Navigate to a variety of websites that can help you connect your art education practice to your community.
The Minnesota State Arts Board is a state agency that stimulates and encourages the creation, performance, and appreciation of the arts in the state.
Our mission is to provide all Minnesota students the opportunity to develop and integrate their artistic and academic abilities to their highest potential. We do this by teaching in and through the arts.
At COMPAS it's our mission to help people stay that way. We are working to inspire people, both one-on-one and as a community, through the hands-on act of creating art. Why do we do it? Because, when we nurture the creative part of our minds we are better suited to not only survive in this world, but thrive. COMPAS impacts people of all ages with innovative, art-filled learning. We open the door for people to take risks, try something new, and to learn and grow as they work side-by-side with Minnesota's most talented artists.
Springboard for the Arts’ mission is to cultivate vibrant communities by connecting artists with the resources they need to make a living and a life.
VSA Minnesota's mission is to create a community where people with disabilities can learn through, participate in and access the arts.
Minnesota Citizens for the Arts (MCA) is a statewide arts advocacy organization that organizes the arts community to lobby the Minnesota State Legislature and Congress. Our mission is to ensure opportunity for all people to have access to and involvement in the arts.
WARM connects emerging and professional women artists, encouraging them to create and exhibit art and to increase their participation in the art world. As a catalyst for women artists to assist each other in achieving their goals, WARM promotes and provides advocacy and assistance for its member’s projects. Membership is open to all who support WARM’s mission, whether you are an artist or not.
We believe that music is basic to the human experience. The study of music allows us to develop aesthetic sensitivity, self-expression and creativity; to build community; to preserve and honor cultural heritages; and to celebrate life. MMEA's mission is high quality music education for every student.
As a member of AEM you also are a member of NAEA and have access to the plethora of resources and tools that NAEA provides its members.
A collection of live and archived webinars for art educators on a variety of topics. This resource is available for NAEA/AEM members.
The NAEA Art Education Resource Guide is a digital buyer’s guide that provides a place for art educators to find the products and services for teaching.
Collaborate is an interactive, dynamic online professional community, available to members. NAEA Collaborate offers several communities for you to join: Elementary, Middle Level, Secondary, Preservice, Higher Education, Museum Education, Supervisors & Administrators, National Art Honor Societies, and Advocacy.
The Walker Art Center is a catalyst for the creative expression of artists and the active engagement of audiences. Focusing on the visual, performing, and media arts of our time, the Walker takes a global, multidisciplinary, and diverse approach to the creation, presentation, interpretation, collection, and preservation of art. Walker programs examine the questions that shape and inspire us as individuals, cultures, and communities.
MIA inspires wonder with extraordinary exhibitions and one of the finest wide-ranging art collections in the country. From Monet to Matisse, Asian to African, 40,000-year-old artifacts to world-famous masterpieces, MIA links the past to the present and enables global conversations.
Housed in a striking stainless steel and brick building designed by architect Frank Gehry, the Weisman Art Museum offers an educational and friendly museum experience. The museum’s collection features early twentieth-century American artists, such as Georgia O’Keeffe and Marsden Hartley, as well as a diverse selection of ceramics and contemporary art. A teaching museum for the University of Minnesota and the community, the Weisman provides a fresh, engaging arts experience through an array of programs and a changing schedule of exhibitions. There’s always something interesting to see and do at WAM.
Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth, functions as an art collecting and teaching institution that promotes learning through collection stewardship, research, and by presentations in the visual arts for the engagement program of the University and surrounding communities.
The educational mission of Plains Art Museum is to inspire and engage diverse audiences, stimulate a spirit of inquiry, and foster connections with art through experiences with our collections, exhibitions and public programming.
An interactive museum with both permanent and changing exhibits, the Minnesota History Center hosts concerts, lectures, family days and other special events throughout the year. The building is also home to the Minnesota Historical Society library and archives, a research destination for schoolchildren, family historians and academics.
St. Paul’s only visual arts museum, MMAA intends to produce the highest-quality visual arts experiences for our community by presenting thoughtful exhibitions, providing essential arts education programs, offering opportunities for established and aspiring artists to grow their audiences, and facilitating arts access through vital outreach initiatives into diverse communities.
The Museum of Russian Art (TMORA), is a member-supported nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation and presentation of all forms of Russian art and artifacts. The only North American museum of its kind, TMORA features a dynamic rotation of originally curated exhibitions showcasing extraordinary works of art seldom displayed in the United States.
The Duluth Art Institute enriches daily life with dynamic, innovative visual arts programming that upholds excellence and promotes active community participation.
Engaging the Community with Printmaking
The mission of the Minnetonka Center for the Arts is to provide teaching excellence, quality exhibitions and cultural enrichment for people of all ages, interests and abilities.
A respected and dedicated champion of the field, Minnesota Center for Book Arts is the largest and most comprehensive center of its kind. We celebrate the book as a vibrant contemporary art form that takes many shapes. Our mission is clear: to lead the advancement of the book as an evolving art form.
Northern Clay Center's mission is the advancement of the ceramic arts.
Home of the Katherine Nash Gallery, West Gallery and the Quarter Gallery
Textile Center was formed by a group of fiber artists and patrons and incorporated in 1994. As an umbrella arts organization for fiber artists and textile arts groups, the Textile Center’s goals are to: Inspire and support fiber artists. Increase public access to and education about fiber art. Foster and promote diversity in all areas of fiber art. Preserve fiber art skills and traditions. Provide a central networking and resource facility for fiber artists.
Celebrating its 16th year, the Uptown Youth Art Fair gives young artists an opportunity to shine at the Uptown Art Fair. Bringing together more than 80 up-and-coming artists between the ages of 8 and 18, the Youth Art Fair showcases their talent while allowing them to display, discuss and sell their artwork while keeping all of the proceeds.
