Calling Artists: Apply to Create a Mobile Artist Too!
Springboard for the Arts is excited to invite artists to apply to create new Mobile Artist Tools to be added to the Ready Go roster, and to engage community members in West Central Minnesota.
For this opportunity, we are seeking three artists or artist teams in West Central Minnesota to create new Mobile Artist Tools designed to spark participation, conversation, and interaction around topics including (but not limited to) environmental stewardship and sustainability. Artists in any medium (writing, music, printmaking, visual arts, sculpture, etc) are welcome to apply.
Three artists/artist teams will be selected and each will:
- Receive a project stipend of $6,000 to create the mobile artist tools
- Participate in 4 cohort meetings
- Demonstrate their projects at 4 community events
These activities will take place between November 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
https://springboardforthearts.org/ready-go
Applications are now open through September 16, 2024
Interested in applying? Join our virtual info session on Friday, August 23 from 12:00-1:00pm Central Time to learn more about Ready Go and the application process.
Streetcorner Letterpress, a mobile printmaking studio. Photo by Thaiphy Phan-Quang.
Ready Go is a resource from Springboard for the Arts that connects neighborhoods, non-profits, businesses and individuals to artist-created, mobile tools that are purpose-built to pique curiosity and prompt interaction. The Mobile Artist Tools are available for hire by libraries, non-profits, cities and businesses seeking new and creative ways to interact with their patrons, communities, employees and customers.
Our Mobile Artist Tools range from a mobile sign-making shop to a pop-up picnic and a traveling drum circle. But in a nutshell, they are traveling tools designed by artists that bring people together and spark creative experiences!
Browse our roster of over 15 artist-led mobile tools.
