News Archives - Forecast Public Art

Intro to Public Art Consulting: a workshop for Minnesota-based BIPOC individuals interested in public art consulting

January 11, 2023

Intro to Public Art Consulting is a five-week virtual workshop, for Minnesota-based BIPOC artists/individuals with little to no public art consulting experience, aiming to give participants an understanding of how to start on the path to public art consulting.

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Announcing Forecast’s 2023 Early- and Mid-Career Grant Recipients

January 11, 2023

We are incredibly proud of the talented group of artists selected to receive Forecast grant funding in 2023. Fifteen artists are recipients of Forecast's 2023 early- and mid-career grants. A total of $86,000 will support thirteen independent projects, leadership and professional development, risk-taking, multidisciplinary approaches, and collaborative problem-solving in the field of public art.

Artist Opportunity—Join the Rice Street Artist Team

November 30, 2022

Forecast Public Art seeks an artist with connections to Saint Paul's North End/Frogtown neighborhoods/Rice Street to join our Rice Street Artist Team. You will do deep community engagement work for the Rice Street Visioning Study, a Ramsey County funded initiative for the redevelopment of the Rice Street corridor between Pennsylvania Avenue and Wheelock Park

rendering of a dynamic civic space with city amenities as well as greenery and water access

Participate: 325 Blake Road, Hopkins community engagement

August 25, 2022

Forecast, in partnership with the City of Hopkins, Alatus, and the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District, are facilitating creative activities to envision the future public amenities at 325 Blake Road. We hired artists to develop creative activities and engage with community members who live near this site.

Along with Forecast and the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board logos, text over paint buckets on an outdoor table reads, "Call for Artists, Apply by September 19, 2022, 9 artists will be selected to create murals, $6,000 artist fee (each) + $3,000 materials, Minneapolis connection preferred"

Call for artists—Parks for All Mural Project

August 18, 2022

The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board and Forecast artists to develop murals to foster Parks for All. 9 artists will be selected to create murals in 2023, each representing Minneapolis Park & Recreation system goals. Commission: $6,000 artist fee + $3,000 for materials (to include artist travel). Qualifications due September 19 at 11:59 PM CDT, 2022.

Forecast Public Art is hiring a Development and Marketing Manager

August 4, 2022

An exciting opportunity for an experienced fundraising and marketing professional to support Forecast in a dynamic growth period.

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A heartfelt thank you to Sarah McClure, Forecast’s outgoing Development Manager

July 7, 2022

Sarah has been an essential and integral part of the Forecast family for over five years. A fantastic writer and thinker, Sarah led grant-writing, major communications efforts, event planning, and individual giving efforts with patience, optimism and style.

Call for artists/teams for 325 Blake Road project in Hopkins, MN

July 6, 2022

We are looking for five artists/teams who can: use art to inspire and engage, are comfortable talking to strangers and meeting new people, listen to the community’s vision for a welcoming, inspiring, fun place—to inform a clear call to artists to be developed by Forecast for future public artworks—and who are connected to this neighborhood or its diverse cultures in some way. In order to: share information about this project with community members through creative, inclusive, hands-on engagement activities. Application materials due by July 15, 2022.

Chroma Zone 2022 artists, continuing to disrupt the mural festival status quo

May 26, 2022

We are excited to share the selected artists for Chroma Zone Mural & Arts Festival, in partnership with the Creative Enterprise Zone. Forecast's team is proud to continue disrupting the status quo through artist selection for this incredible community festival in Saint Paul, MN. Our team thoughtfully recommends artists for walls through the lenses of racial and gender equity. Along with the CEZ, we also promote and ensure that creatives and artists always be paid fairly for their work. All selected artists in this festival are compensated for their work.

Call for artists—3D public art opportunity at Parkway Residences, St. Louis Park, MN

March 29, 2022

Parkway Residences has contracted Forecast to facilitate an artist call to design and create a public artwork at the newly developed Parkway Residences in St. Louis Park, MN. Artists are invited to submit a letter of interest and past work samples. Up to three semi-finalists will receive a stipend to present a design concept to the selection committee. One artist or team will be contracted to refine, create and install their design concept.