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<br />PROGRAM OVERVIEW <br />The Public Art program provides funds for the completion of well planned, permanent or temporary works of public art <br />that are accessible to the general public without cost. Temporary public art projects must have a significant public <br />impact and permanent, publicly accessible documentation. <br /> <br />All requests must have a minimum of 25% matching funds. There is no maximum request amount but funds are limited. <br />Contact the CMAB for the current program budget. Public Art funds are provided through Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural <br />Heritage Fund. <br /> <br />Program Goal: Support the creation and installation of publicly accessible works of art. <br /> <br />Objectives/Outcomes: <br /> Permanent works of art are installed throughout the region <br /> Artists are employed to create public art, and are recognized for their contributions. <br /> Public art works give communities a sense of identity <br /> Public art transforms and revitalizes the spaces where it is installed <br /> <br /> <br />WHO CAN APPLY <br />Applicants must serve Region 7W residents and be located within the Minnesota counties of Benton, Sherburne, <br />Stearns, or Wright. <br /> Nonprofit 501(c)(3) arts organizations <br /> Arts organizations or arts groups without nonprofit designation using a fiscal agent <br /> Nonprofit organizations that do not have arts as a primary focus, such as schools, senior centers, community <br />education, cultural groups and colleges <br /> Schools <br /> Local government units (city, township and county) <br /> <br /> <br />APPLICANTS NOT ELIGIBLE <br /> For-profit businesses <br /> CMAB grant recipients with any overdue final reports <br /> Applicants that have received a CMAB Public Art grant within the same fiscal year <br /> Individuals <br /> <br />PROPOSALS and EXPENSES ELIGIBLE <br /> Public art openly accessible without security or cost restrictions <br /> Murals, sculpture, installations, etc. that are permanent or temporary <br /> Performances (i.e. flash mobs), readings, interactive exhibits <br /> Video projections, soundscapes <br /> Materials and supplies for the creation of the work <br /> Wages/stipends for artists/performers to create the work <br /> Contract labor for installation such as concrete pouring, tile installation <br /> Documentation of installations, performances, and other temporary works <br /> <br />PROPOSALS AND EXPENSES NOT ELIGIBLE <br /> Private Commissions <br />Updated 7/18/18 2 <br /> <br /> <br />