ARTISTS: Tell us what you need!
Be an instrumental part of shaping our future by taking the planning survey HERE.  

Define and realize your own artistic goals
The Minnesota Artists Guild (MAG) is a membership-based collective for Minnesota artists in an array of disciplines. We facilitate career development by aiding in the formation of peer and mentor connections, promoting collaborations, and inspiring creativity. We emphasize the importance of in-person relationships amongst mentors and peers through local monthly programming and offer physical and digital resources to promote artists’ growth.

WHO
Minnesota-based artists in an array of disciplines including visual arts, music, and literature at all stages of their careers are encouraged to join.  Other disciplines are welcome but the heaviest emphasis will be placed on these three throughout the initial phases.  

WHAT
MAG is a low-cost, membership-based resource for MN artists that will be rolled out in four phases as membership numbers and funding allows. Our goal is to reach 200 state-wide members and obtain a 501 c3 status within the first year of operation.  Each phase provides members with the following resources. 

Phase I 
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• Monthly Connection Salons 
• Monthly Informal Connects
• MAG website directory profile
• Access to the MAG-rag

Phase II
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• Professional development seminars 
• Industry meet and greets
• Mastermind Groups
• Field trips
• Venue shares
• Venue takeovers 

Phase III
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Obtain our own physical space in which to host

• Member gallery exhibitions
• Winter Muse Festival
• Communal workspace events
• Live music
• Live literary events
• Member space rental
• Tool and equipment lending library

why
Whether your goal is to get national exposure, make a full-time living from your art, land your first gig, find collaborators, or just plain get inspired, we have it covered.  MAG is the only all-in-one collective of its kind, offering real business opportunities, in-person connections with mentors and peers, promotional support, career development, education, tools, inspiration, collaborations, and so much more.  

WHERE
The premier chapter will be in the Twin Cities Metro area followed close behind by Rochester, Duluth, St Cloud, Mankato, Moorhead and any urban or rural area where sufficient interest arises to support a chapter.  

HOW
Stay up to date!  Or better yet, get involved. In this initial discovery phase, the best way to do both is to take our short planning survey HERE. 

Or, sign up to RECEIVE OCCASIONAL UPDATES  as the organization and chapters form.  

Thank you for your interest!