Investing in Rural ARTventures: Colleen Landkamer State Director | Minnesota Rural Development U.S. Department of Agriculture June 13, 2014

 Support rural communities & small towns  America’s “rural infrastructure bank”  Provide over $25 billion in loans per year towards infrastructure administered through over 40 programs USDA Rural Development USDA and Rural ARTventures

 Affordable housing  Broadband installation  Electricity  Clean water & wastewater treatment  Community facilities| Ex. education/libraries/tribal  Rural business | Ex. landmark centers, historical buildings  Renewable energy | Ex. bio fuels, energy-efficiency Rural Development Resources USDA and Rural ARTventures

Project Examples USDA and Rural ARTventures Contact your local Rural Development State Office: Arcade Building, LLC Luverne, Minn.

Project Examples USDA and Rural ARTventures Arcade Building, LLC Luverne, Minn.

Project Examples USDA and Rural ARTventures Historical Theater Raton, New Mexico

Project Examples USDA and Rural ARTventures Historical Building to Town Hall Lake Village, Arkansas Before After

Project Examples USDA and Rural ARTventures Cultural Tourism Southwest Virginia Before After

Leveraging Our Resources USDA and Rural ARTventures ARTPLACE America

Leveraging Our Resources USDA and Rural ARTventures ARTPLACE America

Leveraging Our Resources USDA and Rural ARTventures ARTPLACE America Lanesboro Arts Center seeks support to transform the entire rural community of Lanesboro, Minnesota (pop. 754) into the Lanesboro Arts Campus.

Leveraging Our Resources USDA and Rural ARTventures ARTPLACE America Lanesboro Arts Center Gallery Lanesboro, Minn.

Recently Announced 2013 Awards USDA and Rural ARTventures ARTPLACE America  Makah Tribe Village Longhouse Commons | Neah Bay, WA | $500,000  Walter Soboleff Center & Sealaska Heritage Institute | Juneau, AK | $475,000  Old Town Artists Residency | Homer, AK | $150,000  Sonoran Desert Retreat Center and Residencies | Ajo, AZ | $536,000  Prattsville Art Center and Residency | Prattsville, NY | $200,000  Uniontown Creativity Center | Uniontown, WA | $362,000  Mad River Industrial Art Park | Blue Lake, CA | $350,000  Rainforest Theatre Festival | Douglas, AK | $250,000  Defiant Gardens, Plains Art Museum | Fargo/Moorhead ND/MN | $260,000

Prattsville Art Center & Residency USDA and Rural ARTventures ARTPLACE America Pratsville Art Center Prattsville, New York

Neah Bay Village Longhouse Commons USDA and Rural ARTventures ARTPLACE America Longhouse Commons Neah Bay, Washington

Rainforest Theatre Festival USDA and Rural ARTventures ARTPLACE America Glass House Collective Chattanooga, Tenn.

Paradise Garden Revival USDA and Rural ARTventures ARTPLACE America Paradise Garden Summerville, Georgia

Flint Public Art Project USDA and Rural ARTventures ARTPLACE America Flint Public Art Project Flint, Michigan

the Feed & Grain USDA and Rural ARTventures ARTPLACE America Feed & Grain Building Loveland, Colorado

 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) | Our Town grants  NEA | Citizen’s Institute for Rural Design  National Endowment for the Humanities  Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC)  Delta Regional Authority  Dept. of Commerce | Economic Development Administration (regional cluster strategies)  National Park Service/Historic Preservation  Dialogue with federal staff Other Federal Resources USDA and Rural ARTventures

 Think regional.  Get everyone involved.  Find rural-urban connections and vice-versa.  Involve local foundations.  Get the word out to local, state, and federal officials.  Set aside funding. Final Thoughts USDA and Rural ARTventures

 USDA Rural Development |  ArtPlace America |  National Endowment for the Humanities |  National Endowment for the Arts |  Delta Regional Authority |  Department of Commerce |  Appalachian Regional Commission | Resources on the Web USDA and Rural ARTventures

Resources on the Web USDA and Rural ARTventures