Lemon Life Organization of August

The organization that I chose for August is The Center for Independent Artists or the CIA, which we joke is the more friendly, giving CIA.

Mission:
Center for Independent Artists celebrates the role of the independent artist as visionary. It provides individual artists with resources and services so that they may realize their artistry to its fullest potential. The Center nurtures independent artistic vision, fosters diverse cultural perspectives and seeks to build an educated, enlightened citizenry.

What they do:
Basically what the CIA does is that they support artists by find grants and other resources for you to do your art. Also, as part of the bigger Instituto de Cultura y Educacion they also have a theater and huge gallery at their disposal for artists to show their work.

Events:
During the month of August the Center for Independent Artists is celebrating the Frinj of the Frinj festival. There are a lot of really great local artists participating and you can get the schedule on the website

How you can help:
You, as an artist, can sign up to be a member. See the website for membership details or like most nonprofits they really don’t care if you just write them a check.

Check them out!! They are a great artist resource even for those of you not living in the Twin Cities area.