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SUPPORT Minnesotans and Immigrants: Stand With Minnesota
SUPPORT Minnesotans and Immigrants: Stand With Minnesota
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
On whose land do you create? Learn with Native Land
On whose land do you create? Learn with Native Land
Native Land is a resource to learn more about Indigenous territories, languages, lands, and ways of life. We welcome you to our site.
DONATE | Support Public Art that advances justice, health, and human dignity | GiveMN
DONATE | Support Public Art that advances justice, health, and human dignity | GiveMN
-------------------------- Help us stand with artists who inspire connection and create meaningful change. At Forecast, we believe artists have a powerful role in helping people feel connected, cared for, and hopeful. Artists are working alongside neighbors and civic pa...
EVENTS
REGISTER | Creative Power, Civic Purpose 6-part series, 2/26–10/29
REGISTER | Creative Power, Civic Purpose 6-part series, 2/26–10/29
A series exploring how artists & culture bearers strengthen civic health, deepen democratic participation, and help renew civic fabric in communities nationwide
REGISTER | Westonka Library Info Session + Virtual Site Visit, June 4
REGISTER | Westonka Library Info Session + Virtual Site Visit, June 4
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Westonka RFQ - Virtual Info Session + Site Visit. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
REGISTER by June 12 | Making It Public - Community Connections, in-person June 20
REGISTER by June 12 | Making It Public - Community Connections, in-person June 20
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FEATURED OPPORTUNITIES
APPLY by June 14 | Westonka Library Public Art Commissions
APPLY by June 14 | Westonka Library Public Art Commissions
With Hennepin County Library, we invite artists to apply for 3 public art commissions at Westonka Library. Apply by June 14, 2026.
BROWSE | Artist Support: opportunities — RFQs/calls for artists, grants, employment, fellowships, workshops + more
BROWSE | Artist Support: opportunities — RFQs/calls for artists, grants, employment, fellowships, workshops + more
GRANTEES + SELECTED ARTISTS
Forecast 2026 Early- and Mid-Career Grant Recipients
Forecast 2026 Early- and Mid-Career Grant Recipients
13 artists are recipients of Forecast’s 2026 early- and mid-career grants. A total of $86,000 will support 13 independent projects, leadership and professional development, risk-taking, multidisciplinary approaches, and collaborative problem-solving in the field of public art.
Midwest Memory Grant Recipients
Midwest Memory Grant Recipients
Supported by the Mellon Foundation, this initiative provides financial resources, training, and guidance to rural communities seeking to elevate significant stories through public art.
Artists-in-Residence in Parks Across Minnesota (MNPAiR)
Artists-in-Residence in Parks Across Minnesota (MNPAiR)
In Minnesota's first statewide artist-in-residence program, the selected MN-based artists will research and engage with a park, trail, or park system and its communities and use that research to develop new work(s). The MN DNR Parks & Trails Division, Met Council Metropolitan Regional Parks, the Greater MN Regional Parks & Trails Commission, and Forecast launched MNPAiR in parks across Minnesota.
Amped Art: St Paul's artist stories transforming everyday infrastructure
Amped Art: St Paul's artist stories transforming everyday infrastructure
Artist designs wrap 16 utility boxes in downtown St Paul, transforming everyday infrastructure into storytelling canvases that reflect the identity, memory, and vitality of the city. From the story of the Underground Railroad to Southeast Asian family dinners to the Red Caps of Union Depot and native species of plants and animals of the Mississippi, each artist offers a new way to see into the history and people of Minnesota's capital.
OUR CLIENT SERVICES
Public Art + Cultural Planning | Build cohesion in your efforts
Public Art + Cultural Planning | Build cohesion in your efforts
Our consulting team partners with decision-makers and stakeholders in communities of all sizes. We offer consulting and technical assistance to provide accessible and equitable art and cultural planning.
Artist Selection: Commissioning & Curation
Artist Selection: Commissioning & Curation
Commissioning artists and curating public art programming can be difficult parts of a project. That’s where Forecast comes in: our four decades in this field means we bring to your project deep knowledge of public artists and projects, as well as effective, community-engaged practices.
Arts-based Community Engagement | Have dialogue with community members to reach a common goal
Arts-based Community Engagement | Have dialogue with community members to reach a common goal
Our consulting team partners with decision-makers and stakeholders in communities of all sizes. We offer consulting and technical assistance to provide accessible and equitable art and cultural planning.
Trainings + Workshops | For artists, admins, & public art partners
Trainings + Workshops | For artists, admins, & public art partners
Build skills to incorporate public art + community engaged-design principles into your work, learn how to get a public art project off the ground, and more.
Hire us to speak at your next conference, summit, or gathering
Hire us to speak at your next conference, summit, or gathering
EVENT + INFO SESSION RECORDINGS
WATCH | Climate Resilience, Public Art, & Under-resourced Communities
WATCH | Climate Resilience, Public Art, & Under-resourced Communities
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
WATCH | How Art & Culture Builds Civic Health: a FORWARD series conversation
WATCH | How Art & Culture Builds Civic Health: a FORWARD series conversation
Audiences were invited to explore how art and culture are central tools advancing civic health in local communities around the country. Watch the recording a...
WATCH | Artists + Climate Change Solutions: a FORWARD series conversation
WATCH | Artists + Climate Change Solutions: a FORWARD series conversation
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
WATCH | VARA (Visual Artists Rights Act) Info Session | YouTube
WATCH | VARA (Visual Artists Rights Act) Info Session | YouTube
VOICES IN THE PUBLIC ART FIELD
EXPLORE | FORWARD Issue 8: Civic Health
EXPLORE | FORWARD Issue 8: Civic Health
BROWSE | FORWARD Issue 7: Monuments & Memorials
BROWSE | FORWARD Issue 7: Monuments & Memorials
VISIT | FORWARD Issue 6: Climate
VISIT | FORWARD Issue 6: Climate
Find all of our FORWARD issues
Find all of our FORWARD issues
READ | Insights from the Field: Four Cities, Four Leaders, Driving for Equitable Change in Public Art
READ | Insights from the Field: Four Cities, Four Leaders, Driving for Equitable Change in Public Art
READ digitized PUBLIC ART REVIEW | our legacy print magazine with reflections on critical issues and surveys of public art worldwide
READ digitized PUBLIC ART REVIEW | our legacy print magazine with reflections on critical issues and surveys of public art worldwide
FEATURED CONSULTING WORK
Creating Belonging: MNPAiR 2024–25
Creating Belonging: MNPAiR 2024–25
Forecast part of national team for Washington DC 11th Street Bridge Park, with a community-centered approach
Forecast part of national team for Washington DC 11th Street Bridge Park, with a community-centered approach
FEATURED CHANGE LAB CONTENT
READ | Paula Castillo's Change Lab report on Climate Resilience in Public Art
READ | Paula Castillo's Change Lab report on Climate Resilience in Public Art
CHANGE LAB | disrupting the status quo
CHANGE LAB | disrupting the status quo
RESOURCES
ARTIST SUPPORT | opportunities + resources
ARTIST SUPPORT | opportunities + resources
DOWNLOAD | Innovation Toolkit: creative alternatives to in-person arts-based activities
DOWNLOAD | Innovation Toolkit: creative alternatives to in-person arts-based activities
DOWNLOAD | The Right to Artistic Expression (PDF)
DOWNLOAD | The Right to Artistic Expression (PDF)
WHO WE ARE
SUBSCRIBE | Stay informed with our monthly public art newsletter
SUBSCRIBE | Stay informed with our monthly public art newsletter
INFO | Hire an artist or get tech assistance to support your planning efforts
INFO | Hire an artist or get tech assistance to support your planning efforts
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