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During the meeting commissioners moved to continue the commission's current chair and vice chair in their roles for 2025 and to name members for subcommittees. A motion to continue the chair was made and seconded and approved by voice vote; a separate motion to continue Carrie Rogers as vice chair was made and approved by voice vote. The commission also named two members to the 2025 artist review team (Jonathan Rutter and Britta Trigstead), selected a commissioner to represent the Arts and Culture Commission on the Moorhead Review Group, and appointed a representative to the Moorhead Sculpture Walk Working Group.

After elections, commissioners shared reports and community event notices. Highlights included an upcoming performance by Bill Bowers at Concordia's Francis Comstock Theater on March 20; Concordia Art Department and MSUM student juried exhibitions with opening dates noted; and an exhibit by former commission member Dennis Kroll at the Rourke through April 20. Commissioners also acknowledged that Jonathan Rutter received a Moorhead community award at a recent council meeting and thanked him for his service.

Motions approving officers and representatives were recorded by voice vote; the meeting adjourned after reports with no further formal action.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Moorhead - Art and Culture Commission Meeting - March 17, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Moorhead Arts and Culture Commission held its 2025 officer elections, confirmed representatives for review teams and working groups, and commissioners shared upcoming arts events and exhibitions.","taxTitle","Moorhead, Clay County, Minnesota","taxId",56511,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6117044,"City staff: Indigenous sculpture installation to begin this spring; pilot historical video series in development",56,1982000,2038000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2731062-276e78fd9d9ff8b5c7a6c83666b61abd&start=1982&end=2038","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2731062-276e78fd9d9ff8b5c7a6c83666b61abd/thumbnail_1982000.jpg","/articles/6117044/Moorhead/Clay-County/Minnesota/City-staff-Indigenous-sculpture-installation-to-begin-this-spring-pilot-historical-video-series-in-development","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6117044-a646e22c71e246271bda29e8c3430b65/orig.mp4?Expires=1771154261&Signature=JaCYl01UrwJuQgjiKrs5JCEQhAfePfp~ed~zpMYaqL6JvR1kv3XkQoo56ovtFM9WKylRxpTDoPVe376-aWMmoa~9V4EtHrlzvriw-yAZhhZyY449Y7C84Y9ZsC9A8lKIEZr8D-g3ygfMYsAU-quN0k9sHL60JJYfdkosD-vC8jrMmHlSO3ghvDAJdvAWwys8vI8iw0LIQiJiY5JU2U2ct8jCqZkh29syFDUpl179uOd-xeBCu6jbl83kbiS0bd8f3Xayoy6quqUbS7AhYH2yYG-UsjSco-MwlW9CCpQVnpRAXXFITN7TQ6GBLSHRmaYZdA3N2J5comd~4YdH-kJg5Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City staff told the Moorhead Arts and Culture Commission on March 17 that work on an Indigenous sculpture and a companion historical video series is moving forward after recent approvals.

\"After approval by city council at the February 10 meeting, City staff has been working with the selected artist, Duane Goodwin, to finalize the agreement for the proposed sculpture installation,\" Ethan, a city staff member, said. He said work will begin this spring and the installation is anticipated to be completed toward the middle of the summer.

Ethan also said coordination between city staff, the Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County and Moorhead Community Access Media has resumed to develop a pilot episode of the planned historical video series; staff said more details will be presented at future meetings.

The commission did not take additional formal action at the March 17 meeting; staff will continue negotiating the artist agreement and return with implementation details and timelines.","After city council approval on Feb. 10, staff are finalizing an agreement with artist Duane Goodwin for an Indigenous sculpture to be installed mid-summer; coordination has resumed on a pilot episode of a historical video series with Moorhead Community Access Media and the Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6117049,"Commission backs community submissions for Eleventh Street sidewalk stamps; $5,000 fund available",216,2044000,2260000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2731062-276e78fd9d9ff8b5c7a6c83666b61abd&start=2044&end=2260","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2731062-276e78fd9d9ff8b5c7a6c83666b61abd/thumbnail_2044000.jpg","/articles/6117049/Moorhead/Clay-County/Minnesota/Commission-backs-community-submissions-for-Eleventh-Street-sidewalk-stamps-5000-fund-available","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6117049-f6506a141f4cf22742a3eb3a3b7d53d2/orig.mp4?Expires=1771154261&Signature=j2vo3ZMGAdOVfFo01h~DV0l5n8Pgt2dLSbbV-oeXDruKM1IYFsbAuDLQUO9A-s4js~38ye~oJIn~UjGgcC-8H0sDpR~3SIvW2Bid7kLdfvPjSv-MAGmRlt62hWMcR3TFmtmcoTj5kik2c7n5gK4hMGa3zSGS4us9aWW8VKvPSW2QLYtrJtvz8fj8Gou2r1OETqikePkNjTDGtOkbKUpYR4p8okbd2xdEYbsxFu6usQRKeNjYK6W9HEGc9l1QOLHmPR0TSy3llGx8J1TxI7V3cIyb9P7Z5QqPAZz3ualZ-PPzccqRXcbjkBIWpyrAVp-npXs8zfDnvpk8k4pyjw6P6g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City staff told the Moorhead Arts and Culture Commission on March 17 that sidewalk reconstruction tied to the Eleventh Street Underpass project creates an opportunity to add new, locally designed sidewalk stamps along city right of way.

\"With available funding from the 2015 Sidewalk Art and Poetry Project, staff has been looking for ideas to expand the existing inventory,\" Ethan, a city staff member, said. He said the funds available for new stamps are approximately $5,000 and that staff received an estimate of roughly $300 to create a brand-new stamp template.

Staff reported that last year the commission secured state approval for stamp locations in city right of way and that engineers estimate reconstruction and reinstallation of sidewalks in the project area could occur anytime from April through November. The commission discussed whether to solicit community-wide submissions for new stamp designs and whether to curate thematic artwork for the Eleventh Street project.

Ethan said the city has been coordinating with the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) and that MnDOT has allowed stamp installations within city right of way where appropriate. He said using the $5,000 balance would pay for creation of new templates; installation charges were described as separate and not covered by that amount.

Commissioners asked whether 16–17 stamps (the number that $5,000 at $300 per new template would allow) would provide adequate distribution and whether duplicates might occur; staff said duplication was possible and that distribution could be refined when submissions are reviewed. The commission expressed interest in a public call for art similar to the 2015 process. No formal vote was required; staff will pursue public solicitation and coordinate timing with construction schedules.","City staff told the Arts and Culture Commission the Eleventh Street Underpass reconstruction presents an opportunity to install new sidewalk stamps. MnDOT coordination is complete; about $5,000 remains designated for stamps and a new template costs about $300.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6117055,"Arts Partnership outlines grants, artist mentoring and venue programs in annual update",1031,924000,1955000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2731062-276e78fd9d9ff8b5c7a6c83666b61abd&start=924&end=1955","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2731062-276e78fd9d9ff8b5c7a6c83666b61abd/thumbnail_924000.jpg","/articles/6117055/Moorhead/Clay-County/Minnesota/Arts-Partnership-outlines-grants-artist-mentoring-and-venue-programs-in-annual-update","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6117055-8ded6a0ed07ec296a7c6249c6553a0b7/orig.mp4?Expires=1771154262&Signature=BrbZOJlgKIOmD5g-KzKsaW75yR9haeOi5OPb07OB~x7HpMmtIUI-1gqGOG83icm5GlaAMne4pKnhvXhdamEf3HdfYOo8CjOdQwt6SPdGkNNGESap2lH5yaHxL4-Eb1OexxfDecifK5UPaPxUV7iBf972BanfcrB~9qgEhBqkSWLs1KcoqWihVDLbTqT1sqrPmR9T1vQJdy5u9X8h3LAE57R~jAVrAxvH6D6mFcDF9mlYmyRod3dJ7~H76endjux1y-3ZDkx0Gdf-aCXBv79Ui4K~ONHaA85gOX7buy1UqALvsfpJ15F50oKhC72SjI5UVKm3oed0TgIDXIGDQypBEw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Tanya Blanich, executive director of the Arts Partnership, told the Moorhead Arts and Culture Commission on March 17 that the local arts council supports artists and arts organizations across the metro and distributes grant funding to local groups and individuals. \"As you probably know, the Arts Partnership is the local arts council. Our mission is cultivating community through the arts,\" Blanich said.

The update described the Partnership's mission and grant programs and why they matter to Moorhead's arts ecosystem. The organization funds mid-sized and larger organizations through City Arts Partnership grants, supports smaller or volunteer-run groups with community cultivation grants, and runs smaller targeted awards called Art for All grants to channel arts into health and human services programming.

Blanich said the Partnership also operates artist studios at West Acres (19 studios originally, now 18 after the Partnership moved), publishes a weekly arts column for the Forum newspaper, runs a Community Supported Art program that pays participating artists stipends, and manages ArtWorks, a rotating exhibit program placed in roughly 23 community venues.

She described a newly launched mentoring program for emerging artists of color that began in January and includes one-on-one mentoring, group sessions with guest speakers, professional video work donated by Jay Evans of Off Color Media, headshots, networking and a $1,000 grant to each participant upon meeting program requirements. \"We have launched a program ... to mentor emerging artists of color,\" Blanich said. She said three artists are in the first cohort: a recent NDSU classical-music graduate who is also a poet; a poet/theater artist in their late 20s; and a Native artist who works as a nurse and creates beadwork and contemporary Native imagery.

Blanich also detailed Community Supported Art, a long-running program modeled on community-supported agriculture in which purchasers receive performances, take-home art and food; she said artists have received nearly $120,000 in stipends over 13 seasons. The ArtWorks exhibit program places about a dozen works in each site each quarter; Blanich said it has helped artists sell roughly $50,000 of work since July 2017 (information reported anecdotally by the Partnership).

Commissioners asked several clarifying questions about grant sizes, studio occupancy and program operations; Blanich answered that Tier 1 grants can be up to $10,000 and that the Partnership gives an average grant near $5,000 to mid-sized groups. She described the Art for All grants as intentionally small to avoid burdening social-service organizations with program administration.

The commission did not take formal action on the update; Blanich fielded questions and concluded the presentation so she could attend another engagement.","Tanya Blanich, executive director of the Arts Partnership, updated the Moorhead Arts and Culture Commission on the organization's grants, artist support programs, studio space and a new mentoring cohort for artists of color.","actionData","errors"]

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