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FOR WHAT TO DO IN NORTH DAKOTA

ARTS & CULTURE...


 

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BECOME A NOVAC MEMBER TODAY!

 

 

 

 

 

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E-mail info@novac.org to receive NoVAC e-mail updates.


  Please specify if you would also like to receive our Artist Opportunity e-mails.

 

When you receive North Valley Arts Council e-mails, you stay in touch with Greater Grand Forks Arts! 

We e-mail about upcoming NoVAC events, such as Art & Wine Walks, Art Fest, Mayor's Choice Artist receptions, and the Annual Art Awards.  We also e-mail fun volunteer opportunities at NoVAC events and with area arts organizations.

In addition to NoVAC events, we e-mail about upcoming community events, put on by organizations like the Fire Hall Theater, North Dakota Museum of Art, Third Street Gallery and Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra, just to name a few!

If you are an artist of any kind- visual, theater, writer, dancer, etc.- specify that you are an artist and  you will receive notices about opportunities to show and sell your work, attend artist marketing workshops, and more!

 

 

 

 



 

701-772-3710   ¨   124 North 3rd Street, 2nd Floor, Grand Forks, ND 58201   ¨   info@novac.org             

 

  Welcome!

 

   The North Valley Arts Council (NoVAC) supports arts and culture for the artists, arts organizations, and citizens of Greater Grand

   Forks.  This is accomplished by   providing services that advocate for the arts and programs that support the work of regional artists

   and arts organizations.


   As Executive Director, it is my mission to increase the awareness of and participation in regional arts, as well as to provide the

   necessary support that artists, arts organizations, and community arts allies need to create art of substance.  If you are an artist,

   arts organization, or community member interested in participating in the arts, please contact us at the North Valley Arts Council so

   that we can help you and the community achieve the pinnacle of artistic and cultural excellence.  NoVAC is a 501c3 non-profit

   organization.


        Your friend in the arts,

 

               Marie Strinden

                     Executive Director,

                         North Valley Arts Council

 

 What Does the North Valley Arts Council Do?

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NoVAC is the organization that puts on ART FEST, and we partner with the GGF Convention and Visitor's Bureau on the

ART & WINE WALK.  We work with the Mayor's Office on the MAYOR'S CHOICE artist program, with the Institute for Philosophy in Public Life on the ART & DEMOCRACY FILM SERIES at the Empire Arts Center, and with the City of Grand Forks on the RE-GRANT PROGRAM, which funds non-profit arts organizations in the city.  We present the

ANNUAL ART AWARDS in Grand Forks. We run CULTUREPULSE.ORG, the website for where to go for what to go in Greater Grand Forks Art & Culture.  We also work in ARTS ADVOCACY by providing necessary support to regional artists and arts organizations.  Please explore the links at the top of this webpage to find out more.

 

"MAYOR'S CHOICE" ARTIST PROGRAM
 
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 Stencil Artwork and Photography by Xavier Pastrano, first Mayor's Choice Artist, July 2010
 

The North Valley Arts Council and the Grand Forks Mayor's Office are proud to announce the Mayor's Choice artist program.  Starting in July 2010, every three months Mayor Mike Brown will choose a visual artist to show his or her art in the atrium of City Hall. 


The next Mayor's Choice artist will be chosen in the middle of September, and the reception will be held in the middle of October.

 

If you are a visual artist, musician, writer, actor, director, dancer or any other type of artist, you are invited to apply for

the Mayor's Choice program.  We will keep applications on file for future Mayor's Choice months.


To apply to be an artist in the Mayor's Choice program, click here.

 

 

For more information, call 701-772-3710 or e-mail mariestrinden@novac.org.


 



ART & WINE WALK 2010
 
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June 19, 1-5pm

July 17, 1-5pm

August 21, 1-5pm

September 18, 1-5pm

October 16, 1-5pm

 

The North Valley Arts Council and the Greater Grand Forks Convention and Visitors Bureau are pleased to present the 2010 Art & Wine Walk, which begins on June 19th from 1-5pm in downtown Grand Forks and East Grand Forks. The Walk takes place on the third Saturday of the month, June through October.

 

Stroll through downtown and view artwork by local artists at galleries, restaurants, and other businesses that will serve wine or other non-alcoholic refreshment. Most artwork is available for sale, and artists will be on-hand to discuss their work. The Art & Wine Walk is a great way to experience downtown Grand Forks and East Grand Forks, view artwork by regional artists, and learn about the many and varied businesses downtown.

 

The Art & Wine Walk begins at the Blue Moose Bar & Grill in East Grand Forks or the GuestHouse Town House in Grand Forks. Maps can be purchased for $10. At each participating business, the map will be stamped (wine consumption is not required to receive a stamp). Maps can be turned in at the closing reception at the Empire Arts Center to enter a drawing for a gift basket of prizes donated by participating businesses. The closing reception will also feature a champagne toast, with champagne donated by Happy Harry’s Bottle Shops.

 

Those over 21 will receive a wristband, allowing participation in wine tasting. Children under 12 accompanied by an adult receive free admission.

 

2010 ARTS AWARDS and ART AUCTION
September 23rd, 2010
@ The Empire Arts Center

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The North Valley Arts Council is proud to announce that the 2010 Annual Arts Awards and Silent Art Auction will take place on Thursday, September 23rd at the Empire Arts Center.   This year's awards theme is "Look Back and Look Forward," and the program will include a sampling of artistic works from the upcoming seasons of regional arts groups.


The accompanying Silent Art Auction is a fundraiser for the North Valley Arts Council.  The funds raised make it possible for the North Valley Arts Council to continue advocating, fundraising, and supporting local arts organizations and artists.  All of the pieces at this year's Silent Art Auction will start below $100.  The auction is intended to help burgeoning art collectors start their own local art collections and for seasoned art collectors to fill their collections out.


Look for pictures of the available art auction pieces on this website in early September, 2010.  For more information on the Awards and Auction, click here. 

 


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