Vision and Goals

Mission

At Folk Will Save Us, we believe culture is a readily available partner in building a resilient, equitable, and just society. We understand the critical role artists rooted in cultural traditions play in providing spaces where communities can make sense of the world on their own terms and create collective vitality.

We work to bring Minnesota communities together around the experience of learning and leaning into roots, and build power and resources for culturally rooted artists doing this important work on behalf of their communities.

Vision

2024 finds Folk Will Save Us in a growth phase in our work to support a future where all people in Minnesota, especially people who have been marginalized, experience belonging and connection through spaces that nourish cultural self-determination. As our work moves forward, we are guided by the following goals:

All people in Minnesota experience belonging and connection through spaces that nourish cultural self-determination.

Culturally rooted artists in Minnesota have access to the information, training, and resources they need to support their practice and create healthy, resilient communities.

Culturally rooted artists in Minnesota have sufficient visibility and advocacy resources.

We are working on several new initiatives to help us realize these goals, alongside current programming. Thank you to everyone who has supported our work so far. Stay tuned for updates!

Folk Will Save Us is an artist-led project, currently operating under the fiscal sponsorship of Grassroots Culture, Inc., a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.

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activities made possible through grants and/or programmatic support from the following:

  • Minnesota State Arts Board

  • Metropolitan Regional Arts Council

  • Minnesota Humanities Center

  • National Endowment for the Arts

  • Arts Midwest

  • Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund

  • Gandhi Mahal & Curry in a Hurry

  • The Red Sea Restaurant Minneapolis

  • Modus Locus