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This October, ArtSage will present FREE "Introduction to Arts and Aging" workshops in five cities across Minnesota. These day-long workshops are created specifically for artists, arts organization staff, senior serving community staff members, older adults, caregivers and anyone interested in the growing field of arts and aging.

Workshop Dates and Locations
Thursday, October 24 – 9am to 4:30pm
Paramount Theatre & Visual Arts Center, St. Cloud
 
Friday, October 25 – 9am to 4:30pm
Minnesota State Community and Technical College, Fergus Falls
 
Tuesday, October 29 – 9am to 4:30pm
The Hormel Historic Home, Austin
 
Wednesday, October 30 – 9am to 4:30pm
MacPhail Center for Music, Minneapolis
 
Thursday, October 31 – 9am to 4:30pm
Myles Reif Performing Arts Center, Grand Rapids

Preregistration is required. Coffee is provided. Lunch is available for a fee.

ArtSage, a Minnesota nonprofit who serves as a catalyst for the field of arts and aging, provides training for artistsand organizations, consulting services for senior organizations and resources for those working in the field of arts and aging.

Contact or visit www.artsagemn.org for more information.

MAIHN September Bi-Monthly Meeting:
Thursday, September 26 from 10:00 a.m. to noon

Please note that this meeting is being held the fourth Thursday of the month.

Barb Piotrowski and Bob Payton will share their story about Bethesda's Therapeutic Recreation Program and Art Program.

Bethesda Hospital 7th Floor Conference Room
559 Capitol Blvd
St. Paul, MN 55103
651-232-2000

Directions

Parking is in the ramp on the south side of the hospital. 
Go across the skyway to the hospital and take north elevator to 7th floor conference room. 

MAIHN is an all-volunteer organization and its strength depends on members who are willing to share their time and talents. Please consider a nomination for the role of the Membership/Financial Director or Co-Chair at the MAIHN meeting on September 26th.

At the September meeting of each year, individuals will submit their own name or the name of another member for open positions.  Members will be notified of nominees via a MAIHN members listserv announcement.  Voting will take place at the November meeting each year.  Officers shall be elected by a majority vote of members present at November meeting to serve a two-year term.
 
Duties of each Committee member are as follows:

Membership/Financial Director

• Manage dues and other revenue in conjunction with fiscal agent
• Manage yearly membership renewal process
• Coordinate membership in conjunction with Technology Support
• Arrange disbursement of funds as agreed upon by Committee  

          
Co-chairs

• Set agenda, coordinate site and arrange presenters for bi-monthly MAIHN meetings
• Chair bi-monthly MAIHN meetings
• Coordinate MAIHN activities
• Serve as liaisons to public and the Global Alliance for Arts and Health

The current issue (No. 48) of Public Art Review, "The Art of Healing," includes feature articles on how public artists are helping with disaster relief, incorporating art into hospitals and gardens, and working to revitalize urban areas.

Progress Valley is pleased to celebrate their 40th Anniversary and announce their first-ever HeARTS for Recovery event taking place on Thursday, September 12, 2013 at the St. Anthony Main Event Center in NE Minneapolis.

The organization is looking for local artists to participate in the event's art fair. There is no registration fee, and artists will receive publicity and recognition in return for 20% of their evening's proceeds. Learn more about the benefits of artist participation or complete the artist agreement and submit it to Progress Valley by August 23, 2013.

Progress Valley, Inc. is an organization providing a continuum of chemical health treatment services located in Minneapolis and Richfield areas. We have been serving men and women throughout Minnesota especially from the Twin Cities area since 1972 and are a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization. You can learn more about Progress Valley at www.progressvalley.org.

In July, ArtSage received a second Partnership Grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board to provide FREE professional development for 30 Minnesota professional artists and 6 arts organization teams to increase their skills in working with older adults.

Utilizing a Workbook created by ArtSage and training led by local presenters and mentors, the 2013-2014 Arts and Aging MN Professional Development Initiative will help participants:

• Get an overview of the arts and aging field undefined knowledge, best practices etc.,
• Understand the aging process and the aging services field,
• Work with dementia, memory loss and disability,
• Build audiences/develop partnerships and design effective programs for older adults
• Utilize discipline-specific practices and processes as well as interdisciplinary approaches to teaching older adults, and
• Adapt your lesson plan or program for memory loss and physical disability in older adults

Download an application to learn more about the Artist Training or the professional development for Arts Organizations.

Applications are due by September 1, 2013 by 5PM (receipt date not postmark). For more information on ArtSage, visit our website at www.ArtSagemn.org or contact .

Springboard for the Arts and PartnerSHIP 4 Health, a regional SHIP (Statewide Health Improvement Program) in Becker, Clay, Otter Tail and Wilkin Counties are seeking an Artist Organizer (AO) to work closely with PartnerSHIP 4 Health on fostering engagement about health and active living issues through art. The position is 20-30 hours per week starting October 2013 until September 2014.

Springboard's Artist Organizer program plants artists in community-invested organizations to contribute their creative skills to making change and strengthening vibrant places. Through the course of a year, the AO at PartnerSHIP 4 Health will manage and implement projects that address specific priorities of the host organization that also engage other local artists of all disciplines.

Springboard is currently hiring for this position, to begin in October, 2013. Artists of all disciplines are welcome to apply. The deadline to apply is Thursday, August 29th at 5pm. Please download the job description and application instructions available on Springboard for the Arts.

PartnerSHIP 4 Health (PS4H) is made up of community and public health partners in Becker, Clay, Otter Tail and Wilkin counties in West Central Minnesota working to create an environment that supports health. To learn more about PartnerSHIP 4 Health visit: www.partnership4health.org.

The current issue of Minnesota Medicine, "Medicine Meets Art," is devoted to exploring arts and health. The magazine features articles about several MAIHN organizational members, including Boynton Health Services, Hennepin County Medical Center and the Mayo Clinic, and how they incorporate the arts in healing.

MAIHN Bi-Monthly Meeting:
Thursday, July 18 from 10:00 a.m. to noon

Tim Thorpe, Executive Director of Pathways, will discuss the programs and participant experiences that use art as the basis for healing. Pathways is a health-crisis resource center whose mission is to provide resources and services for people with life-threatening illness to explore and experience complementary healing approaches.

Pathways
3115 Hennepin Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55408
612-822-9061

Parking: Pathways would like to keep the attached parking lot open for participants of its services. Please allow a little extra time to park at an alternate location.
Suggested parking locations:

• Street parking (non-metered, 2-hour parking on Hennepin, metered parking on 31st Street, or free parking on 32nd Street)
• Calhoun Square parking ramp 1 block away ($7 for 2 hours, $1 for each additional 20 minutes)

The Consultants of Corporate Art Force are seeking local artists for the hospital expansion space at Cloquet Community Memorial Hospital, Minnesota. Deadline June 30, 2013.

Artists living and/or working in the surrounding community of Cloquet and north along the North Shore in Minnesota are encouraged to submit images of existing work and/or examples of work for commission possibilities.

All forms of creative work are encouraged that may be safely hung on a wall within a medical facility.  All media, subjects and styles are welcome that inspire and encourage a healing environment.  Painting, fibers, printmaking, sculpture, glass, pottery, and photography are all welcome media.  Pieces will be selected and specified for various locations throughout the facility, but generally larger works or groupings will be best.

All entries will be reviewed by the art consultants of Corporate Art Force in their work with an Art Committee at Cloquet Hospital.  Please direct all questions to Corporate Art Force.

Entry Deadline:  Sunday, June 30, 2013

To submit your work for consideration, please email image files [jpeg or pdf] along with information including all artwork titles, sizes and medium and artist biography to Art Director Leslie Palmer-Ross at .