NYM Cultural Center Selected by Bush Foundation as Member of Second Community Creativity Cohort
October 15, 2018
The New York Mills Regional Cultural Center has been selected to support the amazing work of the New York Mills Cultural Center to help make our region better for everyone” said Bush Foundation Community Creativity Portfolio Director Erik Takeshita.
The Cultural Center in New York Mills is one of 40 organizations from North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota and the 23 Native nations that share the geography selected by the Foundation for its commitment to making art and culture central to problem solving. All participating organizations are either led by and serving people of color or Indigenous people, and/or are led by and serving people from rural communities or non-metropolitan cities or towns with populations of less than 50,000 people.
Betsy Roder, Executive Director of the Cultural Center, says, “We are thrilled to be a part of the Bush Foundation’s second Community Creativity Cohort. We think this experience will be invaluable to helping address the issues that are of most concern to our community.”
Cohort members were selected from a pool of over 100 applicants from across the region. The program will officially kick off in November 2018 in the Twin Cities at the first annual convening of the Cohort. More information on Community Creativity Cohort 2 and its members can be found at https://www.bushfoundation.
The Cultural Center in New York Mills is a rural hub for creativity, community vitality, and lifelong learning in the arts. We offer visitors intimate opportunities to encounter art and artists in our 80-seat concert listening room, two galleries in a historic building, a gift store featuring local artists, an artist residency program, a sculpture park, and a variety of opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Since our incorporation in 1990, we have been passionate about connecting people to artists and rich cultural experiences in rural Minnesota, celebrating the local and being a window to the world.
The Bush Foundation was established in 1953 by 3M Executive Archibald Bush and his wife Edyth. Today, the Foundation invests in great ideas and the people who power them in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and the 23 Native nations that share the geography. The Foundation works to inspire and support creative problem solving – within and across sectors – to make the region better for everyone.
