Online Resources

Colassal The best of art, craft, and visual culture since 2010.​

Hyperallergic is a forum for serious, playful, and radical thinking about art in the world today. Founded in 2009, HQ in Brooklyn, NY

Weisman Museum They have lesson plans, field trip ideas etc. It is an excellent resource.

MIA (Minneapolis Institute of Art): This links directly to their teacher resources. Check out their specific lessons for 4th graders here.

HmongABC.com A website dedicated to preserving and promoting the Hmong people through large collections of Hmong arts, books and crafts

.wiyounkihipi.com/  We are a platform for Dakota voices to publish and pass on our teachings to future generations​.We will be a resource hub that publishes children’s books of the Dakota culture and language. Writers and artists will be professionally supported through profile pages, encouraging educators from around the state to invite them into their schools through in-person or virtual meetings, so that there is authentic Native representation in our classrooms.

St. Paul and Minnesota Foundation, ​We are a partner to thousands of donors and nonprofit organizations working to help us meet our aspiration: A just and vibrant Minnesota where all people and communities thrive.

Wet Paint Art, Artist's Materials and Framing. St. Paul, great variety of supplies, friendly and knowledgeable staff. Extensive choice of fine art papers

Creative Art Materials, this provides a good list of materials around the Twin Cities

Migizi, MIGIZI provides a strong circle of support that nurtures the educational, social, economic and cultural development of American Indian youth. MIGIZI means "bald eagle" in Ojibwe. Located in Minneapolis. Migizi partners with schools, the information on how to connect is found here.

Recommended Books about Minnesota Artists

"Latin Art in Minnesota: Conversations and What's Next." William “Billy” Gustavo Franklin. Suggested donation for book, $35.00
The Lyrical Artwork of Jim Denomie, Minneapolis Institute of Art (Jim Denomie, La Courte Oreilles Band, Ojibwe, 1955-2022) $40, $36 for members

The 11 Regional Arts Commissions (RAC), the counties they serve with 
​grants for artists, organizations and residencies in schools

Region 1: Northwest Minnesota Arts Council Warren, MN
Counties served: Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, and Rosea
Region 2: Region 2 Arts Council Bemidji, MN
Counties served: Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods, and Mahnomen
Region 3: Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Duluth, MN
Counties served: Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, and St. Louis
Region 3: Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Duluth, MN
Counties served: Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, and St. Louis
Region 5: Five Wings Arts Council Staples, MN
Counties served: Cass, Crow Wing, Morrison, Todd, and Wadena
Region 6E/SW/8: Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Marshall, MN
Counties served: Big Stone, Cottonwood, Chippewa, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Swift, and Yellow Medicine
Region 7E: East Central Regional Arts Council Braham, MN
Counties served: Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine
Region 7W: Central Minnesota Arts Board Foley, MN
Counties served: Benton, Sherburne, Stearns, and Wright
Region 9: Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council Waseca, MN
Counties served: Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Le Sueur, Martin, Nicollet, Sibley, Waseca, and Watonwan
​Region 10: Southeast Minnesota Arts Council Rochester, MN
Counties served: Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, and Winona
​Region 11: Metropolitan Regional Arts Council St. Paul, MN
MRAC serves the 7-county Twin Cities metropolitan area (Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington counties). MRAC also receives funds from The McKnight Foundation to support individual artists in the 7-county metropolitan area.