Northwest Minnesota Arts Council Corner

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The Northwest Minnesota Arts Council (NWMAC) serves a seven county are in the northwest region of the Gopher State. The NWMAC Corner features and highlights the services and support given to regional artists by the NWMAC.

Awarding arts grants, providing arts services, coordinating arts advocacy, and generally promoting appreciation and participation in the arts – all are goals of the Council. The NWMAC Corner highlights and features those important elements of cultural life in northwest Minnesota.


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Alexandria, MN native and current Thief River Falls, MN resident Gretchen Weinrich talks about her involvement in theater work, her background in d...

  • Added: Jun 24, 2014
  • Length: 06:50
Caption: Karlee Westrem and Erin Nelson
Recent high school graduate Karlee Westrem shares thoughts on her Northwest Minnesota Arts Council (NWMAC) exhibit called "Seaside Visions" - now o...

  • Added: Jun 17, 2014
  • Length: 06:18
Caption: NW Minnesota Regional Artist - Jessica Pribula
Jessica Pribula of East Grand Forks, MN is the recipient of the Northwest Minnesota Arts Council's (NWMAC) "Artist of the Year Award." She was hon...

  • Added: Jun 10, 2014
  • Length: 05:56
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Northwest Minnesota Arts Council (NWMAC) Executive Director Mara Hannel (formerly Mara Wittman), gives an update on the latest art exhibit at the N...

  • Added: Jun 03, 2014
  • Length: 07:03
Caption: "Forever Plaid" in Thief River Falls, MN
The Thief River Falls Community Theater will perform "Forever Plaid" in late May, at the Northland Community and Technical College theater in Thief...

  • Added: May 20, 2014
  • Length: 11:46
Caption: Warroad, MN Summer Theatre Production
Shelley Grove, Director of the upcoming performance of "Love, Sex and the IRS" by the Warroad (MN) Summer Theatre, discusses the upcoming productio...

  • Added: May 13, 2014
  • Length: 06:56
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Maureen "Mo" Regalado is the public relations spokesperson for the Northwest Minnesota Arts Council (NWMAC) and she shares details of the Spring Ar...

  • Added: May 06, 2014
  • Length: 06:18
Caption: LaVonne Forsberg of Thief River Falls, Minnesota.
LaVonne Forsberg of Thief River Falls, Minnesota has won the Northwest Minnesota Arts Council's (NWMAC) "Northwest Artist of the Year" award. She ...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2014
  • Length: 07:13
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Kaydell Super of Middle River, Minnesota shares her thoughts on winning the Northwest Minnesota Arts Council's NWMAC) "Advocate of the Year" award....

  • Added: Apr 22, 2014
  • Length: 07:41
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Northwest Minnesota Arts Council (NWMAC) Executive Director Mara Wittman provides full details of the Annual NWMAC Spring Art Exhibit in Middle Riv...

  • Added: Apr 16, 2014
  • Length: 07:31
Caption: Mara Wittman - NWMAC Executive Director
Northwest Minnesota Arts Council (NWMAC) Executive Director Mara Wittman, discuses her recent trip to St. Paul, visiting with legislators in the Mi...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2014
  • Length: 08:21
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Mara Wittman, Executive Director of the Northwest Minnesota Arts Council (NWMAC) gets back to the basics as to what the NWMAC is and how the agency...

  • Added: Mar 25, 2014
  • Length: 08:55
Caption: Warroad Community Theater in Warroad, Minnesota
Ben Johnson is a native of Roseau, MN. He has had a passion for the theater and in particular, directing. Ben has worked in the Twin Cities area ...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2014
  • Length: 08:04
Caption: Mara Wittman - NWMAC Executive Director
Mara Wittman, Executive Director of the Northwest Minnesota Arts Council (NWMAC) gives an update on the upcoming NWMAC Spring Art Exhibition, sched...

  • Added: Mar 11, 2014
  • Length: 07:06
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The guest is visual arts (photography) creator Lynne King of Alvarado, Minnesota. Lynne talks about her self-taught photography skills, her recent...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2014
  • Length: 05:48
Caption: Lance Thorn of Crookston, MN
Lance Thorn is a visual artist who resides in Crookston, Minnesota. His sketches and photography are well-known in the region and he credits the N...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2014
  • Length: 06:28
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Mara Wittman, Executive Director of the Northwest Minnesota Arts Council (NWMAC), provides information concerning NWMAC services, funding, events a...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2014
  • Length: 07:13
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Mara Wittman, Executive Director of the Northwest Minnesota Arts Council (NWMAC), provides information concerning NWMAC services, funding, events a...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2014
  • Length: 04:33
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Irv Johnson of Warren, Minnesota is a sketch artist and has expressed his artistic talents since his boyhood days. With the help of the Northwest ...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2014
  • Length: 06:51
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Mara Wittman, Executive Director of the Northwest Minnesota Arts Council (NWMAC), provides information concerning NWMAC services, funding, events a...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2014
  • Length: 08:12