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<br />, . <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />April 1994 <br /> <br />.... <br /> <br />Regional Cultural Facility - Grants 'Program <br />North Dakota, South Dakota, and Greater Minnesota <br /> <br />ARTSPACE PROJECTS INC. <br />400 First Avenue North #518 <br />Minneapolis, MN 55401 <br />(612) 339-4372 <br />(612) 349-2985 FAX <br />(800) 229-5715 <br /> <br />Program Description and Guidelines <br /> <br />During 1993, Artspace Projects, Inc. conducted a Feasibility Study in the three <br />state region consisting of North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota (greater) <br />to assess the facility issues and needs of arts/cultural organizations. The scope <br />of this Study encompassed feedback from over 600 arts organizations and <br />included individual interviews with representatives of 67 of these organizations. <br />Additional information was solicited from advisors in each state, including each <br />state's Arts Council. <br /> <br />In November 1993, we submitted a grant application to The Bush Foundation to <br />address the needs identified in this Study and have now received funding to <br />create a Regional Cultural Facilities Grants Program. Artspace has, for a <br />number of years, been involved in efforts on the national level to promote the <br />dissemination and sharing of information and ideas on creating space for the <br />arts and cultural facilities. The Regional Cultural Facility Grants Program was <br />developed in response to the increasing demand for this type of..activity. <br /> <br />Artspace is offering a grants program geared toward a regional audience in <br />order to make Artspace's expertise and resources available to artists and arts <br />organizations across North Dakota, South Dakota, and Greater Minnesota. The <br />philosophy under which the Regional Cultural Facility Grants Program will be <br />conducted identifies the following four goals: <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />1. To build capacity within arts organization staff and boards to <br />understand the critical planning steps in the facilities <br />development process. <br />2. To establish a network within the three-state region consisting <br />of arts leaders who have experience with facilities <br />development and who will provide guidance as <br />requested by others. <br />