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Minnesota State Arts Board <br />FY 2024 Arts Experiences <br />Program Overview and Application Instructions page 11 <br /> <br />• For organizations: State your organization’s mission. When did your organization begin <br />offering arts programming? What are the types of arts activities your organization has <br />offered throughout its history? Who are the Minnesotans that your typical arts programming <br />benefits (for example, community choir participants and concert audiences; youth who live in <br />a particular neighborhood; emerging media artists of color in the Twin Cities; etc.). <br />• For individuals: Describe your artistic background and mission as an artist. When did you <br />begin engaging Minnesotans in your creative practice? What are the types of arts activities <br />in which you have engaged Minnesotans over time? Who are the Minnesotans that you <br />typically engage in arts activities (for example, community choir participants and concert <br />audiences, youth who live in a particular neighborhood, emerging media artists of color in <br />the Twin Cities, etc.). <br /> <br />Narrative questions (6,000 characters maximum) <br />Respond to the questions in the bullet point lists below to provide evidence of how you meet the <br />three review criteria. <br /> <br />Review criterion 1: The applicant has an established track record of engaging Minnesotans in <br />meaningful arts programming. (12 points) <br />• Describe the types of arts programming you have been offering more recently. Include <br />attendance and participation numbers for recent activities. <br />• In the Mission and History section, you were asked to describe the Minnesotans who your <br />typical arts programming is designed to benefit. Why have you offered these activities for <br />these groups of Minnesotans? How do these activities respond to the needs and/or <br />interests of your audiences and participants? What are the specific needs and/or interests <br />the activities address? <br />• What kind of benefit has your arts programming had for Minnesota audiences and <br />participants, and how do you know? How have you measured the impact of the activities? <br />How do you know that the arts programming you have been providing is the type of arts <br />experience your audiences and participants value? <br />Note: Panelists will also review the samples of artistic engagement you’ve provided to help <br />them score how well you are meeting this criterion. <br />Review criterion 2: The applicant has a feasible plan to provide meaningful arts programming <br />through which Minnesotans will experience and benefit from the kind of arts experiences they <br />value during the grant period. The plan is rooted in the needs and interests of the intended <br />audience and/or participants, and will be carried out by a qualified team of relevant <br />stakeholders. (14 points) <br />• Describe the arts activities you would use grants funds to support. Include details and <br />specifics such as timelines, locations, and partners when possible or relevant. What kind of <br />impact do you want these activities to have on those who are engaged? <br />• Applicants should use the Spending Plan form to identify how they will spend the requested <br />Arts Board grant funds to accomplish their proposed arts programming within the grant <br />period. If there is anything else you want the reviewers to know about the financial <br />resources for this project, make sure to provide information either in the Narrative or <br />Spending Plan form. For example, if you will use additional funds beyond the grant request <br />to accomplish your proposed programming, include information about the additional funds <br />and what those funds will be used to cover. If you have omitted certain project expenses <br />from the Spending Plan form, explain what they are and why. <br />• Strong projects will engage Minnesotans beyond the applicant themself, or the applicant’s