NOW THAT SCHOOL IS IN YOUR REAR-VIEW MIRROR HOW DO YOU KEEP ART IN YOUR LIFE????? 

BELOW IS A WIDE VARIETY OF OPPORTUNITIES TO INTERACT WITH ART BOTH LOCALLY AND IN THE GREATER MN AREA

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Some College Stuff

MCAD National Portfolio Day 
http://mcad.edu/portfolioday
 
MCAD Undergraduate Degree Information Event, Day Off @ MCAD during MEA Days
http://mcad.edu/event/undergraduate-degree-information-event-day-mcad-during-mea-days
 
Portfolio workshop CVA - Saturday, October 20 - 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
http://www.cva.edu/admissions/fall_workshops/
 
cva fall visit day Thursday, October 18, - 10 a.m. to noon
http://www.cva.edu/admissions/admissions_fall_visit_day/
 
CVA PSEO
http://www.cva.edu/admissions/pseo_program/
 
Normandale CC PSEO
http://www.normandale.edu/admissions/applyPSEO.cfm
 
North Hennepin CC PSEO
http://www.nhcc.edu/main/Admissions/AdmissionsSteps/PSEOAdmissions.aspx

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Visual Arts Scholarship Opprotunities

​https://www.scholarships.com/financial-aid/college-scholarships/scholarship-directory/artistic-ability/art-visual-arts

blog.prepscholar.com/art-scholarships

/www.nerdwallet.com/blog/loans/student-loans/nerdwallets-top-12-nationwide-art-scholarships/

www.financialaidfinder.com/student-scholarship-search/art-scholarships/

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Possible Internships,  Mentorships or Maybe EVEN a Job!

Minnesota Center for Book Arts
http://www.mnbookarts.org/internships/

Highpoint Center for Printmaking
highpointprintmaking.org/access-for-artists/

Northern Clay Center
https://www.northernclaycenter.org/

​Minneapolis Institute of Art
https://new.artsmia.org/about/get-involved/internships/

Minnesota State Arts Board
www.arts.state.mn.us/about/internships.htm

Franconia Sculpture Park
www.franconia.org/callforart.html

Urban Arts Academy
http://urbanartsacademy.org/creating-support/intern-with-us/

Juxtapose Arts
http://juxtapositionarts.org/

Intermedia Arts
www.intermediaarts.org/

Internships.com
http://www.internships.com/art/minneapolis-mn

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Calls for Artist (a.k.a. Places to Potentially Exhibit Your Artwork)

Minnesota State Arts Board
http://www.arts.state.mn.us/
 
Metropolitan Regional Arts Council
http://www.mrac.org/
 
Central Minnesota Arts Board
http://www.centralmnartsboard.org/index.html
 
MN Artits
http://www.mnartists.org/
 
Minnesota Citizens for the Arts
http://www.mncitizensforthearts.org/
 
Americans for the Arts
http://www.americansforthearts.org/
 
Spring Board for the Arts
http://www.mrac.org/index.asp
 
forecast public art
http://forecastpublicart.org/toolkit/

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Art Organizations and Associations

Midway Art
http://midwayart.org/

NE Minneapolis Art Association
https://nemaa.org/

​Minnesota Artist Association
 http://www.minnesotaartistsassoc.com/

Red Wing Art Association
https://www.redwingartsassociation.org/

Grand Marais Artist Colony
http://www.grandmaraisartcolony.org/

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Annual Events

.These art Just a few to get started and you will have too look them up to find our more specific dates and locations. If there are some that you know of that i should add to the list lease let me know or email me at Nelsonjeff@district279.org
OR
Visit MPLS ART( http://www.mplsart.com/) for a current list of upcoming art shows and events

SPRING
- Art a whirl
- St. Paul Art Crawl
- Unicorn Art Show
- Johnstock

SUMMER
​- Uptown Art Fair
- Edina Art Fair
- Maple Grove Art Fair
- The Shirt Show
- Stone Arch Bridge Festival

FALL
- Art Attack
- St. Paul Art Crawl
​- Art Crank
​- Monster Draw Rally
- Annual Women's Art Festival
​- The Shirt Show

WINTER
- Art Shantys

ALL YEAR
- Lowertown Firt Fridays
- First Thursdays - Northrup King Building
- First Saturdays - Walker Art Center