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Board Members

If you are invested in supporting radical, temporary art projects and building community on a frozen Minnesota lake, please apply to join the Art Shanty Projects Board of Directors! 

We are a working board responsible for a variety of tasks related to the annual program, as well as the long term fiscal health of the organization. We work in collaboration with paid staff members year round who produce our event. The typical time commitment is an average of 10 hours per month and more during the winter programming season (January-February).

We are looking for engaged, motivated individuals with a demonstrated commitment to any or all of the following: accessibility, decolonizing art and arts organizations, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. 

We embrace many skill sets, and are especially looking for people with experience or interest in learning basic accounting, leadership, party planning, basic construction, development, and strategic planning. We welcome people who have never been on a board, as well as those who have board experience.

We are dedicated to having a board that represents the community, and want our future to be influenced by diverse voices and perspectives.  We are specifically seeking board members who are Indigenous/Native (especially Native folks from our regional nations), Black, Asian, Latinx, Queer, and/or people who have disabilities, but anyone invested in supporting radical temporary art is encouraged to apply.

See our current staff & board members here!

3 board members smiling and posing while collecting donations in winter gear carrying a bucket, and a floatation ring saying "no skinny dipping".
a person with long braids wears a very colorful snowsuit. a merch display of winter hats and postcards are strung across a line in the background.
a person with a dark beard smiles on a frozen lake. he wears a yellow coat and pink sash denoting he is a board member.
A person is at the top of a ladder while others hold shanty pieces that they're all assembling.
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