The Region 2 Arts Council Board of Directors recently granted $48,218 in Arts and Cultural Heritage funds to nonprofit organizations in the Bemidji area.
The Northern Light Opera Company of Park Rapids will hold auditions, both virtually and in-person, for its upcoming production of "Hello, Dolly!" on Friday, March 18, and Saturday, March 19, at the Armory Arts and Events Center at 203 Park Avenue in Park Rapids.
Art related events going on around the community
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Pioneer Staff Report | 7:40 am, Feb. 13, 2021 ×
BSU professor, photographer featured at MacRostie Art Center
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. Photography from Bemidji State University adjunct professor and photographer Monika Lawrence will be featured in MacRostie Art Center s February exhibitions.
MacRostie Art Center will host a Virtual Artist Talk event with Lawrence at 6 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 17, via Zoom, it is free and the public is invited to attend.
When photographer Monika Lawrence moved from Germany to northern Minnesota, she learned a lot about the long, cold winters. She also discovered a beauty and mystery in the monochrome, windblown snowscapes. “Beyond Whiteness” is a photographic series that captures her discovery of the joys and challenges of a Minnesota winter, the life that exists beneath the thick white blanket, and the people that call this region home, a release said.
Schools and non-profit organizations received the grants to support high-quality arts education.
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Enterprise staff | 12:00 pm, Feb. 9, 2021
The Region 2 Arts Council (R2AC) recently granted $22,823 in Arts and Cultural Heritage funds to schools and non-profit organizations. These grants support high-quality arts education that develops knowledge, skills and understanding of the arts for the benefit of Minnesotans of all ages across our five-county region.
Headwaters Music and Arts of Bemidji was awarded $2,973 to establish a production club for area youth to learn video, audio, and graphics production.
Clear Waters Life Center in Clearbrook and Gonvick was awarded $3,000 to offer two outdoor workshops, one teaching creative sidewalk design and poured cement creations, and another teaching found object sculpture welding and design.