NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
Terri Darco
Email: terrid@nwmf.org
JULY 3, 2023 (Bemidji, MN) –The Bemidji Area Arts Endowment Fund, a component fund of the Northwest Minnesota Foundation, has granted out more than $23,000 to support the arts in the Bemidji area.
Approved grants include:
- Boys & Girls Club of Bemidji Area – Fine Arts Program & Exhibit
- Watermark Art Center – Watermark Arts Festival
- Bemidji Symphony Orchestra – Return of the Snowman
- Bemidji Area Arts Collaborative, Inc. – Emerging Arts Workshop
- Belle Thalia Creative Arts Space – Community Concert in the Garden
- Watermark Arts Center – Artist Exhibits
- Bemidji Community Theatre – Alice In Wonderland Costumes
- Headwaters Music and Arts – Bemidji Sings – Vocal Competition
- Watermark Art Center – Poetry Slam
- Bemidji Area Arts Collaborative, Inc. – Storytelling with Oopsy Annie
- Watermark Art Center – Story Slam
- Northern Exposure Lifelong Learning – Speaker Presentations
- Watermark Art Center – Education and Studio Art Supplies
- Bemidji Community Theatre – Literacy
Also included are three grants awarded by funds within the Bemidji Area Arts Endowment (BAAE) family of funds:
- The Frederick Marshall Fund supported Headwaters Music & Arts –
Pottery Wheel - The Northstar Fund supported Headwaters Music & Arts – Unified Arts
- The John Rabel Memorial Music Fund supported Headwaters Music & Arts – String Music Lessons
To learn more about BAAE, contact Terri Darco at terrid@nwmf.org. To donate, visit www.nwmf.org, hover over “Ways to Give” and click on “Funds by County”.
