure to bring something to drink, though, and turn up your imagination!

ARAC Announces Individual Artist Grant Application Deadlines

The Arrowhead Regional Arts Council announces upcoming grant deadlines for funding for individual artists who reside in the following counties: Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake and St. Louis. The grant writing workshop will take place from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Common Area of the Marshall School Annex Building, 1301 Rice Lake Road, Duluth.

The date for the upcoming grant writing workshop and the grant program deadlines are:

Wednesday, August 13, 2008 Grant Writing Workshop. Bob DeArmond, Executive Director, will provide technical assistance in preparing and submitting an application, grant writing tips, project eligibility and other topics. Artists interested in applying for career development funding are encouraged to attend this workshop. The workshop is free.

Friday, August 29, 2008 McKnight/ARAC Career Development Grants applications deadline. This program offers non-matching funding to assist visual, literary and performing artists to take part in impending, concrete, short-term career opportunities that will impact or advance their work or careers. Artists may request up to $1,000 per application.

McKnight/ARAC Artist of Color Career Development Grants applications deadline. This program offers non-matching funding to assist visual, literary and performing artists of color from culturally diverse backgrounds considering impending, concrete, short-term career opportunities that will advance their work or careers. Artists may request up to $1,000 per application.

To request guidelines or request additional information,
call or write:

Arrowhead Regional Arts Council

1301 Rice Lake Road, Suite 111

Duluth, MN 55811

1-218-722-0952 or 1-800-569-8134, info@aracouncil.org

Funding for these grant programs is made possible by an appropriation from the Minnesota State Legislature and The McKnight Foundation.