Thank you, Arts Advocates!
In the midst of the pandemic, you answered our call to urge your legislators to support the arts. More than 430 people registered to be part of our 117 virtual meetings with nearly half the members of the Minnesota House and Senate. Your stories and presence make a difference!
These videos are great to share and enjoy again:
- Rally with Governor Walz: https://fb.watch/3PYqWYkqQL/
- When Will Audiences Return research by WolfBrown: https://www.audienceoutlookmonitor.com/
- Arts Action Week Happy Hour and Sheila Smith Retirement Celebration: https://www.facebook.com/mncitizensforthearts/videos/416370332766327
Our work is not done yet – please send a follow up thank you note to your legislators remind them why arts funding is important to you. If you were not able to join us for Advocacy Week, please send a follow up message using the tools in this alert.
Please encourage your friends, board members of organizations where you work, and volunteers/patrons of your favorite arts groups to contact their legislators, too. You may simply forward this email message to them.
I want to give a special shout out to our Arts Advocacy Week Team Leaders:
| Maxine Adams Mark Albers Julie Andersen Jamie Andrews Scott Artley |
Mara Hanel Masami Kawazato Brenda Kayzar Barry Kempton Leslie LeCuyer |
| Mary Ann Aufderheide Sandy Boren-Barrett Linda Brobeck Miranda Bryan Chris Burda LaTia Childers Peg Churchwell Leah Cooper |
Mary McReynolds Kathy Mouacheupao Tamara Nadel Michael-jon Pease Jeff Prauer Michael Robins Joanna Schnedler Laura Seter |
| Hal Cropp Nicole DeBoer Debra deNoyelles Drew Digby Pat & Paul Dove Katina Eklund Jennifer Halcrow |
Sheila Smith Amy Stearns Christopher Stevens Mark Turner Jill Underwood Ben Vander Kooi Jr Ian Vaver |
| Katrina Wallmeyer Ross Willits Daniel Zielske |
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The gold medal for this virtual meeting Olympics event goes to MCA's own Mark Albers and our interns, Jennifer Gilles and Keana Vang. Join me in sending them thanks!
Be well, and be kind to each other.
Jennifer Halcrow
Interim Executive Director
Minnesota Citizens for the Arts