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SF 5123

St. Paul Art Collective appropriation

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Clare Oumou Verbeten

The bill provides a one-time $250,000 Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund grant in FY2027 to support the St. Paul Art Collective’s staffing, venues, programming, and outreach to expand

Referred to Environment, Climate, and Legacy
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Bill Summary · SF 5123

Summary of SF 5123 (2025-2026) – St. Paul Art Collective Appropriation

Purpose and intent

  • The bill proposes a targeted appropriation to support the St. Paul Art Collective as part of Minnesota’s arts and cultural heritage funding.
  • Its overarching goal is to sustain and expand community arts infrastructure in the Twin Cities, with a focus on increasing public access to the arts, creating economic opportunities for working artists, and strengthening neighborhood identity and civic life in St. Paul and the broader metropolitan region.

Key provisions and changes

  • Appropriation: Allocates $250,000 in fiscal year 2027.
  • Source of funds: Money appropriated from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
  • Recipient and administration: Funds to be granted to the Board of Directors of the Minnesota Humanities Center, which will administer a grant to the St. Paul Art Collective.
  • Use of funds: The grant is designated to support:
    • Staffing and artist fees
    • Venue development and related programming
    • Outreach and marketing
  • Program objectives:
    • Expand access to the arts for broader public engagement
    • Create economic opportunities for working artists
    • Strengthen neighborhood identity and civic life through cultural activities such as:
    • The St. Paul Art Crawl
    • Associated cultural programming within the Twin Cities region

Who/what is affected

  • Primary beneficiaries: The St. Paul Art Collective and its artists involved in programming, events, and outreach.
  • Administrative pathway: The Minnesota Humanities Center’s Board of Directors, which will administer the grant on behalf of the St. Paul Art Collective.
  • Community impact: Residents and visitors in St. Paul and the greater Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area, who would experience increased arts programming, venues, and related economic activity.

Procedural and timeline aspects

  • Introduced and read for the first time on April 14, 2026.
  • Referred to the Senate committee: Environment, Climate, and Legacy.
  • Specific fiscal year target: Funding authorized for fiscal year 2027.
  • No other sections or amendments are indicated in the text provided; the bill is focused solely on granting authority and amount for the St. Paul Art Collective.

Notes

  • The bill is relatively narrow in scope, centering on a single appropriation rather than broad policy changes.
  • If enacted, the grant would provide a one-time appropriation for the specified year to support ongoing arts infrastructure and programming, with oversight by the Minnesota Humanities Center.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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