Business News & Updates
Our interactive Lake Street Art Drops are back for the 2024 season!
In case you missed it: We officially kicked off the second season of our interactive Lake Street Art Drop series!
2024 Lake Street Art Drop Toolkit
Visit Lake Street first launched the Lake Street Art Drop series in 2023 to encourage people to explore, discover local artists, and support small businesses along Lake Street!
Art Drop & Shop 2023 Toolkit
High-level talking points, sample social media content and email copy for you to use as a starting point in your Art Drop & Shop promotion.
Lake Street 2023 Art Drop Toolkit
Lake Street Council is hosting a series of art drops this summer. This toolkit is designed to help businesses and nonprofits invite their customers and community to join.
LynLake Bus Stop Mural - Seeking Feedback!
Local artist, Mandel Cameron, has been selected to design a bus stop mural through the Better Bus Stops and Public Art in Transit program. The artist aims to design a mural that creates a sense of place and community identity at the bus stop - fill out the survey to provide your feedback on proposed design elements.
Business Support Funding for Creatives: New Eligibility Criteria for Artist Driven Marketing grants.
Business Support Funding for Creatives: New Eligibility Criteria for Artist Driven Marketing grants.
Creative Businesses & Creative Entrepreneurs are Encouraged to Apply.
Applications are due September 6, 2022
Business Support Funding for Creatives in 2022 Through the Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy
The Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy invites Minneapolis based small creative businesses, and arts and cultural nonprofit organizations to apply for business support funding for creatives. Three new funding opportunities are available under a Business Support Funds for Creatives umbrella.
Lake Street & 35W BRT Station Public Art
The Metropolitan Council is seeking artists to create integrated public art to enhance the new Orange Line Bus Rapid Transit Station at Interstate 35W and Lake Street in South Minneapolis. The artwork is to be installed under the station platform at street level.
Metro Transit Orange Line Public Art Survey
Metro Transit is looking at adding art to the METRO Orange Line I-35W & Lake Street Station. Metro Transit would appreciate your opinion on the following aspects of this art. Your answers will help guide the project.