Springboard for the Arts

springboard for the arts' mission is to cultivate vibrant communities by connecting artists with the resources they need to make a living and a life. springboard for the arts is an economic and community development agency created by artists and for artists. springboard exists to create reciprocal relationships between artists and communities. in our 22 years, we have served over 90,00 artists, with 11,955 artists served in the past year alone. the foundation of our work is our belief that artists are vital contributors to their communities. we are creative, entrepreneurial, and build cross-sector collaborations that help communities tap into the power of their artists. our goal is to build a national support system for artists and last year we saw our programs replicated in 23 states. we are based in saint paul and fergus falls, minnesota, which offers us both an urban and a rural context for our work. we operate with a sense of transformational possibility - we are excited by t